Ratuwamai

रतुवामाई
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Morang/Municipality: Ratuwamai
75.24%
Literacy Rate

Ratuwamai Municipality is one of the 17 municipalities in Morang District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 61,139, comprising 28,999 males (47.4%) and 32,140 females (52.6%), with a literacy rate of 75.24%. Spanning 142.15 square kilometers, Ratuwamai Municipality exhibits the population density of 430 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), Ratuwamai has 48 schools. Of these, 21 are private and 26 are public. The breakdown includes 37 pre-schools, 46 basic schools, and 18 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Rastranirman Secondary School, Munal Adarsha Vidya Sadan, Rising Nepal Secondary Boarding School, Secondary School, and Moonlight model English Academy.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
1
Private
1

School

Total: 48
Private
21
Public
26
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD37
BasicGrades 1-846
SecondaryGrades 9-1218
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate75.24%
Male Literacy Rate82.8%
Female Literacy Rate68.54%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)61,139
Male Population28,999
Female Population32,140
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)90.23
Population in 201155,380
Population Growth Rate0.95

Geographic Information

Area142.15 sq.km
Population Density430 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)14,508
Household Size4.21
Households in 201112,482

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