District · Koshi Province
Khotang District
खोटाङ जिल्ला
A district of Koshi Province, made up of 10 local governments.NP0112
Population
175,298
2021178,112 projected for 2023
Households
41,750
20214.20 people each
Area
1,589 km²
110 per km²
Literacy
76.0%
202142nd of 77
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
175,298
National Statistics Office
88,661 women, 86,637 men — 50.6% female. 3.5% of Koshi.
A 2023 projection puts it at 178,112 — 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+ | 1,054 | 1,306 | 2,360 |
| 75-79 | 1,528 | 1,393 | 2,921 |
| 70-74 | 1,946 | 1,947 | 3,893 |
| 65-69 | 2,758 | 2,664 | 5,422 |
| 60-64 | 3,716 | 3,426 | 7,142 |
| 55-59 | 4,740 | 3,766 | 8,506 |
| 50-54 | 5,122 | 4,096 | 9,218 |
| 45-49 | 4,884 | 4,022 | 8,906 |
| 40-44 | 4,773 | 3,673 | 8,446 |
| 35-39 | 5,049 | 4,593 | 9,642 |
| 30-34 | 6,005 | 6,773 | 12,778 |
| 25-29 | 7,550 | 8,921 | 16,471 |
| 20-24 | 7,979 | 8,785 | 16,764 |
| 15-19 | 8,997 | 9,317 | 18,314 |
| 10-14 | 8,474 | 8,384 | 16,858 |
| 5-9 | 7,849 | 7,718 | 15,567 |
| 0-4 | 7,441 | 7,463 | 14,904 |
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
76.0%
Population aged 5 and over
0.3 pp below the national figure · 42nd of 77.
83.6% of men, 68.6% of women — a 15.1-point gap.
76.0%
Khotang
79.7%
Koshi
76.2%
Nepal
Khotang 76.0%, Koshi 79.7%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Khotang marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write76.0%
- Cannot read or write23.7%
- Can read only0.3%
- Not stated0.0%
160,882 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 122,248 | 56,006 | 66,242 |
| Cannot read or write | 38,120 | 25,409 | 12,711 |
| Can read only | 511 | 269 | 242 |
| Not stated | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Local governments
10 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. 2 more in the table below.
View all 10 local governments
| Place | Type | Population | Households | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi | municipality | 43,008 | 10,767 | 78.8% |
| Halesi Tuwachung | municipality | 27,078 | 6,035 | 74.3% |
| Khotehang | rural municipality | 16,846 | 4,115 | 75.1% |
| Diprung Chuichumma | rural municipality | 16,305 | 3,801 | 77.2% |
| Kepilasgadhi | rural municipality | 13,231 | 3,318 | 75.0% |
| Aiselukharka | rural municipality | 13,217 | 3,355 | 74.3% |
| Jante Dhunga | rural municipality | 12,016 | 2,747 | 73.2% |
| Baraha Pokhari | rural municipality | 11,397 | 2,568 | 71.9% |
| Rawa Besi | rural municipality | 11,199 | 2,715 | 73.4% |
| Sakela | rural municipality | 9,623 | 2,299 | 79.3% |
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 →