Municipality · Baitadi District
Dasharathchand
दशरथचन्द नगरपालिका
A municipality in Baitadi District, Sudur Paschim Province, one of 10 local governments there.NP0774301
Population
31,567
2021
Households
7,198
20214.39 people each
Area
135 km²
234 per km²
Literacy
80.4%
202181st of 276
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
31,567
National Statistics Office
16,952 women, 14,615 men — 53.7% female. 13.0% of Baitadi.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
80.4%
Population aged 5 and over
4.2 pp above the national figure · 81st of 276.
92.7% of men, 70.1% of women — a 22.6-point gap.
80.4%
Dasharathchand
76.8%
Baitadi
76.2%
Sudur Paschim
76.2%
Nepal
Dasharathchand 80.4%, Baitadi 76.8%, Sudur Paschim 76.2%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Dasharathchand marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write80.4%
- Cannot read or write19.1%
- Can read only0.5%
- Not stated0.0%
28,945 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 23,282 | 11,045 | 12,237 |
| Cannot read or write | 5,529 | 4,627 | 902 |
| Can read only | 133 | 78 | 55 |
| Not stated | 1 | 0 | 1 |
In context
Where Dasharathchand sits among the 10 local governments of Baitadi. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puchaundi | municipality | 38,281 | 7,145 | 71.4% |
| Dasharathchand | municipality | 31,567 | 7,198 | 80.4% |
| Patan | municipality | 29,230 | 6,442 | 80.5% |
| Dogada Kedar | rural municipality | 23,104 | 4,672 | 77.9% |
| Dilasaini | rural municipality | 22,966 | 4,509 | 76.7% |
| Sigas | rural municipality | 21,814 | 4,114 | 74.3% |
| Melauli | municipality | 20,658 | 4,536 | 79.3% |
| Shivanath | rural municipality | 18,064 | 3,434 | 75.9% |
| Surnaya | rural municipality | 17,945 | 3,783 | 74.8% |
| Pancheshwor | rural municipality | 17,796 | 3,574 | 76.3% |
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
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