Samsi

साम्सी
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Mahottari/Rural Municipality: Samsi
51.15%
Literacy Rate

Samsi Rural Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Mahottari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 38,585, comprising 18,712 males (48.5%) and 19,873 females (51.5%), with a literacy rate of 51.15%. Spanning 21.57 square kilometers, Samsi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,789 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Samsi has 21 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 7 are public. The breakdown includes 12 pre-schools, 21 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Janta Secondary School Samsi, Prawaha, Rastriya Secondary School Mahottari, Balram Secondary School Samsi-5 Pokharbhinda Sangrampur, Sa Ra Secondary School Gaida Bhetpur, and Basic School Bairigiya Laxminiya.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 21
Private
5
Public
7
Religious
9

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD12
BasicGrades 1-821
SecondaryGrades 9-128
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate51.15%
Male Literacy Rate58.39%
Female Literacy Rate44.46%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)38,585
Male Population18,712
Female Population19,873
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.16
Population in 201133,791
Population Growth Rate1.27

Geographic Information

Area21.57 sq.km
Population Density1789 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,815
Household Size5.66
Households in 20115,382

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