Rural Municipality · Parsa District

Sakhuwa Prasauni

सखुवा पर्सौनी

Madhesh Province · P-code NP0234404

Population: 35,399; 2021 census · NSO
Share of district: 5.4%; of Parsa
Rank among rural municipalities: 57 of 460; nationally, by population
Local governments here: 14; in Parsa

Population & Demographics

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

Householdsघरपरिवार: 6,295
Households; —
Populationजनसंख्या: 35,399
Persons; female 17,702male 17,697

2 indicators published for Sakhuwa Prasauni under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर: 61.8%; female 52.8%male 70.9%
18.0 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या: 19,495
Persons; female 8,365male 11,130
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या: 31,540
Persons; female 15,832male 15,708

3 indicators published for Sakhuwa Prasauni under education.

In context

Where Sakhuwa Prasauni sits among the 14 local governments of Parsa.

Sakhuwa Prasauni
Other units of Parsa

View all 14 names

Bahudarmai · बहुदरमाई नगरपालिका
Bindabasini · बिन्दवासनी
Birgunj
Chhipaharmai
Dhobini
Jagarnathpur · जगरनाथपुर गाउँपालिका
Jirabhawani · जिराभवानी
Kalikamai · कालिकामाई
Pakaha Mainpur · पकहाँ मैनपुर
Parsagadhi · पर्सागढी नगरपालिका
Paterwa Sugauli · सुगौली पटेर्वा
Pokhariya · पोखरीया
Sakhuwa Prasauni · सखुवा पर्सौनी
Thori · ठोरी

14 local governments of Parsa. 14 of 14 named on the map.

By population, 2021

Birgunj272,382
Bahudarmai43,478
Parsagadhi41,569
Pokhariya37,675
Sakhuwa Prasauni35,399
Jagarnathpur32,649
Chhipaharmai29,082
Paterwa Sugauli25,498
Bindabasini24,991
Kalikamai23,480
Jirabhawani22,677
Dhobini22,606
Pakaha Mainpur22,585
Thori17,219

Parsa District overview →

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Compare with the rest of Parsa

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

Rank by14 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
Sakhuwa Prasauni	35,399	6,295	61.8%	19,495	31,540
Birgunj	272,382	47,114	76.0%	188,416	247,791
Bahudarmai	43,478	6,957	63.4%	24,724	38,990
Parsagadhi	41,569	7,632	64.5%	24,090	37,348
Pokhariya	37,675	6,076	64.4%	21,743	33,783
Jagarnathpur	32,649	5,582	62.7%	18,603	29,683
Chhipaharmai	29,082	4,663	62.6%	16,329	26,089
Paterwa Sugauli	25,498	4,753	62.4%	14,424	23,106
Bindabasini	24,991	3,892	66.3%	14,779	22,302
Kalikamai	23,480	3,697	66.5%	14,091	21,201
Jirabhawani	22,677	4,871	61.3%	12,836	20,936
Dhobini	22,606	3,499	64.9%	13,183	20,324
Pakaha Mainpur	22,585	3,530	64.4%	13,082	20,323
Thori	17,219	4,452	71.0%	11,366	16,012

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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