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District · Koshi Province

Solukhumbu District

8 local governments · P-code NP0111
Population
105k
2021 census · NSO
Area
3,354
km²
Density
31
people per km²
Share of Koshi
2.1%
by population
Share of Nepal
0.36%
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

104,851

2021 census

By sex

Female52,104
Male52,747

643 higher for men

Also published for Solukhumbu

Households
26,319
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

76.9%

2021 census · not additive across places

By sex

Female69.5%
Male84.3%

14.8 points higher for men

Literacy rate

2021
Literacy rate for Solukhumbu, compared with its province and Nepal
Solukhumbu76.9%
Koshi79.7%
Nepal76.2%

▲ 0.7 pp above the national figure · 39 of 77 by this measure

Also published for Solukhumbu

Literate population
74,274
Population aged 5 and over
96,528
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 76.9%Can read only 0.5%Cannot read or write 22.5%Not stated 0.0%

96,528 people aged 5 and over. Shares of that total; counts are in the table.

View the numbers
StatusPeople
Can read and write74,274
Can read only487
Cannot read or write21,765
Not stated2
Where this district sits

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

57.8%89.2%

Solukhumbu 76.9% · 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
1k1k2k2k3k3k60380+57977675-797621,11070-741,0301,57065-691,5532,10860-641,9492,64655-592,1273,00050-542,5382,85945-492,5163,15140-442,5813,51235-393,4324,26830-344,8854,86525-296,3114,89720-245,7304,88215-195,2954,92910-144,9484,4275-94,5374,3630-44,396
Show as table
AgeFemaleMaleTotal
80+6035791,182
75-797767621,538
70-741,1101,0302,140
65-691,5701,5533,123
60-642,1081,9494,057
55-592,6462,1274,773
50-543,0002,5385,538
45-492,8592,5165,375
40-443,1512,5815,732
35-393,5123,4326,944
30-344,2684,8859,153
25-294,8656,31111,176
20-244,8975,73010,627
15-194,8825,29510,177
10-144,9294,9489,877
5-94,4274,5378,964
0-44,3634,3968,759

Local governments

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

Solu Dhudhakunda — 25,678Khumbu Pasanglhamu — 8,720Mahakulung — 11,847Likhu Pike — 5,334Mapya Dudhkoshi — 12,648Necha Salyan — 11,381Thulung Dudhkoshi — 18,354Sotang — 9,025Solu DhudhakundaKhumbu PasanglhamuMahakulungLikhu PikeMapya DudhkoshiNecha SalyanThulung DudhkoshiSotang
5,3348,72011,38111,84718,35425,678

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

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

View all 8 values
AreaPopulationHouseholdsLiteracy rateLiterate populationPopulation aged 5 and over
Solu Dhudhakunda25,6786,74478.5%18,53723,612
Thulung Dudhkoshi18,3544,62473.2%12,33516,848
Mapya Dudhkoshi12,6483,14075.0%8,67311,560
Mahakulung11,8472,91279.1%8,56810,826
Necha Salyan11,3812,78378.5%8,28010,549
Sotang9,0252,29677.6%6,3618,196
Khumbu Pasanglhamu8,7202,48974.9%6,1338,185
Likhu Pike5,3341,25173.6%3,6084,901

Municipality · 1

Rural municipality · 7

Compare the local governments of Solukhumbu

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
Solu Dhudhakunda25,6786,74478.5%18,53723,612
Thulung Dudhkoshi18,3544,62473.2%12,33516,848
Mapya Dudhkoshi12,6483,14075.0%8,67311,560
Mahakulung11,8472,91279.1%8,56810,826
Necha Salyan11,3812,78378.5%8,28010,549
Sotang9,0252,29677.6%6,3618,196
Khumbu Pasanglhamu8,7202,48974.9%6,1338,185
Likhu Pike5,3341,25173.6%3,6084,901

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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