Municipality · Nawalparasi East District
Gaidakot
NP0447304- Population
- 79,349
- 2021 census · NSO
- Share of district
- 21.0%
- of Nawalparasi East
- Rank among municipalities
- 40 of 276
- nationally, by population
- Local governments here
- 8
- in Nawalparasi East
Population & Demographics
How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex. All Population & Demographics indicators →
- Householdsघरपरिवार
- 20,191Households
- —
- Populationजनसंख्या
- 79,349Persons
- female 41,420male 37,929
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 Gaidakot under population & demographics.
Education
Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →
- Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर
- 84.8%
- female 79.6%male 90.7%11.1 points higher for men
- 62,630Persons
- female 30,930male 31,700
- Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या
- 73,832Persons
- female 38,868male 34,964
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 Gaidakot under education.
In context
Where Gaidakot sits among the 8 local governments of Nawalparasi East.
- Gaidakot
- Other units of Nawalparasi East
View all 8 names
- Baudikali · बुङ्दीकाली गाउँपालिका
- Binayi Tribeni · विनयी त्रिवेणी गाउँपालिका
- Bulingtar
- Devchuli · देवचुली
- Gaidakot
- Hupsekot · हुप्सेकोट गाउँपालिका
- Kawasoti · कावासोती
- Madhya Bindu
By population, 2021
- Kawasoti86,821
- Gaidakot79,349
- Madhya Bindu61,091
- Devchuli58,003
- Binayi Tribeni38,370
- Hupsekot26,583
- Bulingtar14,637
- Baudikali11,338
Compare with the rest of Nawalparasi East
Every published census measure, side by side. This unit is highlighted; rank by any column, or select rows to compare a few.
| local governments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaidakot | 79,349 | 20,191 | 84.8% | 62,630 | 73,832 |
| Kawasoti | 86,821 | 22,166 | 84.7% | 67,876 | 80,137 |
| Madhya Bindu | 61,091 | 15,430 | 79.9% | 44,978 | 56,296 |
| Devchuli | 58,003 | 14,493 | 84.3% | 45,192 | 53,603 |
| Binayi Tribeni | 38,370 | 9,076 | 82.0% | 28,895 | 35,251 |
| Hupsekot | 26,583 | 6,179 | 76.2% | 18,705 | 24,555 |
| Bulingtar | 14,637 | 3,402 | 72.9% | 9,908 | 13,594 |
| Baudikali | 11,338 | 2,913 | 75.5% | 7,891 | 10,446 |
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) · Election Commission Nepal (2026) · National Statistics Office (2021) · Wikidata (2026) · World Bank (1960-2024)
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