District · Karnali Province
Surkhet District
9 local governments · P-code
NP0659- Population
- 444k
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 2,486
- km²
- Density
- 179
- people per km²
- Share of Karnali
- 24.9%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 1.44%
- by population
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
444,365
Female
230,091
51.8%
Male
214,274
48.2%
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+ | 1,332 | 1,225 | 2,557 |
| 75-79 | 1,968 | 1,739 | 3,707 |
| 70-74 | 3,262 | 2,990 | 6,252 |
| 65-69 | 4,667 | 3,999 | 8,666 |
| 60-64 | 6,154 | 5,317 | 11,471 |
| 55-59 | 7,825 | 6,261 | 14,086 |
| 50-54 | 9,821 | 7,936 | 17,757 |
| 45-49 | 11,688 | 9,828 | 21,516 |
| 40-44 | 13,811 | 10,181 | 23,992 |
| 35-39 | 16,675 | 13,169 | 29,844 |
| 30-34 | 20,809 | 17,898 | 38,707 |
| 25-29 | 23,189 | 21,707 | 44,896 |
| 20-24 | 24,250 | 22,670 | 46,920 |
| 15-19 | 23,590 | 23,823 | 47,413 |
| 10-14 | 22,403 | 23,960 | 46,363 |
| 5-9 | 19,533 | 20,892 | 40,425 |
| 0-4 | 19,114 | 20,679 | 39,793 |
Local governments
9 in this district. Population at this level is not published by the source used here, which stops at district.
Municipality · 5
- Bheriganga
- Birendranagar · वीरेन्द्रनगर नगरपालिका
- Gurbhakot
- Lekabeshi
- Panchapuri · पञ्चपुरी नगरपालिका
Rural municipality · 4
- Barahatal · बराहताल गाउँपालिका
- Chaukune · चौकुने गाउँपालिका
- Chingad · चिङ्गाड गाउँपालिका
- Simta · सिम्ता 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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