Municipality · Jhapa District

Mechinagar

मेचीनगर नगरपालिका

Koshi Province · P-code NP0104305

Population: 133,073; 2021 census · NSO
Share of district: 13.3%; of Jhapa
Rank among municipalities: 9 of 276; nationally, by population
Local governments here: 15; in Jhapa

Population & Demographics

How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex. All Population & Demographics indicators →

Householdsघरपरिवार: 32,695
Households; —
Populationजनसंख्या: 133,073
Persons; female 69,072male 64,001

2 indicators published for Mechinagar under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर: 83.3%; female 78.4%male 88.5%
10.1 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या: 103,334
Persons; female 50,823male 52,511
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या: 124,115
Persons; female 64,807male 59,308

3 indicators published for Mechinagar under education.

In context

Where Mechinagar sits among the 15 local governments of Jhapa.

Mechinagar
Other units of Jhapa

View all 15 names

Arjundhara · अर्जुनधारा नगरपालिका
Barhadashi · बाह्रदशी गाउँपालिका
Bhadrapur · भद्रपुर नगरपालिका
Birtamod · बिर्तामोड
Buddhashanti · बुद्धशान्ति गाउँपालिका
Damak · दमक नगरपालिका
Gauradaha · गौरादह
Gauriganj
Haldibari
Jhapa · झापा गाउँपालिका
Kachanakawal
Kamal
Kankai · कन्काई नगरपालिका
Mechinagar · मेचीनगर नगरपालिका
Shivasatakshi · शिवसताक्षी नगरपालिका

15 local governments of Jhapa. 15 of 15 named on the map.

By population, 2021

Mechinagar133,073
Birtamod116,192
Damak107,227
Arjundhara84,018
Shivasatakshi74,077
Bhadrapur70,913
Gauradaha60,451
Kamal53,894
Kankai53,148
Buddhashanti53,010
Kachanakawal41,317
Jhapa39,302
Barhadashi37,946
Gauriganj35,506
Haldibari32,722

Jhapa District overview →

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Compare with the rest of Jhapa

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

Rank by15 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
Mechinagar	133,073	32,695	83.3%	103,334	124,115
Birtamod	116,192	29,852	87.1%	94,300	108,255
Damak	107,227	27,569	88.0%	87,738	99,716
Arjundhara	84,018	20,935	84.4%	65,716	77,856
Shivasatakshi	74,077	18,253	82.3%	56,303	68,433
Bhadrapur	70,913	17,329	82.5%	54,644	66,216
Gauradaha	60,451	14,846	78.9%	44,234	56,048
Kamal	53,894	13,165	83.5%	41,666	49,899
Kankai	53,148	13,169	83.3%	41,108	49,327
Buddhashanti	53,010	13,285	84.7%	41,560	49,040
Kachanakawal	41,317	9,946	74.0%	27,979	37,808
Jhapa	39,302	8,515	74.6%	26,382	35,363
Barhadashi	37,946	9,035	79.2%	27,557	34,814
Gauriganj	35,506	8,547	74.6%	24,300	32,562
Haldibari	32,722	7,878	81.3%	24,644	30,319

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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