Shambhunath

शम्भुनाथ
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Saptari/Municipality: Shambhunath
67.12%
Literacy Rate

Shambhunath Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Saptari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 39,634, comprising 19,006 males (48.0%) and 20,628 females (52.0%), with a literacy rate of 67.12%. Spanning 108.71 square kilometers, Shambhunath Municipality exhibits the population density of 365 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Shambhunath has 40 schools. Of these, 15 are private and 24 are public. The breakdown includes 37 pre-schools, 40 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Budilal Vidya Munar Secondary School Bhagawatpur Badahari, Rajowati Secondary School, Shree Secondary School Khoksar Prawaha, Janata Secondry School Rampur Jamuwa, and Ram Dayal Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 41
Model School
1
Private
15
Public
24
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD37
BasicGrades 1-840
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate67.12%
Male Literacy Rate77.65%
Female Literacy Rate57.7%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)39,634
Male Population19,006
Female Population20,628
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)92.14
Population in 201135,213
Population Growth Rate1.14

Geographic Information

Area108.71 sq.km
Population Density365 per sq.km
Number of Wards12

Household Information

Total Households (2021)8,679
Household Size4.57
Households in 20116,764

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