Sonama
Sonama 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 43,082, comprising 21,922 males (50.9%) and 21,160 females (49.1%), with a literacy rate of 56.14%. Spanning 57.77 square kilometers, Sonama Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 746 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Sonama has 21 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 17 are public. The breakdown includes 20 pre-schools, 21 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Saraswati Janata Secondary School, Janata Ni Secondary School Kheshraha, Janata Secondary School Sonama-7, Sundarpur, Newalal Rastriya Adharabhut School, and Shree Ne. Ra. Ra. Secondary School Sukhchaina Singhasani.
Educational Institutions
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In Sonama Rural Municipality
In Mahottari District
Institution Statistics
School
Total: 21School Level Distribution
| Level | Grade | Number of Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-school | ECD | 20 |
| Basic | Grades 1-8 | 21 |
| Secondary | Grades 9-12 | 6 |
| +2 | Grades 11-12 | 1 |
Literacy Statistics
Population Statistics
Geographic Information
Household Information
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