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Municipality · Dolpa District

Tripurasundari

Karnali Province · P-code NP0662301
Population
12,233
2021 census · NSO
Share of district
28.6%
of Dolpa
Rank among municipalities
275 of 276
nationally, by population
Local governments here
8
in Dolpa

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

2,622
Households
Populationजनसंख्या

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

2021 census

12,233
Persons
female 6,153male 6,080

2 indicators published for Tripurasundari 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

70.9%
female 63.1%male 79.0%
15.9 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या

People aged 5 and over who can read and write.

2021 census

7,802
Persons
female 3,506male 4,296
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

11,001
Persons
female 5,560male 5,441

3 indicators published for Tripurasundari under education.

In context

Where Tripurasundari sits among the 8 local governments of Dolpa.

Chharka TangsongDolpo BuddhaJagadullaKaikeMudkechulaShey PhoksundoThulibheriTripurasundariShey PhoksundoChharka TangsongDolpo BuddhaJagadullaThulibheriKaikeTripurasundariMudkechula
  • Tripurasundari
  • Other units of Dolpa
View all 8 names
8 local governments of Dolpa. 8 of 8 named on the map.

By population, 2021

  1. Tripurasundari12,233
  2. Thulibheri9,861
  3. Mudkechula5,803
  4. Kaike3,965
  5. Shey Phoksundo3,635
  6. Jagadulla2,575
  7. Dolpo Buddha2,420
  8. Chharka Tangsong1,672

Dolpa 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 Dolpa

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

8 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
Tripurasundari12,2332,62270.9%7,80211,001
Thulibheri9,8612,32773.7%6,6919,082
Mudkechula5,8031,19077.0%4,0395,248
Kaike3,96591658.8%2,0913,558
Shey Phoksundo3,63586145.0%1,5603,464
Jagadulla2,57560173.0%1,6802,300
Dolpo Buddha2,42054345.3%1,0342,285
Chharka Tangsong1,67232045.9%7291,589

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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