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District · Bagmati Province

Dhading District

13 local governments · P-code NP0330
Population
326k
2021 census · NSO
Area
1,907
km²
Density
171
people per km²
Share of Bagmati
5.3%
by population
Share of Nepal
1.12%
by population

Population & Demographics

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

Population

325,710

2021 census

By sex

Female166,662
Male159,048

7614 higher for women

Also published for Dhading

Households
83,642
What these measure
Population
Resident population. Figures for years after the last census are projections, not counts.
Households
Number of households enumerated. An institutional facility counts as one household.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rate

72.4%

2021 census · not additive across places

By sex

Female65.9%
Male79.3%

13.3 points higher for men

Literacy rate

2021
Literacy rate for Dhading, compared with its province and Nepal
Dhading72.4%
Bagmati82.1%
Nepal76.2%

▼ 3.8 pp below the national figure · 54 of 77 by this measure

Also published for Dhading

Literate population
218,424
Population aged 5 and over
301,687
What these measure
Literacy rate
Share of the population aged 5 and over who can read and write. The denominator is the 5-plus population, not the total population.
Literate population
People aged 5 and over who can read and write.
Population aged 5 and over
The denominator for literacy. Published because a rate without its base cannot be recomputed or aggregated.
Literacy status of the population aged 5 and over

The four categories the census reports, which together account for everyone counted.

Can read and write 72.4%Can read only 0.3%Cannot read or write 27.3%Not stated 0.0%

301,687 people aged 5 and over. Shares of that total; counts are in the table.

View the numbers
StatusPeople
Can read and write218,424
Can read only783
Cannot read or write82,454
Not stated26
Where this district sits

Every district's literacy rate, with the median marked.

57.8%89.2%

Dhading 72.4% · median 76.9% across 77 districts

Age and sex structure

Five-year age bands from the UNFPA 2023 projection, the only source that publishes age detail at this level. Both sides share one scale, so bar lengths are directly comparable.

FemaleMale2023 · hover a band for exact counts
2k2k4k4k6k6k2,65980+2,7662,85375-792,9123,86770-743,7835,42965-695,2797,07060-646,5058,19155-596,7249,35750-547,7389,83245-497,94210,69540-448,12111,96135-3910,29713,82530-3413,36915,96025-2917,24315,42120-2415,86415,44715-1915,53914,53910-1415,01113,0805-913,30112,4880-412,801
Show as table
AgeFemaleMaleTotal
80+2,6592,7665,425
75-792,8532,9125,765
70-743,8673,7837,650
65-695,4295,27910,708
60-647,0706,50513,575
55-598,1916,72414,915
50-549,3577,73817,095
45-499,8327,94217,774
40-4410,6958,12118,816
35-3911,96110,29722,258
30-3413,82513,36927,194
25-2915,96017,24333,203
20-2415,42115,86431,285
15-1915,44715,53930,986
10-1414,53915,01129,550
5-913,08013,30126,381
0-412,48812,80125,289

Local governments

13 in this district, with 2021 census population. Each has its own page.

Nilkhantha — 58,828Dhunibenshi — 29,149Rubi Valley — 10,781Ganga Jamuna — 19,265Khaniyabas — 10,287Tripurasundari — 21,937Netrawati Dabjong — 11,310Jwalamukhi — 21,338Siddhalek — 22,214Benighat Rorang — 33,854Gajuri — 28,634Galchhi — 23,733Thakre — 32,374NilkhanthaDhunibenshiRubi ValleyGanga JamunaKhaniyabasTripurasundariNetrawati DabjongJwalamukhiSiddhalekBenighat RorangGajuriGalchhiThakre
10,28711,31021,93723,73332,37458,828

Choose a measure above; hover or focus an area for its value.

Population · five classes, each holding about 3 of 13 areas. 13 local governments of Dhading, 2021 census.

View all 13 values
AreaPopulationHouseholdsLiteracy rateLiterate populationPopulation aged 5 and over
Nilkhantha58,82816,39175.8%41,46254,676
Benighat Rorang33,8547,60174.4%22,85630,706
Thakre32,3747,84774.3%22,33930,059
Dhunibenshi29,1497,24675.4%20,53527,230
Gajuri28,6346,83972.9%19,08926,183
Galchhi23,7335,97573.0%16,01121,930
Siddhalek22,2145,83671.9%14,91120,744
Tripurasundari21,9375,94774.1%15,10620,392
Jwalamukhi21,3386,07967.3%13,35019,848
Ganga Jamuna19,2655,26467.8%12,13917,906
Netrawati Dabjong11,3103,26367.6%7,18310,632
Rubi Valley10,7812,64958.7%5,8229,922
Khaniyabas10,2872,68559.6%5,6369,463

Municipality · 2

Rural municipality · 11

Compare the local governments of Dhading

Every published census measure, side by side. Rank by any column, or select rows to compare a few.

13 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
Nilkhantha58,82816,39175.8%41,46254,676
Benighat Rorang33,8547,60174.4%22,85630,706
Thakre32,3747,84774.3%22,33930,059
Dhunibenshi29,1497,24675.4%20,53527,230
Gajuri28,6346,83972.9%19,08926,183
Galchhi23,7335,97573.0%16,01121,930
Siddhalek22,2145,83671.9%14,91120,744
Tripurasundari21,9375,94774.1%15,10620,392
Jwalamukhi21,3386,07967.3%13,35019,848
Ganga Jamuna19,2655,26467.8%12,13917,906
Netrawati Dabjong11,3103,26367.6%7,18310,632
Rubi Valley10,7812,64958.7%5,8229,922
Khaniyabas10,2872,68559.6%5,6369,463

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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