District · Bagmati Province
Dolakha District
9 local governments · P-code
NP0322- Population
- 178k
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 2,147
- km²
- Density
- 83
- people per km²
- Share of Bagmati
- 2.7%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 0.58%
- by population
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
177,938
Female
91,534
51.4%
Male
86,404
48.6%
Age and sex structure
Five-year age bands. Both sides share one scale, so bar lengths are directly comparable.
FemaleMale2023 · hover a band for exact counts
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| Age | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80+ | 1,668 | 1,413 | 3,081 |
| 75-79 | 1,700 | 1,572 | 3,272 |
| 70-74 | 2,323 | 2,159 | 4,482 |
| 65-69 | 3,512 | 3,167 | 6,679 |
| 60-64 | 4,399 | 3,884 | 8,283 |
| 55-59 | 5,162 | 3,929 | 9,091 |
| 50-54 | 5,668 | 4,231 | 9,899 |
| 45-49 | 5,435 | 4,253 | 9,688 |
| 40-44 | 5,512 | 4,106 | 9,618 |
| 35-39 | 5,767 | 5,055 | 10,822 |
| 30-34 | 6,975 | 7,302 | 14,277 |
| 25-29 | 7,875 | 8,989 | 16,864 |
| 20-24 | 7,637 | 8,319 | 15,956 |
| 15-19 | 7,950 | 7,958 | 15,908 |
| 10-14 | 7,268 | 7,213 | 14,481 |
| 5-9 | 6,538 | 6,549 | 13,087 |
| 0-4 | 6,145 | 6,305 | 12,450 |
Local governments
9 in this district. Population at this level is not published by the source used here, which stops at district.
Municipality · 2
- Bhimeshwor
- Jiri · जिरी
Rural municipality · 7
- Baiteshwor · वैतेश्वर गाउँपालिका
- Bigu · बिगु
- Gaurishankar · गौरीशंकर गाउँपालिका
- Kalinchowk · कालिञ्चोक
- Melung · मेलुङ गाउँपालिका
- Shailung · शैलुङ गाउँपालिका
- Tamakoshi · तामाकोशी गाउँपालिका
Sources & methodology
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2024) · United Nations Population Fund (2023) · Wikidata (2026) · World Bank (1960-2024)
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