Municipality · Darchula District
Mahakali
दोधारा-चाँदनी नगरपालिका
NP0775301- Population
- 24,081
- 2021 census · NSO
- Share of district
- 18.1%
- of Darchula
- Rank among municipalities
- 248 of 276
- nationally, by population
- Local governments here
- 9
- in Darchula
Population & Demographics
How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex. All Population & Demographics indicators →
- Householdsघरपरिवार
- 5,982Households
- —
- Populationजनसंख्या
- 24,081Persons
- female 12,624male 11,457
Number of households enumerated. An institutional facility counts as one household.
2021 census
Resident population. Figures for years after the last census are projections, not counts.
2021 census
2 indicators published for Mahakali under population & demographics.
Education
Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →
- Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर
- 82.9%
- female 75.5%male 91.2%15.7 points higher for men
- 18,540Persons
- female 8,937male 9,603
- Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या
- 22,368Persons
- female 11,840male 10,528
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
The denominator for literacy. Published because a rate without its base cannot be recomputed or aggregated.
2021 census
3 indicators published for Mahakali under education.
In context
Where Mahakali sits among the 9 local governments of Darchula.
- Mahakali
- Other units of Darchula
View all 9 names
- Apihimal · अपिहिमाल गाउँपालिका
- Byas
- Duhun · दुहुँ
- Lekam · लेकम
- Mahakali · दोधारा-चाँदनी नगरपालिका
- Malikarjun · मालिकार्जुन गाउँपालिका
- Marma · मार्मा
- Naugad · नौगाड
- Shailyashikhar · शैल्यशिखर नगरपालिका
By population, 2021
- Mahakali24,081
- Shailyashikhar21,807
- Malikarjun15,635
- Naugad15,528
- Marma15,124
- Lekam13,743
- Duhun9,842
- Byas9,668
- Apihimal6,798
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 Darchula
Every published census measure, side by side. This unit is highlighted; rank by any column, or select rows to compare a few.
| local governments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahakali | 24,081 | 5,982 | 82.9% | 18,540 | 22,368 |
| Shailyashikhar | 21,807 | 4,501 | 74.9% | 14,972 | 19,982 |
| Malikarjun | 15,635 | 3,174 | 79.9% | 11,537 | 14,437 |
| Naugad | 15,528 | 2,975 | 74.2% | 10,465 | 14,101 |
| Marma | 15,124 | 3,025 | 77.1% | 10,615 | 13,771 |
| Lekam | 13,743 | 3,030 | 75.2% | 9,489 | 12,622 |
| Duhun | 9,842 | 2,196 | 77.9% | 6,981 | 8,964 |
| Byas | 9,668 | 2,143 | 73.4% | 6,470 | 8,813 |
| Apihimal | 6,798 | 1,355 | 80.9% | 5,019 | 6,202 |
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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