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District · Koshi Province

Ilam District

10 local governments · P-code NP0103
Population
280k
2021 census · NSO
Area
1,685
km²
Density
166
people per km²
Share of Koshi
5.6%
by population
Share of Nepal
0.96%
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

279,534

2021 census

By sex

Female140,103
Male139,431

672 higher for women

Also published for Ilam

Households
70,532
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

83.4%

2021 census · not additive across places

By sex

Female78.1%
Male88.7%

10.5 points higher for men

Literacy rate

2021
Literacy rate for Ilam, compared with its province and Nepal
Ilam83.4%
Koshi79.7%
Nepal76.2%

▲ 7.1 pp above the national figure · 7 of 77 by this measure

Also published for Ilam

Literate population
218,008
Population aged 5 and over
261,492
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 83.4%Can read only 0.2%Cannot read or write 16.4%Not stated 0.0%

261,492 people aged 5 and over. Shares of that total; counts are in the table.

View the numbers
StatusPeople
Can read and write218,008
Can read only586
Cannot read or write42,894
Not stated4
Where this district sits

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

57.8%89.2%

Ilam 83.4% · 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
2k2k4k4k6k6k1,33280+1,7371,79075-792,0632,65470-743,0534,56265-694,6825,88860-646,0517,74055-596,5388,60650-547,4019,06945-497,93310,32940-448,15711,00135-3910,08313,01030-3414,33714,53125-2916,03212,98720-2413,98312,19615-1912,7439,86510-1410,2519,9795-910,2539,4830-49,356
Show as table
AgeFemaleMaleTotal
80+1,3321,7373,069
75-791,7902,0633,853
70-742,6543,0535,707
65-694,5624,6829,244
60-645,8886,05111,939
55-597,7406,53814,278
50-548,6067,40116,007
45-499,0697,93317,002
40-4410,3298,15718,486
35-3911,00110,08321,084
30-3413,01014,33727,347
25-2914,53116,03230,563
20-2412,98713,98326,970
15-1912,19612,74324,939
10-149,86510,25120,116
5-99,97910,25320,232
0-49,4839,35618,839

Local governments

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

Deumai — 30,969Illam — 50,085Suryodaya — 54,727Mai — 30,732Fakfokathum — 19,706Sandakpur — 15,444Mai Jogmai — 19,131Chulachuli — 23,157Mangsebung — 16,810Rong — 17,367DeumaiIllamSuryodayaMaiFakfokathumSandakpurMai JogmaiChulachuliMangsebungRong
15,44417,36719,70630,73250,08554,727

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

Population · five classes, each holding about 2 of 10 areas. 10 local governments of Ilam, 2021 census.

View all 10 values
AreaPopulationHouseholdsLiteracy rateLiterate populationPopulation aged 5 and over
Suryodaya54,72714,03285.3%44,08651,712
Illam50,08512,95286.7%40,72346,953
Deumai30,9697,68683.4%24,12428,943
Mai30,7327,93979.6%22,54428,336
Chulachuli23,1575,61381.3%17,45621,476
Fakfokathum19,7064,89882.4%15,07418,284
Mai Jogmai19,1314,94281.9%14,77518,038
Rong17,3674,53781.5%13,21816,218
Mangsebung16,8103,88982.0%12,83215,643
Sandakpur15,4444,01381.7%11,84614,501

Municipality · 4

Rural municipality · 6

Compare the local governments of Ilam

Every published census measure, side by side. 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
Suryodaya54,72714,03285.3%44,08651,712
Illam50,08512,95286.7%40,72346,953
Deumai30,9697,68683.4%24,12428,943
Mai30,7327,93979.6%22,54428,336
Chulachuli23,1575,61381.3%17,45621,476
Fakfokathum19,7064,89882.4%15,07418,284
Mai Jogmai19,1314,94281.9%14,77518,038
Rong17,3674,53781.5%13,21816,218
Mangsebung16,8103,88982.0%12,83215,643
Sandakpur15,4444,01381.7%11,84614,501

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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