District · Gandaki Province
Nawalparasi East District
नवलपरासी (बर्दघाट सुस्ता पूर्व)
A district of Gandaki Province, made up of 9 local governments.NP0447
Population
378,079
2021405,350 projected for 2023
Households
93,925
20214.03 people each
Area
1,426 km²
265 per km²
Literacy
82.4%
202110th of 77
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
378,079
National Statistics Office
200,192 women, 177,887 men — 52.9% female. 15.3% of Gandaki.
A 2023 projection puts it at 405,350 — modelled, not counted.
Age and sex structure
Five-year bands, 2023 projection — a different reference period from the count beside it.
View all 17 age bands
| Age | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80+ | 1,976 | 2,034 | 4,010 |
| 75-79 | 2,464 | 2,340 | 4,804 |
| 70-74 | 3,478 | 3,418 | 6,896 |
| 65-69 | 5,447 | 4,856 | 10,303 |
| 60-64 | 7,157 | 5,945 | 13,102 |
| 55-59 | 9,141 | 7,103 | 16,244 |
| 50-54 | 11,155 | 8,828 | 19,983 |
| 45-49 | 12,499 | 10,281 | 22,780 |
| 40-44 | 15,108 | 10,196 | 25,304 |
| 35-39 | 17,326 | 12,227 | 29,553 |
| 30-34 | 21,603 | 16,369 | 37,972 |
| 25-29 | 23,130 | 18,468 | 41,598 |
| 20-24 | 20,401 | 18,858 | 39,259 |
| 15-19 | 18,119 | 19,020 | 37,139 |
| 10-14 | 15,962 | 17,324 | 33,286 |
| 5-9 | 15,336 | 16,964 | 32,300 |
| 0-4 | 14,791 | 16,026 | 30,817 |
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
82.4%
Population aged 5 and over
6.1 pp above the national figure · 10th of 77.
88.7% of men, 76.8% of women — a 11.9-point gap.
82.4%
Nawalparasi East
81.7%
Gandaki
76.2%
Nepal
Nawalparasi East 82.4%, Gandaki 81.7%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Nawalparasi East marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write82.4%
- Cannot read or write16.7%
- Can read only0.8%
- Not stated0.2%
349,586 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 287,893 | 143,625 | 144,268 |
| Cannot read or write | 58,262 | 41,171 | 17,091 |
| Can read only | 2,898 | 1,883 | 1,015 |
| Not stated | 533 | 276 | 257 |
Local governments
9 local governments. By population, 2021 census.
Population
Households
One order throughout, set by population, so a mark out of step ranks differently on that measure. Counts are bars from zero; rates are dots on a trimmed axis, because a rate is not additive and its spread matters more than its distance from nothing. 1 more in the table below.
View all 9 local governments
| Place | Type | Population | Households | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawasoti | municipality | 86,821 | 22,166 | 84.7% |
| Gaidakot | municipality | 79,349 | 20,191 | 84.8% |
| Madhya Bindu | municipality | 61,091 | 15,430 | 79.9% |
| Devchuli | municipality | 58,003 | 14,493 | 84.3% |
| Binayi Tribeni | rural municipality | 38,370 | 9,076 | 82.0% |
| Hupsekot | rural municipality | 26,583 | 6,179 | 76.2% |
| Bulingtar | rural municipality | 14,637 | 3,402 | 72.9% |
| Baudikali | rural municipality | 11,338 | 2,913 | 75.5% |
| Chitawan | protected_area | — | — | — |
Sources and coverage
- Nepal — Subnational Population StatisticsUnited Nations Population Fundcc-by-igo-3.0
- Nepal — National Population and Housing Census 2021National Statistics Officenso-official-statistics
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