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Municipality · Dailekh District

Dullu

दुल्लु

Karnali Province · P-code NP0661303
Population
39,143
2021 census · NSO
Share of district
15.5%
of Dailekh
Rank among municipalities
167 of 276
nationally, by population
Local governments here
11
in Dailekh

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

9,053
Households
Populationजनसंख्या

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

2021 census

39,143
Persons
female 21,038male 18,105

2 indicators published for Dullu 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

74.3%
female 67.3%male 82.6%
15.3 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या

People aged 5 and over who can read and write.

2021 census

25,859
Persons
female 12,741male 13,118
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

34,799
Persons
female 18,923male 15,876

3 indicators published for Dullu under education.

In context

Where Dullu sits among the 11 local governments of Dailekh.

AathbisBhagawatimaiBhairabiChamunda BindrasainiDulluDungeshworGuransMahabuNarayanNaumuleThantikandhGuransAathbisNaumuleBhagawatimaiBhairabiDulluNarayanChamunda BindrasainiMahabuThantikandhDungeshwor
  • Dullu
  • Other units of Dailekh
View all 11 names
  • Aathbis
  • Bhagawatimai · भगवतीमाई गाउँपालिका
  • Bhairabi · भैरवी गाउँपालिका
  • Chamunda Bindrasaini · चामुण्डा बिन्द्रासैनी नगरपालिका
  • Dullu · दुल्लु
  • Dungeshwor
  • Gurans
  • Mahabu · महाबु गाउँपालिका
  • Narayan · नारायण नगरपालिका
  • Naumule · नौमुले गाउँपालिका
  • Thantikandh · ठाँटीकाँध गाउँपालिका
11 local governments of Dailekh. 11 of 11 named on the map.

By population, 2021

  1. Dullu39,143
  2. Aathbis31,092
  3. Chamunda Bindrasaini26,559
  4. Narayan26,111
  5. Gurans21,189
  6. Naumule19,687
  7. Bhairabi18,767
  8. Thantikandh18,301
  9. Bhagawatimai18,206
  10. Mahabu18,059
  11. Dungeshwor14,533

Dailekh 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 Dailekh

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

11 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
Dullu39,1439,05374.3%25,85934,799
Aathbis31,0926,13473.2%20,08427,424
Chamunda Bindrasaini26,5595,11374.9%17,53323,423
Narayan26,1116,50478.0%18,53623,775
Gurans21,1894,54179.1%15,24519,265
Naumule19,6874,22376.3%13,60717,823
Bhairabi18,7674,26973.9%12,25016,568
Thantikandh18,3013,84070.5%11,28116,008
Bhagawatimai18,2063,55075.8%12,42516,392
Mahabu18,0593,96876.4%12,32216,121
Dungeshwor14,5333,39979.1%10,47613,249

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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