Rural Municipality · Sankhuwasabha District
Makalu
मकालु गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Sankhuwasabha District, Koshi Province, one of 10 local governments there.NP0109401
Population
13,424
2021
Households
3,476
20213.86 people each
Area
1,192 km²
11 per km²
Literacy
75.5%
2021175th of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
13,424
National Statistics Office
6,520 women, 6,904 men — 48.6% female. 8.5% of Sankhuwasabha.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
75.5%
Population aged 5 and over
0.8 pp below the national figure · 175th of 460.
82.6% of men, 67.9% of women — a 14.7-point gap.
75.5%
Makalu
79.7%
Sankhuwasabha
79.7%
Koshi
76.2%
Nepal
Makalu 75.5%, Sankhuwasabha 79.7%, Koshi 79.7%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Makalu marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write75.5%
- Cannot read or write24.3%
- Can read only0.1%
- Not stated0.0%
12,265 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 9,259 | 4,037 | 5,222 |
| Cannot read or write | 2,986 | 1,899 | 1,087 |
| Can read only | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| Not stated | 2 | 1 | 1 |
In context
Where Makalu sits among the 10 local governments of Sankhuwasabha. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khandabari | municipality | 35,565 | 9,309 | 83.6% |
| Chainapur | municipality | 26,799 | 6,648 | 79.5% |
| Panchakhapan | municipality | 16,348 | 4,000 | 78.4% |
| Dharmadevi | municipality | 16,053 | 4,059 | 79.1% |
| Makalu | rural municipality | 13,424 | 3,476 | 75.5% |
| Madi | municipality | 13,273 | 3,281 | 79.2% |
| Silichong | rural municipality | 10,296 | 2,490 | 80.9% |
| Sabhapokhari | rural municipality | 9,970 | 2,507 | 79.4% |
| Chichila | rural municipality | 6,577 | 1,664 | 80.4% |
| Bhotkhola | rural municipality | 6,438 | 1,684 | 61.1% |
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
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