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District · Sudur Paschim Province

Kailali District

13 local governments · P-code NP0771
Population
905k
2021 census · NSO
Area
3,285
km²
Density
275
people per km²
Share of Sudur Paschim
33.6%
by population
Share of Nepal
3.10%
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

904,666

2021 census

By sex

Female471,210
Male433,456

37754 higher for women

Also published for Kailali

Households
195,957
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

77.6%

2021 census · not additive across places

By sex

Female70.8%
Male85.2%

14.3 points higher for men

Literacy rate

2021
Literacy rate for Kailali, compared with its province and Nepal
Kailali77.6%
Sudur Paschim76.2%
Nepal76.2%

▲ 1.4 pp above the national figure · 35 of 77 by this measure

Also published for Kailali

Literate population
647,609
Population aged 5 and over
834,407
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 77.6%Can read only 0.7%Cannot read or write 21.6%Not stated 0.0%

834,407 people aged 5 and over. Shares of that total; counts are in the table.

View the numbers
StatusPeople
Can read and write647,609
Can read only5,969
Cannot read or write180,477
Not stated352
Where this district sits

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

57.8%89.2%

Kailali 77.6% · 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
10k10k20k20k30k30k3,47780+2,8244,89775-794,5509,03670-747,68511,17565-699,66913,62660-6411,20217,80255-5914,15622,94650-5418,06626,26745-4921,81630,46240-4423,57837,40235-3930,91547,02330-3442,01453,56125-2950,94154,00820-2449,03249,25015-1947,80346,06410-1448,67438,5915-942,01035,9440-439,699
Show as table
AgeFemaleMaleTotal
80+3,4772,8246,301
75-794,8974,5509,447
70-749,0367,68516,721
65-6911,1759,66920,844
60-6413,62611,20224,828
55-5917,80214,15631,958
50-5422,94618,06641,012
45-4926,26721,81648,083
40-4430,46223,57854,040
35-3937,40230,91568,317
30-3447,02342,01489,037
25-2953,56150,941104,502
20-2454,00849,032103,040
15-1949,25047,80397,053
10-1446,06448,67494,738
5-938,59142,01080,601
0-435,94439,69975,643

Local governments

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

Dhangadhi — 198,792Godawari — 98,746Gauriganga — 64,558Ghodaghodi — 86,034Bhajani — 53,494Tikapur — 89,835Lamki Chuha — 90,971Chure — 21,400Kailari — 49,917Mohanyal — 21,082Joshipur — 37,187Bardagoriya — 37,682Janaki — 49,860DhangadhiGodawariGaurigangaGhodaghodiBhajaniTikapurLamki ChuhaChureKailariMohanyalJoshipurBardagoriyaJanaki
21,08237,18749,91764,55890,971198,792

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Population · five classes, each holding about 3 of 13 areas. 13 local governments of Kailali, 2021 census.

View all 13 values
AreaPopulationHouseholdsLiteracy rateLiterate populationPopulation aged 5 and over
Dhangadhi198,79244,77983.3%153,844184,740
Godawari98,74621,25079.4%72,02690,731
Lamki Chuha90,97120,41275.9%63,29783,368
Tikapur89,83520,93077.8%64,83983,376
Ghodaghodi86,03418,38376.2%59,99578,779
Gauriganga64,55813,78175.2%44,39959,068
Bhajani53,49410,84573.3%36,08649,237
Kailari49,91710,17472.5%33,72246,542
Janaki49,86011,04173.0%33,68446,151
Bardagoriya37,6827,94076.0%26,34434,677
Joshipur37,1877,75172.7%25,03734,461
Chure21,4004,23977.7%14,96219,255
Mohanyal21,0824,34776.6%14,49518,932

Sub-metropolitan city · 1

Municipality · 6

Rural municipality · 6

Compare the local governments of Kailali

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

13 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
Dhangadhi198,79244,77983.3%153,844184,740
Godawari98,74621,25079.4%72,02690,731
Lamki Chuha90,97120,41275.9%63,29783,368
Tikapur89,83520,93077.8%64,83983,376
Ghodaghodi86,03418,38376.2%59,99578,779
Gauriganga64,55813,78175.2%44,39959,068
Bhajani53,49410,84573.3%36,08649,237
Kailari49,91710,17472.5%33,72246,542
Janaki49,86011,04173.0%33,68446,151
Bardagoriya37,6827,94076.0%26,34434,677
Joshipur37,1877,75172.7%25,03734,461
Chure21,4004,23977.7%14,96219,255
Mohanyal21,0824,34776.6%14,49518,932

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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