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Municipality · Sankhuwasabha District

Chainapur

Koshi Province · P-code NP0109303
Population
26,799
2021 census · NSO
Share of district
17.0%
of Sankhuwasabha
Rank among municipalities
233 of 276
nationally, by population
Local governments here
10
in Sankhuwasabha

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

6,648
Households
Populationजनसंख्या

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

2021 census

26,799
Persons
female 13,674male 13,125

2 indicators published for Chainapur 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

79.5%
female 73.3%male 86.1%
12.8 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या

People aged 5 and over who can read and write.

2021 census

19,659
Persons
female 9,299male 10,360
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

24,725
Persons
female 12,692male 12,033

3 indicators published for Chainapur under education.

In context

Where Chainapur sits among the 10 local governments of Sankhuwasabha.

BhotkholaChainapurChichilaDharmadeviKhandabariMadiMakaluPanchakhapanSabhapokhariSilichongMakaluBhotkholaSilichongChainapurSabhapokhariDharmadeviPanchakhapanKhandabariMadiChichila
  • Chainapur
  • Other units of Sankhuwasabha
View all 10 names
10 local governments of Sankhuwasabha. 10 of 10 named on the map.

By population, 2021

  1. Khandabari35,565
  2. Chainapur26,799
  3. Panchakhapan16,348
  4. Dharmadevi16,053
  5. Makalu13,424
  6. Madi13,273
  7. Silichong10,296
  8. Sabhapokhari9,970
  9. Chichila6,577
  10. Bhotkhola6,438

Sankhuwasabha 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 Sankhuwasabha

Every published census measure, side by side. This unit is highlighted; 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
Chainapur26,7996,64879.5%19,65924,725
Khandabari35,5659,30983.6%27,57932,989
Panchakhapan16,3484,00078.4%11,76415,001
Dharmadevi16,0534,05979.1%11,74714,853
Makalu13,4243,47675.5%9,25912,265
Madi13,2733,28179.2%9,70612,256
Silichong10,2962,49080.9%7,7329,561
Sabhapokhari9,9702,50779.4%7,2669,150
Chichila6,5771,66480.4%4,8966,088
Bhotkhola6,4381,68461.1%3,6185,922

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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