Shivasatakshi

शिवशताक्षी
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Jhapa/Municipality: Shivasatakshi
82.27%
Literacy Rate

Shivasatakshi Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Jhapa District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 74,077, comprising 34,955 males (47.2%) and 39,122 females (52.8%), with a literacy rate of 82.27%. Spanning 145.87 square kilometers, Shivasatakshi Municipality exhibits the population density of 508 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 11 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Shivasatakshi has 58 schools. Of these, 24 are private and 33 are public. The breakdown includes 38 pre-schools, 57 basic schools, and 31 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 11 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Rastriya Ramaniya Adarsha Secondary School, Dharampur Pragya Pathashala, Balnikunja Secondary School, Seven Seas Public English School, and Pashupati Academy.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
1
Other
1

School

Total: 58
Private
24
Public
33
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD38
BasicGrades 1-857
SecondaryGrades 9-1231
+2Grades 11-1211

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate82.27%
Male Literacy Rate88.55%
Female Literacy Rate76.76%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)74,077
Male Population34,955
Female Population39,122
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)89.35
Population in 201164,596
Population Growth Rate1.31

Geographic Information

Area145.87 sq.km
Population Density508 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)18,253
Household Size4.06
Households in 201114,695

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