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Municipality · Dhanusa District

Mithila Bihari

मिथिला बिहारी नगरपालिका

Madhesh Province · P-code NP0217305
Population
38,273
2021 census · NSO
Share of district
4.4%
of Dhanusa
Rank among municipalities
174 of 276
nationally, by population
Local governments here
18
in Dhanusa

Population & Demographics

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

Householdsघरपरिवार

Number of households enumerated. An institutional facility counts as one household.

2021 census

7,654
Households
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Populationजनसंख्या

Resident population. Figures for years after the last census are projections, not counts.

2021 census

38,273
Persons
female 19,357male 18,916

2 indicators published for Mithila Bihari under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर

Share of the population aged 5 and over who can read and write. The denominator is the 5-plus population, not the total population.

2021 census · not additive across places

63.1%
female 53.1%male 73.7%
20.6 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या

People aged 5 and over who can read and write.

2021 census

21,275
Persons
female 9,239male 12,036
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या

The denominator for literacy. Published because a rate without its base cannot be recomputed or aggregated.

2021 census

33,723
Persons
female 17,400male 16,323

3 indicators published for Mithila Bihari under education.

In context

Where Mithila Bihari sits among the 18 local governments of Dhanusa.

AurahiBateshworBidehaChhireshwornathDhanaujiDhanushadhamGaneshman CharnathHansapurJanak NandiniJanakpurdhamKamalaLaxminiyaMithilaMithila BihariMukhiyapatti MusaharmiyaNagarainSabailaShahidnagarGaneshman CharnathMithilaDhanushadhamJanakpurdhamShahidnagarKamalaSabailaChhireshwornathBidehaMithilaBihariHansapurJanak NandiniNagarainMukhiyapattiMusaharmiyaBateshworLaxminiyaDhanaujiAurahi
  • Mithila Bihari
  • Other units of Dhanusa
View all 18 names
18 local governments of Dhanusa. 18 of 18 named on the map.

By population, 2021

  1. Janakpurdham194,556
  2. Sabaila62,282
  3. Shahidnagar53,812
  4. Dhanushadham52,024
  5. Chhireshwornath51,075
  6. Mithila48,676
  7. Hansapur44,949
  8. Kamala44,597
  9. Ganeshman Charnath44,082
  10. Mithila Bihari38,273
  11. Nagarain38,037
  12. Bideha37,697
  13. Laxminiya31,881
  14. Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya28,208
  15. Janak Nandini27,146
  16. Aurahi24,053
  17. Dhanauji21,942
  18. Bateshwor21,742

Dhanusa District overview →

Not yet covered

Supported by the data model, not yet ingested at this level.

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 Dhanusa

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

18 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
Mithila Bihari38,2737,65463.1%21,27533,723
Janakpurdham194,55640,40976.6%135,562176,867
Sabaila62,28212,34059.3%32,08554,066
Shahidnagar53,81211,12457.8%27,22847,141
Dhanushadham52,02410,58860.5%27,66045,756
Chhireshwornath51,07510,73360.5%27,57445,545
Mithila48,67610,65672.5%32,18944,398
Hansapur44,9498,89062.5%24,68139,490
Kamala44,5978,97956.1%21,88939,005
Ganeshman Charnath44,0829,16764.9%25,38039,135
Nagarain38,0377,92162.7%21,26433,924
Bideha37,6977,67161.8%20,45633,103
Laxminiya31,8816,30161.6%17,43128,299
Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya28,2085,43154.6%13,75525,195
Janak Nandini27,1465,37956.8%13,43623,647
Aurahi24,0534,79363.8%13,53221,225
Dhanauji21,9424,40862.6%12,07719,277
Bateshwor21,7424,64768.7%13,39519,507

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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