Rajbiraj

राजविराज
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Saptari/Municipality: Rajbiraj
76.56%
Literacy Rate

Rajbiraj Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Saptari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 70,803, comprising 36,284 males (51.2%) and 34,519 females (48.8%), with a literacy rate of 76.56%. Spanning 55.64 square kilometers, Rajbiraj Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,273 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 16 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Rajbiraj has 80 schools. Of these, 37 are private and 41 are public. The breakdown includes 66 pre-schools, 79 basic schools, and 28 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 9 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Happyland Secondary School, Shiva International Boarding Secondary School, New Rose Public School, Nobel Academy, and Rajdevi Thakodevi Jogendra Bhagat Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 8
Private
7
Technical School
1

School

Total: 81
Private
37
Public
41
Religious
1
Technical School
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD66
BasicGrades 1-879
SecondaryGrades 9-1228
+2Grades 11-129

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate76.56%
Male Literacy Rate85.34%
Female Literacy Rate67.43%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)70,803
Male Population36,284
Female Population34,519
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)105.11
Population in 201168,396
Population Growth Rate0.33

Geographic Information

Area55.64 sq.km
Population Density1273 per sq.km
Number of Wards16

Household Information

Total Households (2021)14,133
Household Size5.01
Households in 201113,350

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