Municipality · Khotang District
Halesi Tuwachung
हलेसी तुवाचुङ नगरपालिका
A municipality in Khotang District, Koshi Province, one of 10 local governments there.NP0112301
Population
27,078
2021
Households
6,035
20214.49 people each
Area
280 km²
97 per km²
Literacy
74.3%
2021162nd of 276
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
27,078
National Statistics Office
13,720 women, 13,358 men — 50.7% female. 15.4% of Khotang.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
74.3%
Population aged 5 and over
2.0 pp below the national figure · 162nd of 276.
81.3% of men, 67.5% of women — a 13.8-point gap.
74.3%
Halesi Tuwachung
76.0%
Khotang
79.7%
Koshi
76.2%
Nepal
Halesi Tuwachung 74.3%, Khotang 76.0%, Koshi 79.7%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Halesi Tuwachung marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write74.3%
- Cannot read or write25.4%
- Can read only0.3%
24,775 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 3 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 18,400 | 8,521 | 9,879 |
| Cannot read or write | 6,294 | 4,064 | 2,230 |
| Can read only | 81 | 40 | 41 |
In context
Where Halesi Tuwachung sits among the 10 local governments of Khotang. 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 →