District · Koshi Province
Dhankuta District
7 local governments · P-code
NP0107- Population
- 155k
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 899
- km²
- Density
- 172
- people per km²
- Share of Koshi
- 3.0%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 0.50%
- by population
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
154,987
Female
78,956
50.9%
Male
76,031
49.1%
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+ | 922 | 919 | 1,841 |
| 75-79 | 1,085 | 1,023 | 2,108 |
| 70-74 | 1,457 | 1,541 | 2,998 |
| 65-69 | 2,460 | 2,274 | 4,734 |
| 60-64 | 3,251 | 3,026 | 6,277 |
| 55-59 | 4,330 | 3,317 | 7,647 |
| 50-54 | 4,542 | 3,798 | 8,340 |
| 45-49 | 4,899 | 4,115 | 9,014 |
| 40-44 | 5,296 | 3,876 | 9,172 |
| 35-39 | 5,446 | 4,953 | 10,399 |
| 30-34 | 6,614 | 6,553 | 13,167 |
| 25-29 | 7,126 | 8,036 | 15,162 |
| 20-24 | 6,984 | 7,522 | 14,506 |
| 15-19 | 6,774 | 7,022 | 13,796 |
| 10-14 | 6,188 | 6,355 | 12,543 |
| 5-9 | 5,989 | 6,149 | 12,138 |
| 0-4 | 5,593 | 5,552 | 11,145 |
Local governments
7 in this district. Population at this level is not published by the source used here, which stops at district.
Municipality · 3
- Dhankuta · धनकुटा नगरपालिका
- Mahalaxmi
- Pakhribas · पाख्रीबास
Rural municipality · 4
- Chaubise · चौबिसे गाउँपालिका
- Chhathar Jorpati · छथर जोरपाटी गाउँपालिका
- Sangurigadhi · साँगुरीगढी गाउँपालिका
- Shahidbhumi
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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