Rural Municipality · Dailekh District
Mahabu
महाबु गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Dailekh District, Karnali Province, one of 11 local governments there.NP0661403
Population
18,059
2021
Households
3,968
20214.55 people each
Area
111 km²
163 per km²
Literacy
76.4%
2021155th of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
18,059
National Statistics Office
9,797 women, 8,262 men — 54.2% female. 7.2% of Dailekh.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
76.4%
Population aged 5 and over
0.2 pp above the national figure · 155th of 460.
84.2% of men, 70.0% of women — a 14.2-point gap.
76.4%
Mahabu
75.5%
Dailekh
76.1%
Karnali
76.2%
Nepal
Mahabu 76.4%, Dailekh 75.5%, Karnali 76.1%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Mahabu marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write76.4%
- Cannot read or write22.5%
- Can read only1.0%
- Not stated0.1%
16,121 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 12,322 | 6,210 | 6,112 |
| Cannot read or write | 3,622 | 2,559 | 1,063 |
| Can read only | 154 | 85 | 69 |
| Not stated | 23 | 12 | 11 |
In context
Where Mahabu sits among the 11 local governments of Dailekh. 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. 3 more in the table below.
View all 11 local governments
| Place | Type | Population | Households | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dullu | municipality | 39,143 | 9,053 | 74.3% |
| Aathbis | municipality | 31,092 | 6,134 | 73.2% |
| Chamunda Bindrasaini | municipality | 26,559 | 5,113 | 74.9% |
| Narayan | municipality | 26,111 | 6,504 | 78.0% |
| Gurans | rural municipality | 21,189 | 4,541 | 79.1% |
| Naumule | rural municipality | 19,687 | 4,223 | 76.3% |
| Bhairabi | rural municipality | 18,767 | 4,269 | 73.9% |
| Thantikandh | rural municipality | 18,301 | 3,840 | 70.5% |
| Bhagawatimai | rural municipality | 18,206 | 3,550 | 75.8% |
| Mahabu | rural municipality | 18,059 | 3,968 | 76.4% |
| Dungeshwor | rural municipality | 14,533 | 3,399 | 79.1% |
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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