Sunawarshi Municipality

Fact sheet

Geographically, Sunawarshi Municipality is in the Terai region of Nepal. Sunwarshi is a historical, religious and industrial municipality. It is one of the 9 municipalities in Morang district of Province 1.The municipality was formed in 2073 BS merging some former VDCs: e.g. Amardah, Gobindpur, Bardanga and Dainiya, also taken 3 wards from Rangeli Municipality. It is surrounded by Ratuwamai in east, Rangeli and Kanepokhari in west, Pathari Sanischare municipality in north and India in south.

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Budget for fiscal year 2077/78 (Rs. in ‘000)

663875

Literacy Rate of the Municipality (both sex)

56.65%

Number of voters registered in the election commission (2074)

28914

Households using tubewell for drinking water purpose

97.34%

Socio-Economic Indicators 

IndicatorsValue
Established Year as Sub Metro City (BS)2073
Federal StateProvince 1
DistrictMorang
Area (sq. km)106.4
No. of Wards9
Population (2011)50758
Female Population25801
Male Population24957
Sex Ratio (M: F)96.72
Total Household (2011)10795
Average Household Size4.70
Density of Population (persons/sq. km.)477.04
Literacy Rate (%)
Both Sex 56.65
Male32.2
Female24.49
Total No. of Voters (2074 BS)28914
 Male15295
Female13619
Ranking Among Municipalities
By Area178
By Population110
By Density of Population110
Percentage Share to District Population (%)5.26
Percentage Share to Total Urban Population (%)0.31
Percentage Share to District Area (%)6.16
Households with Access to Safe Drinking Water (Tap) (%)97.34
Households using Wood as Fuel for cooking (%)19.92
Households using Electricity for Lighting (%)57.79
Households without any Toilet Facility (%)72.43
Major Population by Caste/Ethnicity in percentage
Musalman16.64
Rajbanshi11.33
Kewat9.59
Musahar8.31
Major Population by Mother Toungue in percentage
Maithili43.67
Urdu14.96
Nepali12.13