District · Koshi Province
Dhankuta District
धनकुटा जिल्ला
A district of Koshi Province, made up of 7 local governments.NP0107
Population
150,599
2021154,987 projected for 2023
Households
37,648
20214.00 people each
Area
899 km²
168 per km²
Literacy
81.4%
202117th of 77
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
150,599
National Statistics Office
76,775 women, 73,824 men — 51.0% female. 3.0% of Koshi.
A 2023 projection puts it at 154,987 — 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+ | 922 | 919 | 1,841 |
| 75-79 | 1,085 | 1,023 | 2,108 |
| 70-74 | 1,457 | 1,541 | 2,998 |
| 65-69 | 2,460 | 2,274 | 4,734 |
| 60-64 | 3,251 | 3,026 | 6,277 |
| 55-59 | 4,330 | 3,317 | 7,647 |
| 50-54 | 4,542 | 3,798 | 8,340 |
| 45-49 | 4,899 | 4,115 | 9,014 |
| 40-44 | 5,296 | 3,876 | 9,172 |
| 35-39 | 5,446 | 4,953 | 10,399 |
| 30-34 | 6,614 | 6,553 | 13,167 |
| 25-29 | 7,126 | 8,036 | 15,162 |
| 20-24 | 6,984 | 7,522 | 14,506 |
| 15-19 | 6,774 | 7,022 | 13,796 |
| 10-14 | 6,188 | 6,355 | 12,543 |
| 5-9 | 5,989 | 6,149 | 12,138 |
| 0-4 | 5,593 | 5,552 | 11,145 |
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
81.4%
Population aged 5 and over
5.1 pp above the national figure · 17th of 77.
88.2% of men, 74.8% of women — a 13.3-point gap.
81.4%
Dhankuta
79.7%
Koshi
76.2%
Nepal
Dhankuta 81.4%, Koshi 79.7%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Dhankuta marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write81.4%
- Cannot read or write18.3%
- Can read only0.3%
- Not stated0.0%
139,893 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 113,816 | 53,568 | 60,248 |
| Cannot read or write | 25,596 | 17,701 | 7,895 |
| Can read only | 474 | 295 | 179 |
| Not stated | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Local governments
7 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.
View all 7 local governments
| Place | Type | Population | Households | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhankuta | municipality | 35,983 | 9,637 | 84.5% |
| Mahalaxmi | municipality | 22,182 | 5,412 | 80.0% |
| Sangurigadhi | rural municipality | 19,561 | 5,005 | 80.8% |
| Pakhribas | municipality | 19,104 | 4,844 | 78.8% |
| Shahidbhumi | rural municipality | 17,767 | 4,090 | 78.5% |
| Chaubise | rural municipality | 17,677 | 4,480 | 81.4% |
| Chhathar Jorpati | rural municipality | 16,456 | 4,148 | 81.0% |
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
Measures such as gdp per capita, life expectancy at birth, and under-5 mortality rate are published for Nepal as a whole and are not broken down to this level by their source, so they have no section here. All indicators and their coverage →