District · Madhesh Province
Siraha District
सिराहा जिल्ला
A district of Madhesh Province, made up of 17 local governments.NP0216
Population
739,953
2021789,696 projected for 2023
Households
148,571
20214.98 people each
Area
1,139 km²
649 per km²
Literacy
65.1%
202172nd of 77
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
739,953
National Statistics Office
376,229 women, 363,724 men — 50.8% female. 12.1% of Madhesh.
A 2023 projection puts it at 789,696 — 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+ | 2,231 | 2,278 | 4,509 |
| 75-79 | 3,164 | 3,808 | 6,972 |
| 70-74 | 7,069 | 7,729 | 14,798 |
| 65-69 | 10,105 | 10,261 | 20,366 |
| 60-64 | 11,965 | 10,796 | 22,761 |
| 55-59 | 14,002 | 12,984 | 26,986 |
| 50-54 | 16,225 | 14,321 | 30,546 |
| 45-49 | 21,362 | 17,196 | 38,558 |
| 40-44 | 22,212 | 17,158 | 39,370 |
| 35-39 | 30,374 | 21,540 | 51,914 |
| 30-34 | 33,409 | 26,849 | 60,258 |
| 25-29 | 38,853 | 34,772 | 73,625 |
| 20-24 | 39,662 | 37,128 | 76,790 |
| 15-19 | 34,656 | 38,775 | 73,431 |
| 10-14 | 37,307 | 40,935 | 78,242 |
| 5-9 | 40,020 | 44,793 | 84,813 |
| 0-4 | 39,929 | 45,828 | 85,757 |
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
65.1%
Population aged 5 and over
11.1 pp below the national figure · 72nd of 77.
74.8% of men, 56.0% of women — a 18.8-point gap.
65.1%
Siraha
63.5%
Madhesh
76.2%
Nepal
Siraha 65.1%, Madhesh 63.5%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Siraha marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write65.1%
- Cannot read or write34.6%
- Can read only0.3%
- Not stated0.0%
660,735 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 430,205 | 190,691 | 239,514 |
| Cannot read or write | 228,444 | 148,743 | 79,701 |
| Can read only | 1,976 | 1,071 | 905 |
| Not stated | 110 | 55 | 55 |
Local governments
17 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. 9 more in the table below.
View all 17 local governments
| Place | Type | Population | Households | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahan | municipality | 102,031 | 20,577 | 69.2% |
| Siraha | municipality | 95,410 | 18,917 | 63.0% |
| Golbazar | municipality | 63,885 | 13,133 | 67.5% |
| Mirchaiya | municipality | 59,425 | 12,250 | 66.1% |
| Kalyanpur | municipality | 58,872 | 11,835 | 61.0% |
| Dhangadhimai | municipality | 53,355 | 10,842 | 69.3% |
| Sukhipur | municipality | 42,033 | 8,321 | 63.5% |
| Karjanha | municipality | 38,557 | 8,289 | 61.8% |
| Laxmipur Patari | rural municipality | 31,118 | 6,044 | 64.8% |
| Bariyarpatti | rural municipality | 29,712 | 5,686 | 67.1% |
| Arnama | rural municipality | 27,899 | 5,179 | 66.1% |
| Aurahi | rural municipality | 26,478 | 5,469 | 61.0% |
| Bhagawanpur | rural municipality | 23,380 | 4,606 | 65.2% |
| Bishnupur | rural municipality | 22,781 | 4,566 | 65.1% |
| Naraha | rural municipality | 22,760 | 4,373 | 60.9% |
| Sakhuwa Nankarkatti | rural municipality | 20,844 | 4,236 | 66.5% |
| Nawarajpur | rural municipality | 20,788 | 4,226 | 57.7% |
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 →