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Nepal: Administrative Division

Contents: Provinces and Districts

The population of the provinces and districts of Nepal according to census results.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenhip, place of birth, literacy (a5+)).

NameStatusTranscriptionNativePopulation
Census
1981-06-22		Population
Census
1991-06-22		Population
Census
2001-05-28		Population
Census
2011-06-22		Population
Census
2021-11-25
BagmatiProvinceBāgamatīबागमती प्रदेश2,781,1473,505,0924,569,5975,529,4526,116,866
BhaktapurDistrictBhaktapuraभक्तपुर जिल्ला159,767172,952225,461304,651432,132
ChitwanDistrictCitavanaचितवन जिल्ला259,571354,488472,048579,984719,859
DhadingDistrictDhādiṅaधादिङ जिल्ला243,401278,068338,658336,067325,710
DolakhaDistrictDōlakhāदोलखा जिल्ला150,576173,236204,229186,557172,767
KathmanduDistrictKāṭhamāḍaũकाठमाडौँ जिल्ला422,237675,3411,081,8451,744,2402,041,587
KavrepalanchokDistrictKābhrēpalāñcōkaकाभ्रेपलाञ्चोक जिल्ला307,150324,329385,672381,937364,039
LalitpurDistrictLalitapuraललितपुर जिल्ला184,341257,086337,785468,132551,667
MakwanpurDistrictMakavānapuraमकवानपुर जिल्ला243,411314,599392,604420,477466,073
NuwakotDistrictNuvākōṭaनुवाकोट जिल्ला202,976245,260288,478277,471263,391
RamechhapDistrictRāmēchāpaरामेछाप जिल्ला161,445188,064212,408202,646170,302
RasuwaDistrictRasuvāरसुवा जिल्ला30,24136,74444,73143,30046,689
SindhuliDistrictSindhulīसिन्धुली जिल्ला183,705223,900279,821296,192300,026
SindhupalchowkDistrictSindhupālcōkaसिन्धुपाल्चोक जिल्ला232,326261,025305,857287,798262,624
GandakiProvinceGaṇḍakīगण्डकी प्रदेश1,710,5741,968,2332,316,7022,403,7572,466,427
BaglungDistrictBāgaluṅaबागलुङ जिल्ला215,228232,486268,937268,613249,211
GorkhaDistrictGōrakhāगोरखा जिल्ला231,294252,524288,134271,061251,027
KaskiDistrictKāskīकास्की जिल्ला221,272292,945380,527492,098600,051
LamjungDistrictLamajuṅaलमजुङ जिल्ला152,720153,697177,149167,724155,852
ManangDistrictManāṅaमनाङ जिल्ला7,0215,3639,5876,5385,658
MustangDistrictMustāṅaमुस्ताङ जिल्ला12,93014,29214,98113,45214,452
MyagdiDistrictMyāgdīम्याग्दी जिल्ला96,904100,552114,447113,641107,033
Nawalpur [Nawalparasi East]DistrictNavalapuraनवलपुर जिल्ला149,543211,228272,557311,604378,079
ParbatDistrictParvataपर्वत जिल्ला128,400143,547157,826146,590130,887
SyangjaDistrictSyāṅjāस्याङ्जा जिल्ला271,824293,526317,320289,148253,024
TanahunDistrictTanahũतनहुँ जिल्ला223,438268,073315,237323,288321,153
KarnaliProvinceKarṇālīकर्णाली प्रदेश925,2461,085,3281,311,5671,570,4181,688,412
DailekhDistrictDailēkhaदैलेख जिल्ला166,527187,400225,201261,770252,313
DolpaDistrictḌōlpāडोल्पा जिल्ला22,04325,01329,54536,70042,774
HumlaDistrictHumlāहुम्ला जिल्ला20,30334,38340,59550,85855,394
JajarkotDistrictJājarakōṭaजाजरकोट जिल्ला99,312113,958134,868171,304189,360
JumlaDistrictJumlāजुम्ला जिल्ला68,79775,96489,427108,921118,349
KalikotDistrictKālikōṭaकालिकोट जिल्ला87,63888,805105,580136,948145,292
MuguDistrictMuguमुगु जिल्ला43,70536,36443,93755,28664,549
SalyanDistrictSalyānaसल्यान जिल्ला152,063181,785213,500242,444238,515
SurkhetDistrictSurkhētaसुर्खेत जिल्ला166,196225,768288,527350,804415,126
West RukumDistrictPaścima Rukumaपश्चिम रुकुम जिल्ला98,662115,888140,387155,383166,740
Koshi [Province No. 1]ProvinceKośīकोशी प्रदेश2,954,5103,520,3354,201,7954,534,9434,961,412
BhojpurDistrictBhōjapuraभोजपुर जिल्ला192,689198,784203,018182,459157,923
DhankutaDistrictDhanakuṭāधनकुटा जिल्ला129,781146,386166,479163,412150,599
IlamDistrictIlāmaइलाम जिल्ला178,356229,214282,806290,254279,534
JhapaDistrictJhāpāझापा जिल्ला479,743593,737688,109812,650998,054
KhotangDistrictKhōṭāṅaखोटाङ जिल्ला212,571215,965231,385206,312175,298
MorangDistrictMōraṅaमोरङ जिल्ला534,692674,823843,220965,3701,148,156
OkhaldhungaDistrictŌkhalaḍhuṅgāओखलढुङ्गा जिल्ला137,640139,457156,702147,984139,552
PanchtharDistrictPā̃catharaपाँचथर जिल्ला153,746175,206202,056191,817172,400
SankhuwasabhaDistrictSaṅkhuvāsabhāसंखुवासभा जिल्ला129,414141,903159,203158,742158,041
SolukhumbuDistrictSōlukhumbuसोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला88,24597,200107,686105,886104,851
SunsariDistrictSunasarīसुनसरी जिल्ला344,594463,481625,633763,487926,962
TaplejungDistrictTāplējuṅaताप्लेजुङ जिल्ला120,780120,053134,698127,461120,590
TehrathumDistrictTēhrathumaतेह्रथुम जिल्ला92,454102,870113,111101,57788,731
UdayapurDistrictUdayapuraउदयपुर जिल्ला159,805221,256287,689317,532340,721
LumbiniProvinceLumbinīलुम्बिनी प्रदेश2,448,6503,127,5313,955,7194,499,2725,122,078
ArghakhanchiDistrictArghākhā̃cīअर्घाखाँची जिल्ला157,304180,884208,391197,632177,086
BankeDistrictBā̃kēबाँके जिल्ला205,323285,604385,840491,313603,194
BardiyaDistrictBardiyāबर्दिया जिल्ला199,044290,313382,649426,576459,900
Dang DeukhuriDistrictDāṅaदाङ जिल्ला266,393354,413462,380552,583674,993
East RukumDistrictPurvī Rukumaपुर्वी रुकुम जिल्ला33,77039,66648,05153,18456,786
GulmiDistrictGulmīगुल्मी जिल्ला238,113266,331296,654280,160246,494
KapilvastuDistrictKapilavastuकपिलवस्तु जिल्ला270,045371,778481,976571,936682,961
PalpaDistrictPālpāपाल्पा जिल्ला214,442236,313268,558261,180245,027
Parasi [Nawalparasi West]DistrictParāsīपरासी जिल्ला159,285224,989290,313331,904386,868
PyuthanDistrictPyuṭhānaप्युठान जिल्ला157,669175,469212,484228,102232,019
RolpaDistrictRōlpāरोल्पा जिल्ला168,166179,621210,004224,506234,793
RupandehiDistrictRupandēhīरुपन्देही जिल्ला379,096522,150708,419880,1961,121,957
Madhesh [Province No. 2]ProvinceMadheśaमधेश प्रदेश2,882,6233,605,2774,604,7135,404,1456,114,600
BaraDistrictBārāबारा जिल्ला318,957415,718559,135687,708763,137
DhanusaDistrictDhanuṣāधनुषा जिल्ला432,569543,672671,364754,777867,747
MahottariDistrictMahōttarīमहोत्तरी जिल्ला361,054440,146553,481627,580706,994
ParsaDistrictParsāपर्सा जिल्ला284,338372,524497,219601,017654,471
RautahatDistrictRautahaṭaरौतहट जिल्ला332,526414,005545,132686,722813,573
SaptariDistrictSaptarīसप्तरी जिल्ला379,055465,668570,282639,284706,255
SarlahiDistrictSarlāhīसर्लाही जिल्ला398,766492,798635,701769,729862,470
SirahaDistrictSirāhāसिराहा जिल्ला375,358460,746572,399637,328739,953
Sudurpashchim [Far West]ProvinceSudūrapaścimaसुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश1,320,0891,679,3012,191,3302,552,5172,694,783
AchhamDistrictAchāmaअछाम जिल्ला185,212198,188231,285257,477228,852
BaitadiDistrictBaitaḍīबैतडी जिल्ला179,136200,716234,418250,898242,157
BajhangDistrictBajhāṅaबझाङ जिल्ला124,010139,092167,026195,159189,085
BajuraDistrictBājurāबाजुरा जिल्ला74,64992,010108,781134,912138,523
DadeldhuraDistrictḌaḍēladhurāडडेलधुरा जिल्ला86,853104,647126,162142,094139,602
DarchulaDistrictDārculāदार्चुला जिल्ला90,218101,683121,996133,274133,310
DotiDistrictḌōṭīडोटी जिल्ला153,135167,168207,066211,746204,831
KailaliDistrictKailālīकैलाली जिल्ला257,905417,891616,697775,709904,666
Kanchanpur [Dodhara Chandani]DistrictKañcanapuraकञ्‍चनपुर जिल्ला168,971257,906377,899451,248513,757
NepalFederal RepublicNēpālaनेपाल15,022,83918,491,09723,151,42326,494,50429,164,578

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics Nepal (web).

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males14,253,551
Females14,911,027
Age Groups (C 2021)
0-14 years8,115,575
15-64 years19,027,289
65+ years2,021,714
Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years47,640
80-89 years239,883
70-79 years962,573
60-69 years1,727,222
50-59 years2,489,796
40-49 years3,183,872
30-39 years4,189,204
20-29 years5,242,409
10-19 years5,876,269
0-9 years5,205,710
Citizenhip (C 2021)
Nepal29,027,171
India132,781
Other country4,437
Place of Birth (C 2021)
Same local unit20,117,395
Other local unit in same district2,612,713
Other district5,690,225
Other country734,663
Literacy (A5+) (C 2021)
Yes20,377,980
Only reading114,331
No6,223,061