Rural Municipality · Saptari District

Tirahut

Madhesh Province · P-code NP0215403

Population: 24,034; 2021 census · NSO
Share of district: 3.4%; of Saptari
Rank among rural municipalities: 134 of 460; nationally, by population
Local governments here: 18; in Saptari

Population & Demographics

How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex. All Population & Demographics indicators →

Householdsघरपरिवार: 5,116
Households; —
Populationजनसंख्या: 24,034
Persons; female 11,978male 12,056

2 indicators published for Tirahut under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर: 62.4%; female 53.0%male 72.0%
19.0 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या: 13,641
Persons; female 5,825male 7,816
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या: 21,846
Persons; female 10,991male 10,855

3 indicators published for Tirahut under education.

In context

Where Tirahut sits among the 18 local governments of Saptari.

Tirahut
Other units of Saptari

View all 18 names

Agnisair Krishna Sabaran
Balan-Bihul · वलान-विहुल गाउँपालिका
Bishnupur
Bode Barsain
Chhinnamasta · छिन्नमस्ता(सप्तरी)
Dakneshwori
Hanumannagar Kankalini · हनुमाननगर कङ्कालिनी नगरपालिका
Kanchanrup
Khadak · खडक नगरपालिका
Mahadewa
Rajbiraj · राजविराज नगरपालिका
Rajgadh
Rupani · रुपनी गाउँपालिका
Saptakoshi
Shambhunath · शम्भुनाथ नगरपालिका
Surunga · सुरुङ्गा नगरपालिका
Tilathi Koiladi · तिलाठी कोईलाडी गाउँपालिका
Tirahut

18 local governments of Saptari. 18 of 18 named on the map.

By population, 2021

Rajbiraj70,803
Kanchanrup58,466
Hanumannagar Kankalini52,796
Khadak52,778
Surunga49,460
Dakneshwori47,739
Bode Barsain46,017
Shambhunath39,634
Tilathi Koiladi33,658
Rajgadh32,462
Agnisair Krishna Sabaran31,634
Mahadewa30,315
Chhinnamasta29,946
Rupani29,877
Bishnupur27,703
Tirahut24,034
Balan-Bihul23,527
Saptakoshi23,510

Saptari District overview →

Compare with the rest of Saptari

Every published census measure, side by side. This unit is highlighted; rank by any column, or select rows to compare a few.

Rank by18 local governments · tick rows to pin and compare

local governments compared on Population, Households, Literacy rate, Literate population, Population aged 5 and over, ranked by Population
local governments
Tirahut	24,034	5,116	62.4%	13,641	21,846
Rajbiraj	70,803	14,133	76.6%	49,751	64,983
Kanchanrup	58,466	12,535	67.3%	35,590	52,849
Hanumannagar Kankalini	52,796	10,645	65.3%	31,149	47,693
Khadak	52,778	11,069	69.6%	32,957	47,349
Surunga	49,460	10,487	67.7%	30,376	44,872
Dakneshwori	47,739	10,002	67.9%	29,158	42,953
Bode Barsain	46,017	9,722	68.0%	28,226	41,521
Shambhunath	39,634	8,679	67.1%	23,959	35,698
Tilathi Koiladi	33,658	6,768	64.9%	19,698	30,369
Rajgadh	32,462	6,675	62.2%	18,177	29,215
Agnisair Krishna Sabaran	31,634	6,581	69.1%	19,893	28,770
Mahadewa	30,315	6,279	59.9%	16,429	27,448
Chhinnamasta	29,946	6,170	64.0%	17,373	27,159
Rupani	29,877	6,324	66.4%	17,807	26,807
Bishnupur	27,703	5,465	68.4%	17,199	25,133
Balan-Bihul	23,527	4,948	63.8%	13,507	21,177
Saptakoshi	23,510	5,218	74.2%	16,030	21,614

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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