Suryodaya

सूर्योदय
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Ilam/Municipality: Suryodaya
85.25%
Literacy Rate

Suryodaya Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Ilam District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 54,727, comprising 27,382 males (50.0%) and 27,345 females (50.0%), with a literacy rate of 85.25%. Spanning 252.52 square kilometers, Suryodaya Municipality exhibits the population density of 217 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 14 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Suryodaya has 69 schools. Of these, 16 are private and 52 are public. The breakdown includes 43 pre-schools, 68 basic schools, and 23 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 9 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Fikkal Secondary School, Sunrise English Secondary School, Everland International Academy, Krishnashram Secondary School, and Ilam Rose Merry English 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: 69
Private
16
Public
52
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD43
BasicGrades 1-868
SecondaryGrades 9-1223
+2Grades 11-129

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate85.25%
Male Literacy Rate89.82%
Female Literacy Rate80.7%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)54,727
Male Population27,382
Female Population27,345
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)100.14
Population in 201156,707
Population Growth Rate-0.34

Geographic Information

Area252.52 sq.km
Population Density217 per sq.km
Number of Wards14

Household Information

Total Households (2021)14,032
Household Size3.9
Households in 201113,211

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