Rural Municipality · Rupandehi District

Marchawari

मर्चवारी गाउँपालिका

Lumbini Province · P-code NP0548410

Population: 40,880; 2021 census · NSO
Share of district: 3.6%; of Rupandehi
Rank among rural municipalities: 41 of 460; nationally, by population
Local governments here: 16; in Rupandehi

Population & Demographics

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

Householdsघरपरिवार: 6,921
Households; —
Populationजनसंख्या: 40,880
Persons; female 20,381male 20,499

2 indicators published for Marchawari under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर: 68.7%; female 58.1%male 79.2%
21.1 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या: 25,451
Persons; female 10,721male 14,730
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या: 37,051
Persons; female 18,457male 18,594

3 indicators published for Marchawari under education.

In context

Where Marchawari sits among the 16 local governments of Rupandehi.

Marchawari
Other units of Rupandehi

View all 16 names

Butwal
Devdaha
Gaidahawa · गैडहवा गाउँपालिका
Kanchan · कञ्चन गाउँपालिका
Kotahimai · कोटहीमाई गाउँपालिका
Lumbini Sanskritik
Marchawari · मर्चवारी गाउँपालिका
Mayadevi · मायादेवी गाउँपालिका
Om Satiya · ओमसतिया गाउँपालिका
Rohini · रोहिणी गाउँपालिका
Sainamaina
Sammarimai · सम्मरीमाई गाउँपालिका
Siddharthanagar · सिद्धार्थनगर नगरपालिका
Siyari · सियारी गाउँपालिका
Suddhodhan · शुद्धोधन
Tilottama · तिलोत्तमा नगरपालिका

16 local governments of Rupandehi. 16 of 16 named on the map.

By population, 2021

Butwal194,335
Tilottama149,479
Lumbini Sanskritik87,383
Sainamaina78,393
Siddharthanagar74,436
Devdaha72,457
Mayadevi56,170
Gaidahawa56,149
Kotahimai45,975
Siyari44,985
Rohini43,327
Sammarimai43,044
Kanchan42,528
Suddhodhan41,907
Om Satiya41,141
Marchawari40,880

Rupandehi District overview →

Compare with the rest of Rupandehi

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Rank by16 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
Marchawari	40,880	6,921	68.7%	25,451	37,051
Butwal	194,335	50,565	91.3%	165,744	181,508
Tilottama	149,479	35,991	88.1%	122,685	139,270
Lumbini Sanskritik	87,383	13,621	71.1%	55,133	77,497
Sainamaina	78,393	19,445	84.9%	61,576	72,528
Siddharthanagar	74,436	15,871	86.1%	59,688	69,311
Devdaha	72,457	17,300	83.1%	55,715	67,025
Mayadevi	56,170	9,990	73.0%	36,943	50,614
Gaidahawa	56,149	9,947	71.3%	35,985	50,470
Kotahimai	45,975	7,535	68.7%	28,473	41,424
Siyari	44,985	9,019	78.8%	32,381	41,081
Rohini	43,327	7,526	72.3%	28,423	39,307
Sammarimai	43,044	7,242	69.3%	26,724	38,543
Kanchan	42,528	10,440	83.0%	32,462	39,088
Suddhodhan	41,907	8,676	81.2%	31,281	38,500
Om Satiya	41,141	8,082	78.2%	29,579	37,804

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) · Election Commission Nepal (2026) · National Statistics Office (2021) · Wikidata (2026) · World Bank (1960-2024)

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