Municipality · Ilam District
Illam
ईलाम नगरपालिका
A municipality in Ilam District, Koshi Province, one of 10 local governments there.NP0103302
Population
50,085
2021
Households
12,952
20213.87 people each
Area
173 km²
290 per km²
Literacy
86.7%
202118th of 276
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
50,085
National Statistics Office
25,674 women, 24,411 men — 51.3% female. 17.9% of Ilam.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
86.7%
Population aged 5 and over
10.5 pp above the national figure · 18th of 276.
91.7% of men, 82.1% of women — a 9.6-point gap.
86.7%
Illam
83.4%
Ilam
79.7%
Koshi
76.2%
Nepal
Illam 86.7%, Ilam 83.4%, Koshi 79.7%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Illam marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write86.7%
- Cannot read or write13.1%
- Can read only0.2%
- Not stated0.0%
46,953 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 40,723 | 19,831 | 20,892 |
| Cannot read or write | 6,149 | 4,286 | 1,863 |
| Can read only | 80 | 47 | 33 |
| Not stated | 1 | 1 | 0 |
In context
Where Illam sits among the 10 local governments of Ilam. 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. 2 more in the table below.
View all 10 local governments
| Place | Type | Population | Households | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suryodaya | municipality | 54,727 | 14,032 | 85.3% |
| Illam | municipality | 50,085 | 12,952 | 86.7% |
| Deumai | municipality | 30,969 | 7,686 | 83.4% |
| Mai | municipality | 30,732 | 7,939 | 79.6% |
| Chulachuli | rural municipality | 23,157 | 5,613 | 81.3% |
| Fakfokathum | rural municipality | 19,706 | 4,898 | 82.4% |
| Mai Jogmai | rural municipality | 19,131 | 4,942 | 81.9% |
| Rong | rural municipality | 17,367 | 4,537 | 81.5% |
| Mangsebung | rural municipality | 16,810 | 3,889 | 82.0% |
| Sandakpur | rural municipality | 15,444 | 4,013 | 81.7% |
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 →