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District · Lumbini Province

Kapilbastu District

10 local governments · P-code NP0549
Population
683k
2021 census · NSO
Area
1,651
km²
Density
414
people per km²
Share of Lumbini
13.3%
by population
Share of Nepal
2.34%
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

682,961

2021 census

By sex

Female348,274
Male334,687

13587 higher for women

Also published for Kapilbastu

Households
121,946
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

71.8%

2021 census · not additive across places

By sex

Female64.4%
Male79.6%

15.3 points higher for men

Literacy rate

2021
Literacy rate for Kapilbastu, compared with its province and Nepal
Kapilbastu71.8%
Lumbini78.1%
Nepal76.2%

▼ 4.4 pp below the national figure · 57 of 77 by this measure

Also published for Kapilbastu

Literate population
441,191
Population aged 5 and over
614,334
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 71.8%Can read only 0.5%Cannot read or write 27.6%Not stated 0.1%

614,334 people aged 5 and over. Shares of that total; counts are in the table.

View the numbers
StatusPeople
Can read and write441,191
Can read only3,053
Cannot read or write169,738
Not stated352
Where this district sits

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

57.8%89.2%

Kapilbastu 71.8% · 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
5k5k10k10k15k15k2,02780+2,3922,89975-793,5805,96670-746,5328,57565-698,6749,77960-648,78612,01555-5911,00314,42450-5412,10917,03445-4915,82720,80040-4416,55825,67035-3921,82931,64830-3427,81835,95325-2935,71835,68120-2436,03037,86215-1938,37737,51510-1439,12137,2715-937,95637,6760-436,993
Show as table
AgeFemaleMaleTotal
80+2,0272,3924,419
75-792,8993,5806,479
70-745,9666,53212,498
65-698,5758,67417,249
60-649,7798,78618,565
55-5912,01511,00323,018
50-5414,42412,10926,533
45-4917,03415,82732,861
40-4420,80016,55837,358
35-3925,67021,82947,499
30-3431,64827,81859,466
25-2935,95335,71871,671
20-2435,68136,03071,711
15-1937,86238,37776,239
10-1437,51539,12176,636
5-937,27137,95675,227
0-437,67636,99374,669

Local governments

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

Shivaraj — 84,810Buddhabhumi — 76,507Banganga — 96,714Krishnanagar — 70,111Maharajganj — 64,645Kapilbastu — 88,874Bijayanagar — 43,291Yasodhara — 44,900Mayadevi — 55,972Shuddhodhan — 52,861ShivarajBuddhabhumiBangangaKrishnanagarMaharajganjKapilbastuBijayanagarYasodharaMayadeviShuddhodhan
43,29152,86164,64576,50788,87496,714

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

Population · five classes, each holding about 2 of 10 areas. 10 local governments of Kapilbastu, 2021 census.

View all 10 values
AreaPopulationHouseholdsLiteracy rateLiterate populationPopulation aged 5 and over
Banganga96,71423,32581.4%72,70589,270
Kapilbastu88,87415,38273.1%58,02279,407
Shivaraj84,81016,24172.7%55,75376,729
Buddhabhumi76,50715,37971.5%49,85069,743
Krishnanagar70,11110,67067.0%42,01062,696
Maharajganj64,6459,82067.7%39,02457,675
Mayadevi55,9728,44372.6%35,89949,480
Shuddhodhan52,8618,54367.3%31,35646,621
Yasodhara44,9006,99969.4%27,57139,750
Bijayanagar43,2917,05964.2%24,85938,694

Municipality · 6

Rural municipality · 4

Compare the local governments of Kapilbastu

Every published census measure, side by side. 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
Banganga96,71423,32581.4%72,70589,270
Kapilbastu88,87415,38273.1%58,02279,407
Shivaraj84,81016,24172.7%55,75376,729
Buddhabhumi76,50715,37971.5%49,85069,743
Krishnanagar70,11110,67067.0%42,01062,696
Maharajganj64,6459,82067.7%39,02457,675
Mayadevi55,9728,44372.6%35,89949,480
Shuddhodhan52,8618,54367.3%31,35646,621
Yasodhara44,9006,99969.4%27,57139,750
Bijayanagar43,2917,05964.2%24,85938,694

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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