District · Koshi Province
Sunsari District
12 local governments · P-code
NP0106- Population
- 996k
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 1,192
- km²
- Density
- 836
- people per km²
- Share of Koshi
- 19.0%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 3.22%
- by population
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
996,243
Female
513,542
51.5%
Male
482,701
48.5%
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+ | 3,905 | 3,460 | 7,365 |
| 75-79 | 4,752 | 4,286 | 9,038 |
| 70-74 | 7,991 | 7,809 | 15,800 |
| 65-69 | 12,202 | 11,523 | 23,725 |
| 60-64 | 16,274 | 14,397 | 30,671 |
| 55-59 | 20,071 | 17,380 | 37,451 |
| 50-54 | 24,244 | 21,088 | 45,332 |
| 45-49 | 29,554 | 26,125 | 55,679 |
| 40-44 | 33,722 | 27,004 | 60,726 |
| 35-39 | 40,289 | 32,515 | 72,804 |
| 30-34 | 48,168 | 42,472 | 90,640 |
| 25-29 | 54,129 | 50,490 | 104,619 |
| 20-24 | 50,031 | 48,555 | 98,586 |
| 15-19 | 42,147 | 45,326 | 87,473 |
| 10-14 | 40,693 | 42,815 | 83,508 |
| 5-9 | 43,677 | 44,581 | 88,258 |
| 0-4 | 41,693 | 42,875 | 84,568 |
Local governments
12 in this district. Population at this level is not published by the source used here, which stops at district.
Sub-metropolitan city · 2
- Dharan
- Itahari · इटहरी
Municipality · 4
- Barahachhetra
- Duhabi
- Inaruwa · इनरूवा नगरपालिका
- Ramdhuni
Rural municipality · 6
- Barju · बर्जु गाउँपालिका
- Bhokraha Narsingh
- Dewangunj
- Gadhi
- Harinagar
- Koshi · कोशी 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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