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District · Sudur Paschim Province

Bajhang District

12 local governments · P-code NP0767
Population
189k
2021 census · NSO
Area
3,459
km²
Density
55
people per km²
Share of Sudur Paschim
7.0%
by population
Share of Nepal
0.65%
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

189,085

2021 census

By sex

Female100,615
Male88,470

12145 higher for women

Also published for Bajhang

Households
38,048
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

70.5%

2021 census · not additive across places

By sex

Female60.0%
Male82.8%

22.9 points higher for men

Literacy rate

2021
Literacy rate for Bajhang, compared with its province and Nepal
Bajhang70.5%
Sudur Paschim76.2%
Nepal76.2%

▼ 5.7 pp below the national figure · 61 of 77 by this measure

Also published for Bajhang

Literate population
120,205
Population aged 5 and over
170,413
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 70.5%Can read only 0.4%Cannot read or write 29.0%Not stated 0.0%

170,413 people aged 5 and over. Shares of that total; counts are in the table.

View the numbers
StatusPeople
Can read and write120,205
Can read only757
Cannot read or write49,392
Not stated59
Where this district sits

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

57.8%89.2%

Bajhang 70.5% · 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
2k2k4k4k6k6k99080+4951,39275-799412,33770-741,5202,39165-691,9202,97160-642,3713,48855-592,7524,31350-543,4015,10445-493,7395,76040-443,7446,04535-394,5386,81430-346,0577,47525-297,5649,75320-248,61311,66415-1910,18612,99310-1413,11410,9565-910,8769,7860-410,069
Show as table
AgeFemaleMaleTotal
80+9904951,485
75-791,3929412,333
70-742,3371,5203,857
65-692,3911,9204,311
60-642,9712,3715,342
55-593,4882,7526,240
50-544,3133,4017,714
45-495,1043,7398,843
40-445,7603,7449,504
35-396,0454,53810,583
30-346,8146,05712,871
25-297,4757,56415,039
20-249,7538,61318,366
15-1911,66410,18621,850
10-1412,99313,11426,107
5-910,95610,87621,832
0-49,78610,06919,855

Local governments

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

Bungal — 33,812Jayaprithbi — 21,933Saipal — 2,625Surma — 11,082Talkot — 11,719Bitthadchir — 17,812Kedarsyun — 21,312Durgathali — 11,318Chhabis Pathibhara — 14,474Masta — 13,265Thalara — 15,958Khaptad Chhanna — 13,419BungalJayaprithbiSaipalSurmaTalkotBitthadchirKedarsyunDurgathaliChhabis PathibharaMastaThalaraKhaptad Chhanna
2,62511,31813,26515,95821,31233,812

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

Population · five classes, each holding about 2 of 12 areas. 12 local governments of Bajhang, 2021 census.

View all 12 values
AreaPopulationHouseholdsLiteracy rateLiterate populationPopulation aged 5 and over
Bungal33,8126,37270.0%20,99729,976
Jayaprithbi21,9335,00275.9%15,20520,045
Kedarsyun21,3124,29671.9%13,80819,215
Bitthadchir17,8123,11671.5%11,47216,040
Thalara15,9583,41668.6%9,82314,309
Chhabis Pathibhara14,4743,07069.4%9,13513,159
Khaptad Chhanna13,4193,10269.7%8,60512,350
Masta13,2652,54568.4%8,22712,030
Talkot11,7192,24472.3%7,62710,543
Durgathali11,3182,59266.9%6,95910,398
Surma11,0821,82365.6%6,3289,649
Saipal2,62544772.2%1,6922,345

Municipality · 2

Rural municipality · 10

Compare the local governments of Bajhang

Every published census measure, side by side. 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
Bungal33,8126,37270.0%20,99729,976
Jayaprithbi21,9335,00275.9%15,20520,045
Kedarsyun21,3124,29671.9%13,80819,215
Bitthadchir17,8123,11671.5%11,47216,040
Thalara15,9583,41668.6%9,82314,309
Chhabis Pathibhara14,4743,07069.4%9,13513,159
Khaptad Chhanna13,4193,10269.7%8,60512,350
Masta13,2652,54568.4%8,22712,030
Talkot11,7192,24472.3%7,62710,543
Durgathali11,3182,59266.9%6,95910,398
Surma11,0821,82365.6%6,3289,649
Saipal2,62544772.2%1,6922,345

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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