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Sub-Metropolitan City · Sunsari District

Itahari

इटहरी

Koshi Province · P-code NP0106202
Population
197,241
2021 census · NSO
Share of district
21.3%
of Sunsari
Rank among sub-metropolitan cities
3 of 11
nationally, by population
Local governments here
12
in Sunsari

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

50,350
Households
Populationजनसंख्या

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

2021 census

197,241
Persons
female 103,951male 93,290

2 indicators published for Itahari 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

85.3%
female 80.1%male 91.2%
11.1 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या

People aged 5 and over who can read and write.

2021 census

156,223
Persons
female 77,923male 78,300
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

183,143
Persons
female 97,270male 85,873

3 indicators published for Itahari under education.

In context

Where Itahari sits among the 12 local governments of Sunsari.

BarahachhetraBarjuBhokraha NarsinghDewangunjDharanDuhabiGadhiHarinagarInaruwaItahariKoshiRamdhuniBarahachhetraDharanKoshiRamdhuniItahariInaruwaGadhiDuhabiBarjuDewangunjBhokrahaNarsinghHarinagar
  • Itahari
  • Other units of Sunsari
View all 12 names
12 local governments of Sunsari. 12 of 12 named on the map.

By population, 2021

  1. Itahari197,241
  2. Dharan166,531
  3. Barahachhetra91,087
  4. Inaruwa74,914
  5. Duhabi66,074
  6. Ramdhuni63,452
  7. Harinagar49,845
  8. Bhokraha Narsingh49,280
  9. Koshi48,804
  10. Dewangunj39,030
  11. Gadhi38,739
  12. Barju36,249

Sunsari 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 Sunsari

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

12 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
Itahari197,24150,35085.3%156,223183,143
Dharan166,53142,39687.4%136,767156,442
Barahachhetra91,08721,82777.9%65,38583,888
Inaruwa74,91416,02975.3%51,09767,853
Duhabi66,07415,03073.2%44,20160,381
Ramdhuni63,45215,64477.4%45,28658,523
Harinagar49,8458,73870.3%30,44043,270
Bhokraha Narsingh49,2808,93267.0%29,07143,414
Koshi48,8049,16966.0%28,47243,152
Dewangunj39,0307,80566.7%23,23734,842
Gadhi38,7398,56570.8%25,09435,453
Barju36,2497,92268.5%22,52632,890

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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