Rural Municipality · Bara District
Prasauni
परसौनी
NP0233402- Population
- 25,414
- 2021 census · NSO
- Share of district
- 3.3%
- of Bara
- Rank among rural municipalities
- 117 of 460
- nationally, by population
- Local governments here
- 16
- in Bara
Population & Demographics
How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex. All Population & Demographics indicators →
- Householdsघरपरिवार
- 3,968Households
- —
- Populationजनसंख्या
- 25,414Persons
- female 12,314male 13,100
Number of households enumerated. An institutional facility counts as one household.
2021 census
Resident population. Figures for years after the last census are projections, not counts.
2021 census
2 indicators published for Prasauni under population & demographics.
Education
Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →
- Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर
- 67.3%
- female 56.5%male 77.5%21.0 points higher for men
- 15,267Persons
- female 6,243male 9,024
- Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या
- 22,682Persons
- female 11,043male 11,639
Share of the population aged 5 and over who can read and write. The denominator is the 5-plus population, not the total population.
2021 census · not additive across places
The denominator for literacy. Published because a rate without its base cannot be recomputed or aggregated.
2021 census
3 indicators published for Prasauni under education.
In context
Where Prasauni sits among the 16 local governments of Bara.
- Prasauni
- Other units of Bara
View all 16 names
- Aadarsha Kotwal
- Baragadhi · बारागढी गाउँपालिका
- Bishrampur
- Devtal · देवताल गाउँपालिका
- Jitpur Simara
- Kalaiya · कलैया उपमहानगरपालिका
- Karaiyamai · करैयामाई गाउँपालिका
- Kolhabi · कोल्हवी
- Mahagadhimai · महागढीमाई नगरपालिका
- Nijagadh
- Pacharauta · पचरौता नगरपालिका
- Parawanipur
- Pheta · फेटा
- Prasauni · परसौनी
- Simroungadh
- Subarna
By population, 2021
- Kalaiya136,222
- Jitpur Simara127,307
- Mahagadhimai59,424
- Simroungadh54,878
- Kolhabi51,182
- Pacharauta40,524
- Nijagadh37,687
- Subarna35,141
- Aadarsha Kotwal31,364
- Baragadhi29,555
- Karaiyamai29,165
- Pheta28,395
- Prasauni25,414
- Devtal25,361
- Bishrampur24,892
- Parawanipur24,745
Compare with the rest of Bara
Every published census measure, side by side. This unit is highlighted; rank by any column, or select rows to compare a few.
| local governments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prasauni | 25,414 | 3,968 | 67.3% | 15,267 | 22,682 |
| Kalaiya | 136,222 | 22,125 | 68.1% | 83,396 | 122,453 |
| Jitpur Simara | 127,307 | 25,650 | 71.7% | 82,990 | 115,788 |
| Mahagadhimai | 59,424 | 9,761 | 61.5% | 32,608 | 53,057 |
| Simroungadh | 54,878 | 8,531 | 57.5% | 28,044 | 48,755 |
| Kolhabi | 51,182 | 10,561 | 65.7% | 30,874 | 46,961 |
| Pacharauta | 40,524 | 6,167 | 59.2% | 21,101 | 35,651 |
| Nijagadh | 37,687 | 8,424 | 73.8% | 25,708 | 34,828 |
| Subarna | 35,141 | 5,073 | 47.3% | 14,576 | 30,819 |
| Aadarsha Kotwal | 31,364 | 4,888 | 51.9% | 14,343 | 27,631 |
| Baragadhi | 29,555 | 4,940 | 60.1% | 15,851 | 26,388 |
| Karaiyamai | 29,165 | 5,051 | 65.2% | 17,108 | 26,246 |
| Pheta | 28,395 | 4,202 | 64.4% | 16,254 | 25,237 |
| Devtal | 25,361 | 3,980 | 59.1% | 13,283 | 22,493 |
| Bishrampur | 24,892 | 3,886 | 64.6% | 14,379 | 22,275 |
| Parawanipur | 24,745 | 3,972 | 66.1% | 14,797 | 22,373 |
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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