Shahidnagar

शहीदनगर
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Dhanusha/Municipality: Shahidnagar
57.76%
Literacy Rate

Shahidnagar Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Dhanusha District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 53,812, comprising 26,208 males (48.7%) and 27,604 females (51.3%), with a literacy rate of 57.76%. Spanning 57.37 square kilometers, Shahidnagar Municipality exhibits the population density of 938 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), Shahidnagar has 46 schools. Of these, 12 are private and 29 are public. The breakdown includes 42 pre-schools, 46 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shree Janta Ekai Secondary School, Shree Secondary School Mahuliya, Janta Adharbhut Vidhyalay Kumvakaran, Ra Adharbhut Vidhyalay, and S. N. R. Janta Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 46
Private
12
Public
29
Religious
5

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD42
BasicGrades 1-846
SecondaryGrades 9-124
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate57.76%
Male Literacy Rate68.41%
Female Literacy Rate48.09%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)53,812
Male Population26,208
Female Population27,604
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.94
Population in 201147,422
Population Growth Rate1.21

Geographic Information

Area57.37 sq.km
Population Density938 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)11,124
Household Size4.84
Households in 20118,671

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