Rural Municipality · Siraha District

Nawarajpur

Madhesh Province · P-code NP0216407

Population: 20,788; 2021 census · NSO
Share of district: 2.8%; of Siraha
Rank among rural municipalities: 200 of 460; nationally, by population
Local governments here: 17; in Siraha

Population & Demographics

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

Householdsघरपरिवार: 4,226
Households; —
Populationजनसंख्या: 20,788
Persons; female 10,599male 10,189

2 indicators published for Nawarajpur under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर: 57.7%; female 47.0%male 69.1%
22.1 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या: 10,692
Persons; female 4,509male 6,183
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या: 18,546
Persons; female 9,596male 8,950

3 indicators published for Nawarajpur under education.

In context

Where Nawarajpur sits among the 17 local governments of Siraha.

Nawarajpur
Other units of Siraha

View all 17 names

Arnama · अर्नमा गाउँपालिका
Aurahi
Bariyarpatti · बरियारपट्टी गाउँपालिका
Bhagawanpur
Bishnupur
Dhangadhimai
Golbazar
Kalyanpur
Karjanha · कर्जन्हा
Lahan · लहान नगरपालिका
Laxmipur Patari · लक्ष्मीपुर पतारी गाउँपालिका
Mirchaiya
Naraha
Nawarajpur
Sakhuwa Nankarkatti · सखुवानरकट्टी
Siraha · सिराहा नगरपालिका
Sukhipur · सुखीपुर नगरपालिका

17 local governments of Siraha. 17 of 17 named on the map.

By population, 2021

Lahan102,031
Siraha95,410
Golbazar63,885
Mirchaiya59,425
Kalyanpur58,872
Dhangadhimai53,355
Sukhipur42,033
Karjanha38,557
Laxmipur Patari31,118
Bariyarpatti29,712
Arnama27,899
Aurahi26,478
Bhagawanpur23,380
Bishnupur22,781
Naraha22,760
Sakhuwa Nankarkatti20,844
Nawarajpur20,788

Siraha District overview →

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Compare with the rest of Siraha

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

Rank by17 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
Nawarajpur	20,788	4,226	57.7%	10,692	18,546
Lahan	102,031	20,577	69.2%	63,999	92,547
Siraha	95,410	18,917	63.0%	53,246	84,467
Golbazar	63,885	13,133	67.5%	38,733	57,386
Mirchaiya	59,425	12,250	66.1%	35,158	53,223
Kalyanpur	58,872	11,835	61.0%	31,357	51,423
Dhangadhimai	53,355	10,842	69.3%	33,318	48,065
Sukhipur	42,033	8,321	63.5%	23,837	37,528
Karjanha	38,557	8,289	61.8%	21,145	34,220
Laxmipur Patari	31,118	6,044	64.8%	18,054	27,866
Bariyarpatti	29,712	5,686	67.1%	17,799	26,512
Arnama	27,899	5,179	66.1%	16,257	24,579
Aurahi	26,478	5,469	61.0%	14,314	23,451
Bhagawanpur	23,380	4,606	65.2%	13,754	21,083
Bishnupur	22,781	4,566	65.1%	13,136	20,185
Naraha	22,760	4,373	60.9%	12,333	20,261
Sakhuwa Nankarkatti	20,844	4,236	66.5%	12,496	18,798

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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