Rural Municipality · Mahottari District

Ekadara

Madhesh Province · P-code NP0218403

Population: 31,770; 2021 census · NSO
Share of district: 4.5%; of Mahottari
Rank among rural municipalities: 71 of 460; nationally, by population
Local governments here: 15; in Mahottari

Population & Demographics

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

Householdsघरपरिवार: 5,938
Households; —
Populationजनसंख्या: 31,770
Persons; female 15,860male 15,910

2 indicators published for Ekadara under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर: 58.7%; female 50.8%male 66.6%
15.9 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या: 16,615
Persons; female 7,218male 9,397
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या: 28,325
Persons; female 14,222male 14,103

3 indicators published for Ekadara under education.

In context

Where Ekadara sits among the 15 local governments of Mahottari.

Ekadara
Other units of Mahottari

View all 15 names

Aurahi
Balawa · बलवा नगरपालिका
Bardibas · बर्दिबास नगरपालिका
Bhangaha · सितापुर भङ्गाह
Ekadara
Gaushala · गौशाला नगरपालिका
Jaleshwor
Loharpatti · लोहारपट्टी
Mahottari · महोत्तरी गाउँपालिका
Manara Shisawa
Matihani · मटिहानी
Pipara
Ram Gopalpur · रामगोपालपुर
Samsi · सम्सी गाउँपालिका
Sonama · सोनमा गाउँपालिका

15 local governments of Mahottari. 15 of 15 named on the map.

By population, 2021

Bardibas74,361
Gaushala72,481
Jaleshwor63,802
Bhangaha55,354
Manara Shisawa52,191
Balawa49,473
Loharpatti45,773
Sonama43,082
Pipara40,535
Samsi38,585
Aurahi37,361
Ram Gopalpur36,201
Matihani36,136
Ekadara31,770
Mahottari28,807

Mahottari District overview →

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Compare with the rest of Mahottari

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

Rank by15 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
Ekadara	31,770	5,938	58.7%	16,615	28,325
Bardibas	74,361	16,824	72.5%	49,413	68,135
Gaushala	72,481	14,446	61.0%	39,808	65,286
Jaleshwor	63,802	12,380	67.6%	38,739	57,312
Bhangaha	55,354	10,915	57.2%	28,099	49,106
Manara Shisawa	52,191	10,050	58.9%	27,401	46,558
Balawa	49,473	9,437	51.9%	22,659	43,684
Loharpatti	45,773	9,133	56.1%	22,644	40,336
Sonama	43,082	7,602	56.1%	21,598	38,475
Pipara	40,535	8,302	60.4%	21,958	36,336
Samsi	38,585	6,815	51.2%	17,473	34,159
Aurahi	37,361	7,042	55.7%	18,448	33,148
Ram Gopalpur	36,201	6,606	56.1%	18,080	32,230
Matihani	36,136	6,709	57.5%	18,389	31,971
Mahottari	28,807	5,687	60.4%	15,414	25,533

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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