District · Koshi Province
Taplejung District
9 local governments · P-code
NP0101- Population
- 125k
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 3,632
- km²
- Density
- 34
- people per km²
- Share of Koshi
- 2.4%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 0.40%
- by population
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
124,619
Female
61,482
49.3%
Male
63,137
50.7%
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+ | 575 | 611 | 1,186 |
| 75-79 | 654 | 685 | 1,339 |
| 70-74 | 1,033 | 1,092 | 2,125 |
| 65-69 | 1,582 | 1,549 | 3,131 |
| 60-64 | 2,111 | 2,196 | 4,307 |
| 55-59 | 2,851 | 2,401 | 5,252 |
| 50-54 | 3,107 | 2,825 | 5,932 |
| 45-49 | 3,284 | 2,856 | 6,140 |
| 40-44 | 3,449 | 2,900 | 6,349 |
| 35-39 | 3,699 | 3,588 | 7,287 |
| 30-34 | 4,758 | 5,432 | 10,190 |
| 25-29 | 5,776 | 7,359 | 13,135 |
| 20-24 | 5,943 | 6,946 | 12,889 |
| 15-19 | 6,191 | 6,425 | 12,616 |
| 10-14 | 5,528 | 5,419 | 10,947 |
| 5-9 | 5,580 | 5,544 | 11,124 |
| 0-4 | 5,361 | 5,309 | 10,670 |
Local governments
9 in this district. Population at this level is not published by the source used here, which stops at district.
Municipality · 1
- Phungling · फुङ्लिङ नगरपालिका
Rural municipality · 8
- Aatharai Tribeni
- Maiwakhola · मैवाखोला गाउँपालिका
- Meringden · मेरिङ्देन गाउँपालिका
- Mikwakhola
- Pathivara Yangwarak
- Phaktanlung
- Sidingba
- Sirijanga
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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