Rajgadh

राजगढ
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Saptari/Rural Municipality: Rajgadh
62.22%
Literacy Rate

Rajgadh Rural Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Saptari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 32,462, comprising 16,117 males (49.6%) and 16,345 females (50.4%), with a literacy rate of 62.22%. Spanning 47.92 square kilometers, Rajgadh Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 677 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Rajgadh has 24 schools. Of these, 6 are private and 18 are public. The breakdown includes 22 pre-schools, 24 basic schools, and 3 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Janata Shankar Secondary School, Shree Janta Basic School, Shree Janta Secondary School, Shree Khublal Jagranath Shakti Basic School, and Shree Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 24
Private
6
Public
18

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD22
BasicGrades 1-824
SecondaryGrades 9-123
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate62.22%
Male Literacy Rate73.62%
Female Literacy Rate51.18%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)32,462
Male Population16,117
Female Population16,345
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)98.61
Population in 201129,459
Population Growth Rate0.93

Geographic Information

Area47.92 sq.km
Population Density677 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,675
Household Size4.86
Households in 20115,242

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