Rajpur

राजपुर
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Rautahat/Municipality: Rajpur
46.87%
Literacy Rate

Rajpur Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Rautahat District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 54,083, comprising 26,574 males (49.1%) and 27,509 females (50.9%), with a literacy rate of 46.87%. Spanning 31.41 square kilometers, Rajpur Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,722 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Rajpur has 16 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 13 are public. The breakdown includes 16 pre-schools, 16 basic schools, and 3 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shree Secondary School Bairiya, Shree Janata Model Secondary School Rajpur Farahadwa, Shree Kisan Secondary School Baluwa, Shree Maulabi Basic School Pipra Gaus, and Shree Basic School Fatuha Maheshpur.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 16
Private
1
Public
13
Religious
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD16
BasicGrades 1-816
SecondaryGrades 9-123
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate46.87%
Male Literacy Rate51.87%
Female Literacy Rate42.14%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)54,083
Male Population26,574
Female Population27,509
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.6
Population in 201141,078
Population Growth Rate2.64

Geographic Information

Area31.41 sq.km
Population Density1722 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)8,078
Household Size6.7
Households in 20115,768

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