District · Madhesh Province
Dhanusa District
18 local governments · P-code
NP0217- Population
- 925k
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 1,189
- km²
- Density
- 778
- people per km²
- Share of Madhesh
- 14.2%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 2.99%
- by population
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
924,655
Female
467,618
50.6%
Male
457,037
49.4%
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+ | 2,469 | 2,651 | 5,120 |
| 75-79 | 3,413 | 4,404 | 7,817 |
| 70-74 | 7,993 | 9,529 | 17,522 |
| 65-69 | 11,324 | 12,916 | 24,240 |
| 60-64 | 14,100 | 13,696 | 27,796 |
| 55-59 | 16,408 | 14,882 | 31,290 |
| 50-54 | 18,585 | 16,385 | 34,970 |
| 45-49 | 24,360 | 19,375 | 43,735 |
| 40-44 | 24,953 | 19,516 | 44,469 |
| 35-39 | 34,792 | 25,039 | 59,831 |
| 30-34 | 37,908 | 32,726 | 70,634 |
| 25-29 | 46,604 | 41,670 | 88,274 |
| 20-24 | 46,873 | 42,873 | 89,746 |
| 15-19 | 39,940 | 45,234 | 85,174 |
| 10-14 | 44,234 | 48,142 | 92,376 |
| 5-9 | 46,645 | 51,647 | 98,292 |
| 0-4 | 47,017 | 56,352 | 103,369 |
Local governments
18 in this district. Population at this level is not published by the source used here, which stops at district.
Sub-metropolitan city · 1
- Janakpurdham · जनकपुर उपमहानगरपालिका
Municipality · 11
- Bideha
- Chhireshwornath
- Dhanushadham
- Ganeshman Charnath
- Hansapur
- Kamala
- Mithila
- Mithila Bihari · मिथिला बिहारी नगरपालिका
- Nagarain
- Sabaila
- Shahidnagar
Rural municipality · 6
- Aurahi
- Bateshwor
- Dhanauji · धनौजी
- Janak Nandini
- Laxminiya
- Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya
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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