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District · Bagmati Province

Sindhupalchok District

12 local governments · P-code NP0323
Population
263k
2021 census · NSO
Area
2,491
km²
Density
105
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

262,624

2021 census

By sex

Female133,419
Male129,205

4214 higher for women

Also published for Sindhupalchok

Households
71,773
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

68.0%

2021 census · not additive across places

By sex

Female61.1%
Male75.3%

14.1 points higher for men

Literacy rate

2021
Literacy rate for Sindhupalchok, compared with its province and Nepal
Sindhupalchok68.0%
Bagmati82.1%
Nepal76.2%

▼ 8.2 pp below the national figure · 68 of 77 by this measure

Also published for Sindhupalchok

Literate population
165,854
Population aged 5 and over
243,758
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 68.0%Can read only 0.3%Cannot read or write 31.6%Not stated 0.0%

243,758 people aged 5 and over. Shares of that total; counts are in the table.

View the numbers
StatusPeople
Can read and write165,854
Can read only767
Cannot read or write77,134
Not stated3
Where this district sits

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

57.8%89.2%

Sindhupalchok 68.0% · 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
2k2k4k4k6k6k2,13580+2,0042,26275-792,2913,44870-743,3774,54465-694,6976,19660-645,6146,91655-595,9338,32650-546,7508,72945-497,4948,98840-447,0189,29135-398,18710,55130-3411,35311,86025-2913,48511,16620-2412,01811,73415-1911,65211,11810-1410,97710,0955-99,9769,6020-410,065
Show as table
AgeFemaleMaleTotal
80+2,1352,0044,139
75-792,2622,2914,553
70-743,4483,3776,825
65-694,5444,6979,241
60-646,1965,61411,810
55-596,9165,93312,849
50-548,3266,75015,076
45-498,7297,49416,223
40-448,9887,01816,006
35-399,2918,18717,478
30-3410,55111,35321,904
25-2911,86013,48525,345
20-2411,16612,01823,184
15-1911,73411,65223,386
10-1411,11810,97722,095
5-910,0959,97620,071
0-49,60210,06519,667

Local governments

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

Melamchi — 41,063Choutara Sangachowkgadhi — 42,668Bahrabise — 24,109Helambu — 17,497Panchpokhari Thangpal — 20,997Jugal — 18,303Bhotekoshi — 14,318Indrawoti — 25,365Balephi — 17,085Sunkoshi — 15,176Tripurasundari — 12,014Lisankhu Pakhar — 11,750MelamchiChoutaraSangachowkgadhiBahrabiseHelambuPanchpokhari ThangpalJugalBhotekoshiIndrawotiBalephiSunkoshiTripurasundariLisankhu Pakhar
11,75014,31817,08520,99725,36542,668

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 Sindhupalchok, 2021 census.

View all 12 values
AreaPopulationHouseholdsLiteracy rateLiterate populationPopulation aged 5 and over
Choutara Sangachowkgadhi42,66811,59069.5%27,54439,629
Melamchi41,06311,18069.9%26,63138,093
Indrawoti25,3656,78069.2%16,24723,493
Bahrabise24,1096,65570.8%15,80122,313
Panchpokhari Thangpal20,9975,91457.7%11,03219,134
Jugal18,3034,52860.6%10,13816,736
Helambu17,4974,69063.5%10,31016,224
Balephi17,0854,82972.1%11,51215,977
Sunkoshi15,1764,45176.7%10,96514,305
Bhotekoshi14,3183,73265.4%8,71613,328
Tripurasundari12,0143,65165.3%7,33011,228
Lisankhu Pakhar11,7503,69767.4%7,43411,037

Municipality · 3

Rural municipality · 9

Compare the local governments of Sindhupalchok

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
Choutara Sangachowkgadhi42,66811,59069.5%27,54439,629
Melamchi41,06311,18069.9%26,63138,093
Indrawoti25,3656,78069.2%16,24723,493
Bahrabise24,1096,65570.8%15,80122,313
Panchpokhari Thangpal20,9975,91457.7%11,03219,134
Jugal18,3034,52860.6%10,13816,736
Helambu17,4974,69063.5%10,31016,224
Balephi17,0854,82972.1%11,51215,977
Sunkoshi15,1764,45176.7%10,96514,305
Bhotekoshi14,3183,73265.4%8,71613,328
Tripurasundari12,0143,65165.3%7,33011,228
Lisankhu Pakhar11,7503,69767.4%7,43411,037

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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