District · Sudur Paschim Province
Bajhang District
बझाङ जिल्ला
A district of Sudur Paschim Province, made up of 13 local governments.NP0767
Population
189,085
2021196,132 projected for 2023
Households
38,048
20214.97 people each
Area
3,459 km²
55 per km²
Literacy
70.5%
202161st of 77
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
189,085
National Statistics Office
100,615 women, 88,470 men — 53.2% female. 7.0% of Sudur Paschim.
A 2023 projection puts it at 196,132 — 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+ | 990 | 495 | 1,485 |
| 75-79 | 1,392 | 941 | 2,333 |
| 70-74 | 2,337 | 1,520 | 3,857 |
| 65-69 | 2,391 | 1,920 | 4,311 |
| 60-64 | 2,971 | 2,371 | 5,342 |
| 55-59 | 3,488 | 2,752 | 6,240 |
| 50-54 | 4,313 | 3,401 | 7,714 |
| 45-49 | 5,104 | 3,739 | 8,843 |
| 40-44 | 5,760 | 3,744 | 9,504 |
| 35-39 | 6,045 | 4,538 | 10,583 |
| 30-34 | 6,814 | 6,057 | 12,871 |
| 25-29 | 7,475 | 7,564 | 15,039 |
| 20-24 | 9,753 | 8,613 | 18,366 |
| 15-19 | 11,664 | 10,186 | 21,850 |
| 10-14 | 12,993 | 13,114 | 26,107 |
| 5-9 | 10,956 | 10,876 | 21,832 |
| 0-4 | 9,786 | 10,069 | 19,855 |
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
70.5%
Population aged 5 and over
5.7 pp below the national figure · 61st of 77.
82.8% of men, 60.0% of women — a 22.9-point gap.
70.5%
Bajhang
76.2%
Sudur Paschim
76.2%
Nepal
Bajhang 70.5%, Sudur Paschim 76.2%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Bajhang marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write70.5%
- Cannot read or write29.0%
- Can read only0.4%
- Not stated0.0%
170,413 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 120,205 | 55,003 | 65,202 |
| Cannot read or write | 49,392 | 36,197 | 13,195 |
| Can read only | 757 | 471 | 286 |
| Not stated | 59 | 29 | 30 |
Local governments
13 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. 5 more in the table below.
View all 13 local governments
| Place | Type | Population | Households | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungal | municipality | 33,812 | 6,372 | 70.0% |
| Jayaprithbi | municipality | 21,933 | 5,002 | 75.9% |
| Kedarsyun | rural municipality | 21,312 | 4,296 | 71.9% |
| Bitthadchir | rural municipality | 17,812 | 3,116 | 71.5% |
| Thalara | rural municipality | 15,958 | 3,416 | 68.6% |
| Chhabis Pathibhara | rural municipality | 14,474 | 3,070 | 69.4% |
| Khaptad Chhanna | rural municipality | 13,419 | 3,102 | 69.7% |
| Masta | rural municipality | 13,265 | 2,545 | 68.4% |
| Talkot | rural municipality | 11,719 | 2,244 | 72.3% |
| Durgathali | rural municipality | 11,318 | 2,592 | 66.9% |
| Surma | rural municipality | 11,082 | 1,823 | 65.6% |
| Saipal | rural municipality | 2,625 | 447 | 72.2% |
| Khaptad | protected_area | — | — | — |
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 →