Rural Municipality · Banke District
Duduwa
डुडुवा गाउँपालिका
NP0557404- Population
- 43,135
- 2021 census · NSO
- Share of district
- 7.2%
- of Banke
- Rank among rural municipalities
- 32 of 460
- nationally, by population
- Local governments here
- 8
- in Banke
Population & Demographics
How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex. All Population & Demographics indicators →
- Householdsघरपरिवार
- 8,051Households
- —
- Populationजनसंख्या
- 43,135Persons
- female 21,303male 21,832
Number of households enumerated. An institutional facility counts as one household.
2021 census
Resident population. Figures for years after the last census are projections, not counts.
2021 census
2 indicators published for Duduwa under population & demographics.
Education
Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →
- Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर
- 55.4%
- female 47.3%male 63.3%16.0 points higher for men
- 21,217Persons
- female 8,978male 12,239
- Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या
- 38,308Persons
- female 18,981male 19,327
Share of the population aged 5 and over who can read and write. The denominator is the 5-plus population, not the total population.
2021 census · not additive across places
The denominator for literacy. Published because a rate without its base cannot be recomputed or aggregated.
2021 census
3 indicators published for Duduwa under education.
In context
Where Duduwa sits among the 8 local governments of Banke.
- Duduwa
- Other units of Banke
View all 8 names
- Baijanath · बैजनाथ गाउँपालिका
- Duduwa · डुडुवा गाउँपालिका
- Janaki · जानकी गाउँपालिका
- Khajura
- Kohalpur · कोहलपुर नगरपालिका
- Narainapur · नरैनापुर
- Nepalganj
- Rapti Sonari · राप्तीसोनारी गाउँपालिका
By population, 2021
- Nepalganj164,444
- Kohalpur101,667
- Baijanath69,472
- Rapti Sonari66,445
- Khajura62,789
- Janaki46,141
- Narainapur43,206
- Duduwa43,135
Compare with the rest of Banke
Every published census measure, side by side. This unit is highlighted; rank by any column, or select rows to compare a few.
| local governments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duduwa | 43,135 | 8,051 | 55.4% | 21,217 | 38,308 |
| Nepalganj | 164,444 | 34,565 | 76.2% | 114,709 | 150,450 |
| Kohalpur | 101,667 | 24,183 | 82.6% | 77,604 | 93,943 |
| Baijanath | 69,472 | 16,469 | 77.9% | 49,797 | 63,884 |
| Rapti Sonari | 66,445 | 14,946 | 75.0% | 45,344 | 60,478 |
| Khajura | 62,789 | 13,706 | 75.3% | 42,623 | 56,630 |
| Janaki | 46,141 | 8,826 | 67.1% | 27,867 | 41,521 |
| Narainapur | 43,206 | 8,488 | 47.9% | 18,075 | 37,744 |
Bars are scaled within each column, so columns compare places and rows compare measures. A dash means the figure is not published for that place, which is not the same as zero. Rates are not additive across places and are never totalled.
Sources & methodology
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2024) · United Nations Population Fund (2023) · Election Commission Nepal (2026) · National Statistics Office (2021) · Wikidata (2026) · World Bank (1960-2024)
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