District · Koshi Province
Jhapa District
15 local governments · P-code
NP0104- Population
- 1.1M
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 1,604
- km²
- Density
- 670
- people per km²
- Share of Koshi
- 20.5%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 3.48%
- by population
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
1,074,577
Female
560,972
52.2%
Male
513,605
47.8%
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+ | 5,891 | 5,905 | 11,796 |
| 75-79 | 6,500 | 6,566 | 13,066 |
| 70-74 | 9,976 | 9,976 | 19,952 |
| 65-69 | 15,345 | 14,027 | 29,372 |
| 60-64 | 19,620 | 17,267 | 36,887 |
| 55-59 | 24,850 | 20,718 | 45,568 |
| 50-54 | 29,779 | 25,686 | 55,465 |
| 45-49 | 34,620 | 30,800 | 65,420 |
| 40-44 | 40,429 | 31,524 | 71,953 |
| 35-39 | 45,415 | 35,506 | 80,921 |
| 30-34 | 53,196 | 43,754 | 96,950 |
| 25-29 | 54,908 | 48,005 | 102,913 |
| 20-24 | 48,944 | 46,803 | 95,747 |
| 15-19 | 46,352 | 47,628 | 93,980 |
| 10-14 | 42,857 | 44,634 | 87,491 |
| 5-9 | 42,882 | 44,611 | 87,493 |
| 0-4 | 39,408 | 40,195 | 79,603 |
Local governments
15 in this district. Population at this level is not published by the source used here, which stops at district.
Municipality · 8
- Arjundhara · अर्जुनधारा नगरपालिका
- Bhadrapur · भद्रपुर नगरपालिका
- Birtamod · बिर्तामोड
- Damak · दमक नगरपालिका
- Gauradaha · गौरादह
- Kankai · कन्काई नगरपालिका
- Mechinagar · मेचीनगर नगरपालिका
- Shivasatakshi · शिवसताक्षी नगरपालिका
Rural municipality · 7
- Barhadashi · बाह्रदशी गाउँपालिका
- Buddhashanti · बुद्धशान्ति गाउँपालिका
- Gauriganj
- Haldibari
- Jhapa · झापा गाउँपालिका
- Kachanakawal
- Kamal
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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