Municipality · Dhanusa District

Mithila

Madhesh Province · P-code NP0217301

Population: 48,676; 2021 census · NSO
Share of district: 5.6%; of Dhanusa
Rank among municipalities: 132 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: 10,656
Households; —
Populationजनसंख्या: 48,676
Persons; female 24,362male 24,314

2 indicators published for Mithila under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर: 72.5%; female 65.2%male 80.0%
14.7 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या: 32,189
Persons; female 14,671male 17,518
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या: 44,398
Persons; female 22,488male 21,910

3 indicators published for Mithila under education.

In context

Where Mithila sits among the 18 local governments of Dhanusa.

Mithila
Other units of Dhanusa

View all 18 names

Aurahi
Bateshwor
Bideha
Chhireshwornath
Dhanauji · धनौजी
Dhanushadham
Ganeshman Charnath
Hansapur
Janak Nandini
Janakpurdham · जनकपुर उपमहानगरपालिका
Kamala
Laxminiya
Mithila
Mithila Bihari · मिथिला बिहारी नगरपालिका
Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya
Nagarain
Sabaila
Shahidnagar

18 local governments of Dhanusa. 18 of 18 named on the map.

By population, 2021

Janakpurdham194,556
Sabaila62,282
Shahidnagar53,812
Dhanushadham52,024
Chhireshwornath51,075
Mithila48,676
Hansapur44,949
Kamala44,597
Ganeshman Charnath44,082
Mithila Bihari38,273
Nagarain38,037
Bideha37,697
Laxminiya31,881
Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya28,208
Janak Nandini27,146
Aurahi24,053
Dhanauji21,942
Bateshwor21,742

Dhanusa District overview →

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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.

Rank by18 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	48,676	10,656	72.5%	32,189	44,398
Janakpurdham	194,556	40,409	76.6%	135,562	176,867
Sabaila	62,282	12,340	59.3%	32,085	54,066
Shahidnagar	53,812	11,124	57.8%	27,228	47,141
Dhanushadham	52,024	10,588	60.5%	27,660	45,756
Chhireshwornath	51,075	10,733	60.5%	27,574	45,545
Hansapur	44,949	8,890	62.5%	24,681	39,490
Kamala	44,597	8,979	56.1%	21,889	39,005
Ganeshman Charnath	44,082	9,167	64.9%	25,380	39,135
Mithila Bihari	38,273	7,654	63.1%	21,275	33,723
Nagarain	38,037	7,921	62.7%	21,264	33,924
Bideha	37,697	7,671	61.8%	20,456	33,103
Laxminiya	31,881	6,301	61.6%	17,431	28,299
Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya	28,208	5,431	54.6%	13,755	25,195
Janak Nandini	27,146	5,379	56.8%	13,436	23,647
Aurahi	24,053	4,793	63.8%	13,532	21,225
Dhanauji	21,942	4,408	62.6%	12,077	19,277
Bateshwor	21,742	4,647	68.7%	13,395	19,507

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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