Municipality · Rautahat District

Garuda

Madhesh Province · P-code NP0232308

Population: 60,857; 2021 census · NSO
Share of district: 7.5%; of Rautahat
Rank among municipalities: 80 of 276; nationally, by population
Local governments here: 18; in Rautahat

Population & Demographics

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

Householdsघरपरिवार: 9,862
Households; —
Populationजनसंख्या: 60,857
Persons; female 29,906male 30,951

2 indicators published for Garuda under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर: 57.6%; female 48.2%male 66.8%
18.5 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या: 31,028
Persons; female 12,791male 18,237
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या: 53,823
Persons; female 26,516male 27,307

3 indicators published for Garuda under education.

In context

Where Garuda sits among the 18 local governments of Rautahat.

Garuda
Other units of Rautahat

View all 18 names

Boudhimai
Brindaban
Chandrapur
Dewahi Gonahi · देवाही गोनाही नगरपालिका
Durga Bhagawati
Gadhimai
Garuda
Gaur · गौर नगरपालिका
Gujara · चन्द्रनिगाहपुर
Ishanath
Katahariya
Madhav Narayan · माधव नारायण नगरपालिका
Maulapur
Paroha · परोहा नगरपालिका
Phatuwa Bijayapur · फतुवा बिजयपुर नगरपालिका
Rajdevi · राजदेवी
Rajpur
Yamunamai · यमुनामाई गाउँपालिका

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

By population, 2021

Chandrapur81,807
Garuda60,857
Rajpur54,083
Gujara54,033
Ishanath51,855
Brindaban49,742
Gadhimai49,135
Katahariya45,821
Paroha45,702
Phatuwa Bijayapur42,218
Madhav Narayan40,894
Gaur39,846
Boudhimai39,325
Dewahi Gonahi38,690
Rajdevi35,658
Maulapur32,325
Yamunamai28,414
Durga Bhagawati22,864

Rautahat District overview →

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Compare with the rest of Rautahat

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
Garuda	60,857	9,862	57.6%	31,028	53,823
Chandrapur	81,807	16,820	70.9%	52,806	74,530
Rajpur	54,083	8,078	46.9%	21,671	46,234
Gujara	54,033	9,575	61.8%	29,502	47,710
Ishanath	51,855	7,937	56.5%	25,450	45,069
Brindaban	49,742	8,142	54.3%	23,628	43,553
Gadhimai	49,135	7,787	53.2%	23,168	43,510
Katahariya	45,821	7,642	55.9%	22,491	40,217
Paroha	45,702	7,024	55.0%	21,786	39,608
Phatuwa Bijayapur	42,218	7,354	54.7%	20,395	37,298
Madhav Narayan	40,894	7,020	56.4%	20,219	35,827
Gaur	39,846	7,235	69.5%	24,836	35,757
Boudhimai	39,325	6,078	54.9%	19,101	34,810
Dewahi Gonahi	38,690	6,222	50.7%	16,984	33,518
Rajdevi	35,658	6,146	61.3%	19,086	31,143
Maulapur	32,325	5,268	56.4%	16,023	28,421
Yamunamai	28,414	4,711	51.9%	12,757	24,584
Durga Bhagawati	22,864	4,124	61.1%	12,412	20,300

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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