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District · Bagmati Province

Nuwakot District

12 local governments · P-code NP0328
Population
263k
2021 census · NSO
Area
1,193
km²
Density
221
people per km²
Share of Bagmati
4.3%
by population
Share of Nepal
0.90%
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

263,391

2021 census

By sex

Female134,393
Male128,998

5395 higher for women

Also published for Nuwakot

Households
68,679
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

69.1%

2021 census · not additive across places

By sex

Female61.6%
Male76.9%

15.3 points higher for men

Literacy rate

2021
Literacy rate for Nuwakot, compared with its province and Nepal
Nuwakot69.1%
Bagmati82.1%
Nepal76.2%

▼ 7.2 pp below the national figure · 65 of 77 by this measure

Also published for Nuwakot

Literate population
168,798
Population aged 5 and over
244,383
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 69.1%Can read only 0.4%Cannot read or write 30.5%Not stated 0.0%

244,383 people aged 5 and over. Shares of that total; counts are in the table.

View the numbers
StatusPeople
Can read and write168,798
Can read only997
Cannot read or write74,570
Not stated18
Where this district sits

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

57.8%89.2%

Nuwakot 69.1% · 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
2k2k4k4k6k6k2,07480+1,9732,30075-792,2283,22670-743,1474,37965-694,4175,97560-645,7096,89655-595,6837,95750-546,6718,46945-497,0859,05340-446,9899,62535-398,61511,31130-3411,33612,67925-2913,44211,88220-2413,00911,58915-1911,55611,24010-1411,21810,3885-910,2859,8160-410,106
Show as table
AgeFemaleMaleTotal
80+2,0741,9734,047
75-792,3002,2284,528
70-743,2263,1476,373
65-694,3794,4178,796
60-645,9755,70911,684
55-596,8965,68312,579
50-547,9576,67114,628
45-498,4697,08515,554
40-449,0536,98916,042
35-399,6258,61518,240
30-3411,31111,33622,647
25-2912,67913,44226,121
20-2411,88213,00924,891
15-1911,58911,55623,145
10-1411,24011,21822,458
5-910,38810,28520,673
0-49,81610,10619,922

Local governments

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

Bidur — 59,227Belkotgadhi — 35,224Myagang — 12,668Kispang — 14,235Tarakeshwor — 14,184Suryagadhi — 14,919Tadi — 15,933Likhu — 17,728Panchakanya — 13,818Dupcheshwor — 21,005Kakani — 24,504Shivapuri — 17,203BidurBelkotgadhiMyagangKispangTarakeshworSuryagadhiTadiLikhuPanchakanyaDupcheshworKakaniShivapuri
12,66814,18414,91917,72824,50459,227

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

Population · five classes, each holding about 2 of 12 areas. 12 local governments of Nuwakot, 2021 census.

View all 12 values
AreaPopulationHouseholdsLiteracy rateLiterate populationPopulation aged 5 and over
Bidur59,22715,23477.1%42,41555,000
Belkotgadhi35,2249,22269.0%22,65732,849
Kakani24,5046,31269.3%15,68322,634
Dupcheshwor21,0055,14162.7%11,97419,107
Likhu17,7284,58271.6%11,81716,504
Shivapuri17,2034,92562.0%9,99616,112
Tadi15,9334,02460.9%8,97014,725
Suryagadhi14,9193,82966.5%9,20713,850
Kispang14,2353,92966.0%8,64513,102
Tarakeshwor14,1843,87965.9%8,62213,093
Panchakanya13,8183,60068.7%8,88012,935
Myagang12,6683,96961.7%7,23711,731

Municipality · 2

Rural municipality · 10

Compare the local governments of Nuwakot

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

12 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
Bidur59,22715,23477.1%42,41555,000
Belkotgadhi35,2249,22269.0%22,65732,849
Kakani24,5046,31269.3%15,68322,634
Dupcheshwor21,0055,14162.7%11,97419,107
Likhu17,7284,58271.6%11,81716,504
Shivapuri17,2034,92562.0%9,99616,112
Tadi15,9334,02460.9%8,97014,725
Suryagadhi14,9193,82966.5%9,20713,850
Kispang14,2353,92966.0%8,64513,102
Tarakeshwor14,1843,87965.9%8,62213,093
Panchakanya13,8183,60068.7%8,88012,935
Myagang12,6683,96961.7%7,23711,731

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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