Municipality · Kavrepalanchok District

Panauti

पनौती नगरपालिका

Bagmati Province · P-code NP0324305

Population: 51,504; 2021 census · NSO
Share of district: 14.1%; of Kavrepalanchok
Rank among municipalities: 118 of 276; nationally, by population
Local governments here: 13; in Kavrepalanchok

Population & Demographics

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

Householdsघरपरिवार: 12,806
Households; —
Populationजनसंख्या: 51,504
Persons; female 26,489male 25,015

2 indicators published for Panauti under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर: 81.0%; female 72.8%male 89.9%
17.1 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या: 39,012
Persons; female 18,186male 20,826
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या: 48,136
Persons; female 24,980male 23,156

3 indicators published for Panauti under education.

In context

Where Panauti sits among the 13 local governments of Kavrepalanchok.

Panauti
Other units of Kavrepalanchok

View all 13 names

Banepa · बनेपा नगरपालिका
Bethanchowk
Bhumlu
Chauri Deurali · चौरीदेउराली गाउँपालिका
Dhulikhel · धुलिखेल नगरपालिका
Khanikhola · खानीखोला गाउँपालिका
Mahabharat · महाभारत गाउँपालिका
Mandan Deupur
Namobuddha · नमोबुद्ध नगरपालिका
Panauti · पनौती नगरपालिका
Panchkhal · पाँचखाल
Roshi · रोशी गाउँपालिका
Temal · तेमाल गाउँपालिका

13 local governments of Kavrepalanchok. 13 of 13 named on the map.

By population, 2021

Banepa67,690
Panauti51,504
Panchkhal35,521
Dhulikhel33,726
Mandan Deupur30,381
Namobuddha26,160
Roshi23,790
Temal16,957
Mahabharat16,079
Bhumlu15,678
Bethanchowk14,959
Chauri Deurali14,076
Khanikhola12,201

Kavrepalanchok District overview →

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Compare with the rest of Kavrepalanchok

Every published census measure, side by side. This unit is highlighted; rank by any column, or select rows to compare a few.

Rank by13 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
Panauti	51,504	12,806	81.0%	39,012	48,136
Banepa	67,690	16,698	84.8%	53,551	63,145
Panchkhal	35,521	9,133	75.1%	24,940	33,189
Dhulikhel	33,726	8,570	80.1%	25,203	31,452
Mandan Deupur	30,381	7,924	72.6%	20,566	28,311
Namobuddha	26,160	7,148	71.0%	17,356	24,436
Roshi	23,790	6,075	69.5%	15,404	22,159
Temal	16,957	4,869	61.2%	9,721	15,874
Mahabharat	16,079	3,174	70.3%	10,299	14,653
Bhumlu	15,678	4,518	67.0%	9,882	14,739
Bethanchowk	14,959	3,861	71.7%	9,887	13,798
Chauri Deurali	14,076	4,156	57.8%	7,663	13,269
Khanikhola	12,201	2,398	75.2%	8,256	10,981

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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