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Municipality · Saptari District

Saptakoshi

Madhesh Province · P-code NP0215304
Population
23,510
2021 census · NSO
Share of district
3.3%
of Saptari
Rank among municipalities
249 of 276
nationally, by population
Local governments here
18
in Saptari

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

5,218
Households
Populationजनसंख्या

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

2021 census

23,510
Persons
female 12,112male 11,398

2 indicators published for Saptakoshi 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

74.2%
female 67.3%male 81.6%
14.3 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या

People aged 5 and over who can read and write.

2021 census

16,030
Persons
female 7,524male 8,506
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

21,614
Persons
female 11,184male 10,430

3 indicators published for Saptakoshi under education.

In context

Where Saptakoshi sits among the 18 local governments of Saptari.

Agnisair Krishna SabaranBalan-BihulBishnupurBode BarsainChhinnamastaDakneshworiHanumannagar KankaliniKanchanrupKhadakMahadewaRajbirajRajgadhRupaniSaptakoshiShambhunathSurungaTilathi KoiladiTirahutHanumannagar KankaliniKanchanrupShambhunathSurungaKhadakAgnisairKrishna SabaranDakneshworiRupaniSaptakoshiRajbirajRajgadhBode BarsainTirahutTilathi KoiladiBishnupurChhinnamastaBalan-BihulMahadewa
  • Saptakoshi
  • Other units of Saptari
View all 18 names
18 local governments of Saptari. 18 of 18 named on the map.

By population, 2021

  1. Rajbiraj70,803
  2. Kanchanrup58,466
  3. Hanumannagar Kankalini52,796
  4. Khadak52,778
  5. Surunga49,460
  6. Dakneshwori47,739
  7. Bode Barsain46,017
  8. Shambhunath39,634
  9. Tilathi Koiladi33,658
  10. Rajgadh32,462
  11. Agnisair Krishna Sabaran31,634
  12. Mahadewa30,315
  13. Chhinnamasta29,946
  14. Rupani29,877
  15. Bishnupur27,703
  16. Tirahut24,034
  17. Balan-Bihul23,527
  18. Saptakoshi23,510

Saptari 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 Saptari

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

18 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
Saptakoshi23,5105,21874.2%16,03021,614
Rajbiraj70,80314,13376.6%49,75164,983
Kanchanrup58,46612,53567.3%35,59052,849
Hanumannagar Kankalini52,79610,64565.3%31,14947,693
Khadak52,77811,06969.6%32,95747,349
Surunga49,46010,48767.7%30,37644,872
Dakneshwori47,73910,00267.9%29,15842,953
Bode Barsain46,0179,72268.0%28,22641,521
Shambhunath39,6348,67967.1%23,95935,698
Tilathi Koiladi33,6586,76864.9%19,69830,369
Rajgadh32,4626,67562.2%18,17729,215
Agnisair Krishna Sabaran31,6346,58169.1%19,89328,770
Mahadewa30,3156,27959.9%16,42927,448
Chhinnamasta29,9466,17064.0%17,37327,159
Rupani29,8776,32466.4%17,80726,807
Bishnupur27,7035,46568.4%17,19925,133
Tirahut24,0345,11662.4%13,64121,846
Balan-Bihul23,5274,94863.8%13,50721,177

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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