District · Koshi Province
Sankhuwasabha District
10 local governments · P-code
NP0109- Population
- 165k
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 3,470
- km²
- Density
- 47
- people per km²
- Share of Koshi
- 3.1%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 0.53%
- by population
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
164,634
Female
81,423
49.5%
Male
83,211
50.5%
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+ | 918 | 889 | 1,807 |
| 75-79 | 1,064 | 985 | 2,049 |
| 70-74 | 1,603 | 1,571 | 3,174 |
| 65-69 | 2,444 | 2,349 | 4,793 |
| 60-64 | 3,400 | 3,035 | 6,435 |
| 55-59 | 3,832 | 3,106 | 6,938 |
| 50-54 | 4,073 | 3,656 | 7,729 |
| 45-49 | 4,387 | 4,076 | 8,463 |
| 40-44 | 4,874 | 4,193 | 9,067 |
| 35-39 | 5,416 | 5,340 | 10,756 |
| 30-34 | 6,562 | 7,574 | 14,136 |
| 25-29 | 7,484 | 9,166 | 16,650 |
| 20-24 | 7,130 | 8,001 | 15,131 |
| 15-19 | 7,509 | 7,998 | 15,507 |
| 10-14 | 7,306 | 7,497 | 14,803 |
| 5-9 | 7,178 | 7,433 | 14,611 |
| 0-4 | 6,243 | 6,342 | 12,585 |
Local governments
10 in this district. Population at this level is not published by the source used here, which stops at district.
Municipality · 5
- Chainapur
- Dharmadevi · धर्मदेवी नगरपालिका
- Khandabari
- Madi
- Panchakhapan
Rural municipality · 5
- Bhotkhola · भोटखोला गाउँपालिका
- Chichila · चिचिला गाउँपालिका
- Makalu
- Sabhapokhari
- Silichong · सिलिचोङ 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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