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District · Koshi Province

Okhaldhunga District

8 local governments · P-code NP0113
Population
140k
2021 census · NSO
Area
1,076
km²
Density
130
people per km²
Share of Koshi
2.8%
by population
Share of Nepal
0.48%
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

139,552

2021 census

By sex

Female71,472
Male68,080

3392 higher for women

Also published for Okhaldhunga

Households
34,294
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

73.9%

2021 census · not additive across places

By sex

Female66.6%
Male81.6%

15.0 points higher for men

Literacy rate

2021
Literacy rate for Okhaldhunga, compared with its province and Nepal
Okhaldhunga73.9%
Koshi79.7%
Nepal76.2%

▼ 2.4 pp below the national figure · 49 of 77 by this measure

Also published for Okhaldhunga

Literate population
95,752
Population aged 5 and over
129,593
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 73.9%Can read only 0.3%Cannot read or write 25.8%Not stated 0.0%

129,593 people aged 5 and over. Shares of that total; counts are in the table.

View the numbers
StatusPeople
Can read and write95,752
Can read only339
Cannot read or write33,498
Not stated4
Where this district sits

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

57.8%89.2%

Okhaldhunga 73.9% · 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
1k1k2k2k3k3k1,15080+1,0921,25875-791,1521,73070-741,6252,44065-692,1453,23360-642,8153,83455-593,0714,38450-543,6514,21045-493,4554,27640-443,1894,45735-393,8565,37030-345,5976,44925-297,3226,66320-247,2577,09115-197,2246,25410-146,4985,6015-95,3385,2330-45,218
Show as table
AgeFemaleMaleTotal
80+1,1501,0922,242
75-791,2581,1522,410
70-741,7301,6253,355
65-692,4402,1454,585
60-643,2332,8156,048
55-593,8343,0716,905
50-544,3843,6518,035
45-494,2103,4557,665
40-444,2763,1897,465
35-394,4573,8568,313
30-345,3705,59710,967
25-296,4497,32213,771
20-246,6637,25713,920
15-197,0917,22414,315
10-146,2546,49812,752
5-95,6015,33810,939
0-45,2335,21810,451

Local governments

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

Siddhicharan — 27,351Khiji Demba — 15,559Likhu — 12,104Molung — 16,440Champadevi — 16,311Sunkoshi — 17,783Chishankhu Gadhi — 13,844Manebhanjyang — 19,597SiddhicharanKhiji DembaLikhuMolungChampadeviSunkoshiChishankhu GadhiManebhanjyang
12,10413,84416,31116,44019,59727,351

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Population · five classes, each holding about 2 of 8 areas. 8 local governments of Okhaldhunga, 2021 census.

View all 8 values
AreaPopulationHouseholdsLiteracy rateLiterate populationPopulation aged 5 and over
Siddhicharan27,3517,12676.2%19,47825,575
Manebhanjyang19,5974,78577.6%14,07318,134
Sunkoshi17,7834,36871.4%11,75316,465
Molung16,4404,06973.8%11,22715,203
Champadevi16,3114,03468.3%10,32515,123
Khiji Demba15,5593,43874.8%10,72314,332
Chishankhu Gadhi13,8443,30574.8%9,58212,813
Likhu12,1043,16170.7%8,05611,389

Municipality · 1

Rural municipality · 7

Compare the local governments of Okhaldhunga

Every published census measure, side by side. 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
Siddhicharan27,3517,12676.2%19,47825,575
Manebhanjyang19,5974,78577.6%14,07318,134
Sunkoshi17,7834,36871.4%11,75316,465
Molung16,4404,06973.8%11,22715,203
Champadevi16,3114,03468.3%10,32515,123
Khiji Demba15,5593,43874.8%10,72314,332
Chishankhu Gadhi13,8443,30574.8%9,58212,813
Likhu12,1043,16170.7%8,05611,389

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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