Rural Municipality · Dhankuta District
Sangurigadhi
साँगुरीगढी गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Dhankuta District, Koshi Province, one of 7 local governments there.NP0107403
Population
19,561
2021
Households
5,005
20213.91 people each
Area
166 km²
118 per km²
Literacy
80.8%
202150th of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
19,561
National Statistics Office
9,970 women, 9,591 men — 51.0% female. 13.0% of Dhankuta.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
80.8%
Population aged 5 and over
4.6 pp above the national figure · 50th of 460.
86.6% of men, 75.3% of women — a 11.2-point gap.
80.8%
Sangurigadhi
81.4%
Dhankuta
79.7%
Koshi
76.2%
Nepal
Sangurigadhi 80.8%, Dhankuta 81.4%, Koshi 79.7%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Sangurigadhi marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write80.8%
- Cannot read or write18.8%
- Can read only0.4%
18,284 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 3 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 14,774 | 7,053 | 7,721 |
| Cannot read or write | 3,432 | 2,264 | 1,168 |
| Can read only | 78 | 47 | 31 |
In context
Where Sangurigadhi sits among the 7 local governments of Dhankuta. 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 →