Siddharthanagar

सिद्धार्थनगर
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Rupandehi/Municipality: Siddharthanagar
86.12%
Literacy Rate

Siddharthanagar Municipality is one of the 16 municipalities in Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 74,436, comprising 37,249 males (50.0%) and 37,187 females (50.0%), with a literacy rate of 86.12%. Spanning 36.03 square kilometers, Siddharthanagar Municipality exhibits the population density of 2,066 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 13 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Siddharthanagar has 74 schools. Of these, 41 are private and 18 are public. The breakdown includes 51 pre-schools, 69 basic schools, and 34 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 11 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Kashi Noble Academy, Rupandehi Lilaram Neupane Secondary School, Amar Jyoti Boarding School, Sai Global Academy, and Jaycees Boarding Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 8
Community
1
Private
2
Public
5

School

Total: 74
Private
41
Public
18
Religious
15

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD51
BasicGrades 1-869
SecondaryGrades 9-1234
+2Grades 11-1211

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate86.12%
Male Literacy Rate92.5%
Female Literacy Rate79.79%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)74,436
Male Population37,249
Female Population37,187
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)100.17
Population in 201163,483
Population Growth Rate1.53

Geographic Information

Area36.03 sq.km
Population Density2066 per sq.km
Number of Wards13

Household Information

Total Households (2021)15,871
Household Size4.69
Households in 201112,497

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