Province

Sudur Paschim Province

सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश

9 districts · 88 local governments · P-code NP07

Population: 2.7M; 2021 census · NSO
Area: 19,744; km²
Density: 136; people per km²
Share of Nepal: 9.2%; by population
Working age: 65%; aged 15–64

Population & Demographics

How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex. All Population & Demographics indicators →

Householdsघरपरिवार: 577,102
Households; —
Populationजनसंख्या: 2,694,783
Persons
2,835,636 · 2023 projection; female 1,421,997male 1,272,786

2 indicators published for Sudur Paschim under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर: 76.2%; female 68.2%male 85.4%
17.2 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या: 1,871,952
Persons; female 893,737male 978,215
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या: 2,455,644
Persons; female 1,310,626male 1,145,018

3 indicators published for Sudur Paschim under education.

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

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Age	Female	Male	Total
80+	12,066	8,876	20,942
75-79	16,857	13,772	30,629
70-74	28,734	22,758	51,492
65-69	33,597	29,110	62,707
60-64	43,320	35,297	78,617
55-59	53,593	42,509	96,102
50-54	67,569	51,321	118,890
45-49	77,595	60,932	138,527
40-44	86,841	62,021	148,862
35-39	100,403	78,172	178,575
30-34	122,648	105,862	228,510
25-29	139,744	129,306	269,050
20-24	153,592	132,104	285,696
15-19	151,791	142,260	294,051
10-14	153,925	159,497	313,422
5-9	128,962	135,445	264,407
0-4	122,744	132,413	255,157

Districts by population

9 districts, 2021. The map answers where; the ranking answers how much.

133k139k189k229k514k905k

Population, 2021 · five classes, each holding about 2 of 9 areas · 9 of 9 named on the map.

View data table

Population by district, Sudur Paschim
Area	Population
Kailali	904,666
Kanchanpur	513,757
Baitadi	242,157
Achham	228,852
Doti	204,831
Bajhang	189,085
Dadeldhura	139,602
Bajura	138,523
Darchula	133,310

Kailali904,666
Kanchanpur513,757
Baitadi242,157
Achham228,852
Doti204,831
Bajhang189,085
Dadeldhura139,602
Bajura138,523
Darchula133,310

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Compare the districts of Sudur Paschim

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

Rank by9 districts · tick rows to pin and compare

districts compared on Population, Households, Literacy rate, Literate population, Population aged 5 and over, ranked by Population
districts
Kailali	904,666	195,957	77.6%	647,609	834,407
Kanchanpur	513,757	111,217	79.6%	376,228	472,393
Baitadi	242,157	49,428	76.8%	168,167	219,006
Achham	228,852	49,595	72.6%	148,014	203,771
Doti	204,831	45,182	70.7%	129,257	182,722
Bajhang	189,085	38,048	70.5%	120,205	170,413
Dadeldhura	139,602	31,193	78.2%	99,059	126,692
Bajura	138,523	28,065	71.2%	88,267	123,900
Darchula	133,310	28,417	77.8%	95,146	122,340

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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