Rajapur

राजापुर
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Bardiya/Municipality: Rajapur
77.09%
Literacy Rate

Rajapur Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Bardiya District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 60,831, comprising 28,607 males (47.0%) and 32,224 females (53.0%), with a literacy rate of 77.09%. Spanning 127.08 square kilometers, Rajapur Municipality exhibits the population density of 479 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 10 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Rajapur has 48 schools. Of these, 13 are private and 35 are public. The breakdown includes 40 pre-schools, 47 basic schools, and 14 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Amar Shahid Shree Dasharath Chand School Rajapur, Kalika Secondary School Chanaura, Janachetana Secondary School Mangalpur Rajapur-10, Bardiya, Nepal Rastriya Secondary School Godiyana Bardiya, and Manpur Secondary School Tapara.

Educational Institutions

Click the links below to view complete lists of educational institutions in this area.

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 48
Private
13
Public
35

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD40
BasicGrades 1-847
SecondaryGrades 9-1214
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.09%
Male Literacy Rate82.65%
Female Literacy Rate72.23%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)60,831
Male Population28,607
Female Population32,224
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)88.78
Population in 201159,553
Population Growth Rate0.2

Geographic Information

Area127.08 sq.km
Population Density479 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)13,659
Household Size4.45
Households in 201110,916

Sources

Center for Education and Human Resource Development. (2081 BS). IEMIS Report 2081. CEHRD.

Central Bureau of Statistics. (2021). National Population and Housing Census 2021. CBS Nepal.

YIPL, MoFaLD, & OKN. (n.d.). Nepal local level map [Dataset]. GitHub. https://github.com/younginnovations/nepal-locallevel-map