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District · Sudur Paschim Province

Bajura District

9 local governments · P-code NP0768
Population
139k
2021 census · NSO
Area
2,298
km²
Density
60
people per km²
Share of Sudur Paschim
5.1%
by population
Share of Nepal
0.47%
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

138,523

2021 census

By sex

Female71,453
Male67,070

4383 higher for women

Also published for Bajura

Households
28,065
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

71.2%

2021 census · not additive across places

By sex

Female63.3%
Male79.8%

16.5 points higher for men

Literacy rate

2021
Literacy rate for Bajura, compared with its province and Nepal
Bajura71.2%
Sudur Paschim76.2%
Nepal76.2%

▼ 5.0 pp below the national figure · 59 of 77 by this measure

Also published for Bajura

Literate population
88,267
Population aged 5 and over
123,900
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 71.2%Can read only 0.4%Cannot read or write 28.3%Not stated 0.1%

123,900 people aged 5 and over. Shares of that total; counts are in the table.

View the numbers
StatusPeople
Can read and write88,267
Can read only530
Cannot read or write35,020
Not stated83
Where this district sits

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

57.8%89.2%

Bajura 71.2% · 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
2k2k4k4k6k6k48580+39485275-796841,38470-741,2371,62165-691,4932,08060-641,8112,51655-592,2073,07250-542,5973,81845-493,1393,90540-442,9214,45735-393,7934,84830-344,6545,34225-296,2197,30220-246,7898,09215-197,3759,14710-149,3257,9925-97,8087,7500-47,897
Show as table
AgeFemaleMaleTotal
80+485394879
75-798526841,536
70-741,3841,2372,621
65-691,6211,4933,114
60-642,0801,8113,891
55-592,5162,2074,723
50-543,0722,5975,669
45-493,8183,1396,957
40-443,9052,9216,826
35-394,4573,7938,250
30-344,8484,6549,502
25-295,3426,21911,561
20-247,3026,78914,091
15-198,0927,37515,467
10-149,1479,32518,472
5-97,9927,80815,800
0-47,7507,89715,647

Local governments

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

Budhinanda — 20,072Badimalika — 18,414Budhiganga — 20,185Tribeni — 17,798Himali — 10,309Gaumul — 8,913Khaptad Chhededaha — 19,307Jagannath — 10,158Swamikartik Khapar — 12,576BudhinandaBadimalikaBudhigangaTribeniHimaliGaumulKhaptad ChhededahaJagannathSwamikartikKhapar
8,91310,15812,57618,41420,07220,185

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 Bajura, 2021 census.

View all 9 values
AreaPopulationHouseholdsLiteracy rateLiterate populationPopulation aged 5 and over
Budhiganga20,1854,55471.9%13,16518,320
Budhinanda20,0724,15069.2%12,35117,848
Khaptad Chhededaha19,3073,57471.4%12,42117,395
Badimalika18,4144,04677.3%12,85816,633
Tribeni17,7983,70271.5%11,33515,858
Swamikartik Khapar12,5762,36267.2%7,43811,064
Himali10,3091,99864.4%5,8569,094
Jagannath10,1581,93968.8%6,1298,909
Gaumul8,9131,71674.2%5,9277,992

Municipality · 4

Rural municipality · 5

Compare the local governments of Bajura

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
Budhiganga20,1854,55471.9%13,16518,320
Budhinanda20,0724,15069.2%12,35117,848
Khaptad Chhededaha19,3073,57471.4%12,42117,395
Badimalika18,4144,04677.3%12,85816,633
Tribeni17,7983,70271.5%11,33515,858
Swamikartik Khapar12,5762,36267.2%7,43811,064
Himali10,3091,99864.4%5,8569,094
Jagannath10,1581,93968.8%6,1298,909
Gaumul8,9131,71674.2%5,9277,992

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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