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District · Karnali Province

Salyan District

10 local governments · P-code NP0653
Population
248k
2023 projection · UNFPA
Area
1,880
km²
Density
132
people per km²
Share of Karnali
13.9%
by population
Share of Nepal
0.80%
by population

Population

2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.

Total
248,002
Female
128,101
51.7%
Male
119,901
48.3%

Population indicator →Compare within Karnali

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
2k2k4k4k6k6k51380+4801,02575-791,0181,92770-741,7672,99365-692,7373,84660-643,3414,72455-593,8325,65850-544,6626,89145-495,5427,50440-445,2718,09535-396,2709,86930-349,10611,91125-2912,10713,79520-2413,47913,78015-1913,66112,53710-1412,95711,1335-911,25611,9000-412,415
Show as table
AgeFemaleMaleTotal
80+513480993
75-791,0251,0182,043
70-741,9271,7673,694
65-692,9932,7375,730
60-643,8463,3417,187
55-594,7243,8328,556
50-545,6584,66210,320
45-496,8915,54212,433
40-447,5045,27112,775
35-398,0956,27014,365
30-349,8699,10618,975
25-2911,91112,10724,018
20-2413,79513,47927,274
15-1913,78013,66127,441
10-1412,53712,95725,494
5-911,13311,25622,389
0-411,90012,41524,315

Local governments

10 in this district. Population at this level is not published by the source used here, which stops at district.

Municipality · 3

  • Bagachour
  • Banagad Kupinde
  • Sharada

Rural municipality · 7

  • Chhatreshwori · छत्रेश्वरी गाउँपालिका
  • Darma · दार्मा गाउँपालिका
  • Kalimati · कालीमाटी गाउँपालिका
  • Kapurkot · कपुरकोट गाउँपालिका
  • Kumakh · कुमाख गाउँपालिका
  • Siddha Kumakh · सिद्धकुमाख गाउँपालिका
  • Tribeni · त्रिबेणी

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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