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District · Koshi Province

Taplejung District

9 local governments · P-code NP0101
Population
121k
2021 census · NSO
Area
3,632
km²
Density
33
people per km²
Share of Koshi
2.4%
by population
Share of Nepal
0.41%
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

120,590

2021 census

By sex

Female59,817
Male60,773

956 higher for men

Also published for Taplejung

Households
27,798
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

82.2%

2021 census · not additive across places

By sex

Female76.2%
Male88.2%

12.0 points higher for men

Literacy rate

2021
Literacy rate for Taplejung, compared with its province and Nepal
Taplejung82.2%
Koshi79.7%
Nepal76.2%

▲ 6.0 pp above the national figure · 12 of 77 by this measure

Also published for Taplejung

Literate population
90,733
Population aged 5 and over
110,370
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 82.2%Can read only 0.3%Cannot read or write 17.5%Not stated 0.0%

110,370 people aged 5 and over. Shares of that total; counts are in the table.

View the numbers
StatusPeople
Can read and write90,733
Can read only341
Cannot read or write19,295
Not stated1
Where this district sits

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

57.8%89.2%

Taplejung 82.2% · 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
1k1k2k2k3k3k57580+61165475-796851,03370-741,0921,58265-691,5492,11160-642,1962,85155-592,4013,10750-542,8253,28445-492,8563,44940-442,9003,69935-393,5884,75830-345,4325,77625-297,3595,94320-246,9466,19115-196,4255,52810-145,4195,5805-95,5445,3610-45,309
Show as table
AgeFemaleMaleTotal
80+5756111,186
75-796546851,339
70-741,0331,0922,125
65-691,5821,5493,131
60-642,1112,1964,307
55-592,8512,4015,252
50-543,1072,8255,932
45-493,2842,8566,140
40-443,4492,9006,349
35-393,6993,5887,287
30-344,7585,43210,190
25-295,7767,35913,135
20-245,9436,94612,889
15-196,1916,42512,616
10-145,5285,41910,947
5-95,5805,54411,124
0-45,3615,30910,670

Local governments

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

Phungling — 28,449Phaktanlung — 11,791Mikwakhola — 7,964Sirijanga — 14,114Meringden — 11,838Maiwakhola — 10,213Aatharai Tribeni — 12,296Pathivara Yangwarak — 11,806Sidingba — 10,979PhunglingPhaktanlungMikwakholaSirijangaMeringdenMaiwakholaAatharai TribeniPathivara YangwarakSidingba
7,96410,21311,79111,83814,11428,449

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

Population · five classes, each holding about 2 of 9 areas. 9 local governments of Taplejung, 2021 census.

View all 9 values
AreaPopulationHouseholdsLiteracy rateLiterate populationPopulation aged 5 and over
Phungling28,4496,89886.5%22,59126,112
Sirijanga14,1143,25583.5%10,82812,969
Aatharai Tribeni12,2962,85481.2%9,08811,195
Meringden11,8382,66279.4%8,56210,784
Pathivara Yangwarak11,8062,70582.8%8,95110,809
Phaktanlung11,7912,83278.7%8,47710,776
Sidingba10,9792,47680.4%8,08410,050
Maiwakhola10,2132,24979.9%7,4499,326
Mikwakhola7,9641,84577.7%5,6037,213

Municipality · 1

Rural municipality · 8

Compare the local governments of Taplejung

Every published census measure, side by side. Rank by any column, or select rows to compare a few.

9 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
Phungling28,4496,89886.5%22,59126,112
Sirijanga14,1143,25583.5%10,82812,969
Aatharai Tribeni12,2962,85481.2%9,08811,195
Meringden11,8382,66279.4%8,56210,784
Pathivara Yangwarak11,8062,70582.8%8,95110,809
Phaktanlung11,7912,83278.7%8,47710,776
Sidingba10,9792,47680.4%8,08410,050
Maiwakhola10,2132,24979.9%7,4499,326
Mikwakhola7,9641,84577.7%5,6037,213

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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