District · Karnali Province
Dailekh District
11 local governments · P-code
NP0661- Population
- 262k
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 1,484
- km²
- Density
- 176
- people per km²
- Share of Karnali
- 14.7%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 0.85%
- by population
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
261,504
Female
136,064
52.0%
Male
125,440
48.0%
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+ | 644 | 684 | 1,328 |
| 75-79 | 1,282 | 1,196 | 2,478 |
| 70-74 | 2,365 | 1,974 | 4,339 |
| 65-69 | 2,820 | 2,763 | 5,583 |
| 60-64 | 3,931 | 3,628 | 7,559 |
| 55-59 | 4,770 | 4,054 | 8,824 |
| 50-54 | 6,030 | 4,788 | 10,818 |
| 45-49 | 6,881 | 5,182 | 12,063 |
| 40-44 | 7,141 | 4,957 | 12,098 |
| 35-39 | 8,021 | 5,758 | 13,779 |
| 30-34 | 9,115 | 8,674 | 17,789 |
| 25-29 | 11,620 | 11,881 | 23,501 |
| 20-24 | 13,991 | 13,015 | 27,006 |
| 15-19 | 14,766 | 14,002 | 28,768 |
| 10-14 | 15,296 | 15,339 | 30,635 |
| 5-9 | 13,376 | 13,271 | 26,647 |
| 0-4 | 14,015 | 14,274 | 28,289 |
Local governments
11 in this district. Population at this level is not published by the source used here, which stops at district.
Municipality · 4
- Aathbis
- Chamunda Bindrasaini · चामुण्डा बिन्द्रासैनी नगरपालिका
- Dullu · दुल्लु
- Narayan · नारायण नगरपालिका
Rural municipality · 7
- Bhagawatimai · भगवतीमाई गाउँपालिका
- Bhairabi · भैरवी गाउँपालिका
- Dungeshwor
- Gurans
- Mahabu · महाबु गाउँपालिका
- Naumule · नौमुले गाउँपालिका
- Thantikandh · ठाँटीकाँध 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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