Sub-Metropolitan City · Bara District

Kalaiya

कलैया उपमहानगरपालिका

Madhesh Province · P-code NP0233202

Population: 136,222; 2021 census · NSO
Share of district: 17.9%; of Bara
Rank among sub-metropolitan cities: 10 of 11; nationally, by population
Local governments here: 16; in Bara

Population & Demographics

How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex. All Population & Demographics indicators →

Householdsघरपरिवार: 22,125
Households; —
Populationजनसंख्या: 136,222
Persons; female 65,864male 70,358

2 indicators published for Kalaiya under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर: 68.1%; female 58.5%male 77.2%
18.6 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या: 83,396
Persons; female 34,832male 48,564
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या: 122,453
Persons; female 59,517male 62,936

3 indicators published for Kalaiya under education.

In context

Where Kalaiya sits among the 16 local governments of Bara.

Kalaiya
Other units of Bara

View all 16 names

Aadarsha Kotwal
Baragadhi · बारागढी गाउँपालिका
Bishrampur
Devtal · देवताल गाउँपालिका
Jitpur Simara
Kalaiya · कलैया उपमहानगरपालिका
Karaiyamai · करैयामाई गाउँपालिका
Kolhabi · कोल्हवी
Mahagadhimai · महागढीमाई नगरपालिका
Nijagadh
Pacharauta · पचरौता नगरपालिका
Parawanipur
Pheta · फेटा
Prasauni · परसौनी
Simroungadh
Subarna

16 local governments of Bara. 16 of 16 named on the map.

By population, 2021

Kalaiya136,222
Jitpur Simara127,307
Mahagadhimai59,424
Simroungadh54,878
Kolhabi51,182
Pacharauta40,524
Nijagadh37,687
Subarna35,141
Aadarsha Kotwal31,364
Baragadhi29,555
Karaiyamai29,165
Pheta28,395
Prasauni25,414
Devtal25,361
Bishrampur24,892
Parawanipur24,745

Bara District overview →

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Ward-level detail, local government budgets and expenditure, school and health facility counts, and election results. The census publishes ward tables and the model already supports the grain; nothing is ingested there yet, so no section for it appears above.

Compare with the rest of Bara

Every published census measure, side by side. This unit is highlighted; rank by any column, or select rows to compare a few.

Rank by16 local governments · tick rows to pin and compare

local governments compared on Population, Households, Literacy rate, Literate population, Population aged 5 and over, ranked by Population
local governments
Kalaiya	136,222	22,125	68.1%	83,396	122,453
Jitpur Simara	127,307	25,650	71.7%	82,990	115,788
Mahagadhimai	59,424	9,761	61.5%	32,608	53,057
Simroungadh	54,878	8,531	57.5%	28,044	48,755
Kolhabi	51,182	10,561	65.7%	30,874	46,961
Pacharauta	40,524	6,167	59.2%	21,101	35,651
Nijagadh	37,687	8,424	73.8%	25,708	34,828
Subarna	35,141	5,073	47.3%	14,576	30,819
Aadarsha Kotwal	31,364	4,888	51.9%	14,343	27,631
Baragadhi	29,555	4,940	60.1%	15,851	26,388
Karaiyamai	29,165	5,051	65.2%	17,108	26,246
Pheta	28,395	4,202	64.4%	16,254	25,237
Prasauni	25,414	3,968	67.3%	15,267	22,682
Devtal	25,361	3,980	59.1%	13,283	22,493
Bishrampur	24,892	3,886	64.6%	14,379	22,275
Parawanipur	24,745	3,972	66.1%	14,797	22,373

Bars are scaled within each column, so columns compare places and rows compare measures. A dash means the figure is not published for that place, which is not the same as zero. Rates are not additive across places and are never totalled.

Sources & methodology

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2024) · United Nations Population Fund (2023) · National Statistics Office (2021) · Wikidata (2026) · World Bank (1960-2024)

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