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District · Koshi Province

Khotang District

10 local governments · P-code NP0112
Population
175k
2021 census · NSO
Area
1,589
km²
Density
110
people per km²
Share of Koshi
3.5%
by population
Share of Nepal
0.60%
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

175,298

2021 census

By sex

Female88,661
Male86,637

2024 higher for women

Also published for Khotang

Households
41,750
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

76.0%

2021 census · not additive across places

By sex

Female68.6%
Male83.6%

15.1 points higher for men

Literacy rate

2021
Literacy rate for Khotang, compared with its province and Nepal
Khotang76.0%
Koshi79.7%
Nepal76.2%

▼ 0.3 pp below the national figure · 42 of 77 by this measure

Also published for Khotang

Literate population
122,248
Population aged 5 and over
160,882
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 76.0%Can read only 0.3%Cannot read or write 23.7%Not stated 0.0%

160,882 people aged 5 and over. Shares of that total; counts are in the table.

View the numbers
StatusPeople
Can read and write122,248
Can read only511
Cannot read or write38,120
Not stated3
Where this district sits

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

57.8%89.2%

Khotang 76.0% · 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
2k2k4k4k6k6k1,05480+1,3061,52875-791,3931,94670-741,9472,75865-692,6643,71660-643,4264,74055-593,7665,12250-544,0964,88445-494,0224,77340-443,6735,04935-394,5936,00530-346,7737,55025-298,9217,97920-248,7858,99715-199,3178,47410-148,3847,8495-97,7187,4410-47,463
Show as table
AgeFemaleMaleTotal
80+1,0541,3062,360
75-791,5281,3932,921
70-741,9461,9473,893
65-692,7582,6645,422
60-643,7163,4267,142
55-594,7403,7668,506
50-545,1224,0969,218
45-494,8844,0228,906
40-444,7733,6738,446
35-395,0494,5939,642
30-346,0056,77312,778
25-297,5508,92116,471
20-247,9798,78516,764
15-198,9979,31718,314
10-148,4748,38416,858
5-97,8497,71815,567
0-47,4417,46314,904

Local governments

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

Halesi Tuwachung — 27,078Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi — 43,008Aiselukharka — 13,217Kepilasgadhi — 13,231Rawa Besi — 11,199Diprung Chuichumma — 16,305Sakela — 9,623Khotehang — 16,846Baraha Pokhari — 11,397Jante Dhunga — 12,016Halesi TuwachungDiktel Rupakot MajhuwagadhiAiselukharkaKepilasgadhiRawa BesiDiprung ChuichummaSakelaKhotehangBaraha PokhariJante Dhunga
9,62311,39713,21716,30527,07843,008

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 Khotang, 2021 census.

View all 10 values
AreaPopulationHouseholdsLiteracy rateLiterate populationPopulation aged 5 and over
Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi43,00810,76778.8%31,01939,378
Halesi Tuwachung27,0786,03574.3%18,40024,775
Khotehang16,8464,11575.1%11,69315,576
Diprung Chuichumma16,3053,80177.2%11,52014,913
Kepilasgadhi13,2313,31875.0%9,04712,059
Aiselukharka13,2173,35574.3%9,03212,164
Jante Dhunga12,0162,74773.2%8,10211,073
Baraha Pokhari11,3972,56871.9%7,57810,538
Rawa Besi11,1992,71573.4%7,57010,307
Sakela9,6232,29979.3%6,9248,729

Municipality · 2

Rural municipality · 8

Compare the local governments of Khotang

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
Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi43,00810,76778.8%31,01939,378
Halesi Tuwachung27,0786,03574.3%18,40024,775
Khotehang16,8464,11575.1%11,69315,576
Diprung Chuichumma16,3053,80177.2%11,52014,913
Kepilasgadhi13,2313,31875.0%9,04712,059
Aiselukharka13,2173,35574.3%9,03212,164
Jante Dhunga12,0162,74773.2%8,10211,073
Baraha Pokhari11,3972,56871.9%7,57810,538
Rawa Besi11,1992,71573.4%7,57010,307
Sakela9,6232,29979.3%6,9248,729

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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