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Sub-Metropolitan City · Makwanpur District

Hetauda

हेटौंडा नगरपालिका

Bagmati Province · P-code NP0331201
Population
193,576
2021 census · NSO
Share of district
41.5%
of Makwanpur
Rank among sub-metropolitan cities
6 of 11
nationally, by population
Local governments here
10
in Makwanpur

Population & Demographics

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

Householdsघरपरिवार

Number of households enumerated. An institutional facility counts as one household.

2021 census

46,566
Households
Populationजनसंख्या

Resident population. Figures for years after the last census are projections, not counts.

2021 census

193,576
Persons
female 97,898male 95,678

2 indicators published for Hetauda under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर

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

84.0%
female 78.5%male 89.6%
11.0 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या

People aged 5 and over who can read and write.

2021 census

150,594
Persons
female 71,659male 78,935
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या

The denominator for literacy. Published because a rate without its base cannot be recomputed or aggregated.

2021 census

179,380
Persons
female 91,253male 88,127

3 indicators published for Hetauda under education.

In context

Where Hetauda sits among the 10 local governments of Makwanpur.

BagmatiBakaiyaBhimphediHetaudaIndrasarowarKailashMakawanpurgadhiManahariRaksirangThahaBakaiyaHetaudaBagmatiManahariRaksirangBhimphediThahaKailashMakawanpurgadhiIndrasarowar
  • Hetauda
  • Other units of Makwanpur
View all 10 names
  • Bagmati · बागमती गाउँपालिका
  • Bakaiya · बकैया गाउँपालिका
  • Bhimphedi · भीमफेदी गाउँपालिका
  • Hetauda · हेटौंडा नगरपालिका
  • Indrasarowar · इन्द्रसरोवर गाउँपालिका
  • Kailash · कैलाश गाउँपालिका
  • Makawanpurgadhi · मकवानपुरगढी गाउँपालिका
  • Manahari · मनहरी गाउँपालिका
  • Raksirang · राक्सिराङ्ग गाउँपालिका
  • Thaha · थाहा नगरपालिका
10 local governments of Makwanpur. 10 of 10 named on the map.

By population, 2021

  1. Hetauda193,576
  2. Manahari47,353
  3. Bakaiya40,907
  4. Thaha38,870
  5. Bagmati30,425
  6. Raksirang25,996
  7. Makawanpurgadhi24,461
  8. Kailash21,856
  9. Bhimphedi21,516
  10. Indrasarowar13,534

Makwanpur District overview →

Not yet covered

Supported by the data model, not yet ingested at this level.

Ward-level detail, local government budgets and expenditure, school and health facility counts, and election results. The census publishes ward tables and the model already supports the grain; nothing is ingested there yet, so no section for it appears above.

Compare with the rest of Makwanpur

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

10 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
Hetauda193,57646,56684.0%150,594179,380
Manahari47,35310,72477.7%33,52843,124
Bakaiya40,9078,91369.0%25,80637,381
Thaha38,8709,74974.1%26,81936,198
Bagmati30,4256,46068.9%19,16427,808
Raksirang25,9965,04470.2%16,33423,267
Makawanpurgadhi24,4615,28577.7%17,39722,398
Kailash21,8564,39167.8%13,48619,878
Bhimphedi21,5165,08575.3%14,89219,790
Indrasarowar13,5343,40371.4%9,01412,617

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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