District · Sudur Paschim Province
Darchula District
9 local governments · P-code
NP0775- Population
- 139k
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 2,340
- km²
- Density
- 59
- people per km²
- Share of Sudur Paschim
- 4.9%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 0.45%
- by population
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
138,974
Female
71,722
51.6%
Male
67,252
48.4%
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+ | 652 | 628 | 1,280 |
| 75-79 | 916 | 817 | 1,733 |
| 70-74 | 1,430 | 1,212 | 2,642 |
| 65-69 | 1,904 | 1,828 | 3,732 |
| 60-64 | 2,205 | 2,033 | 4,238 |
| 55-59 | 2,809 | 2,433 | 5,242 |
| 50-54 | 3,421 | 2,754 | 6,175 |
| 45-49 | 3,993 | 3,420 | 7,413 |
| 40-44 | 4,166 | 3,242 | 7,408 |
| 35-39 | 4,685 | 3,899 | 8,584 |
| 30-34 | 5,577 | 5,147 | 10,724 |
| 25-29 | 6,056 | 6,283 | 12,339 |
| 20-24 | 6,920 | 6,353 | 13,273 |
| 15-19 | 7,244 | 7,096 | 14,340 |
| 10-14 | 7,752 | 7,824 | 15,576 |
| 5-9 | 6,354 | 6,285 | 12,639 |
| 0-4 | 5,638 | 5,998 | 11,636 |
Local governments
9 in this district. Population at this level is not published by the source used here, which stops at district.
Municipality · 2
- Mahakali · दोधारा-चाँदनी नगरपालिका
- Shailyashikhar · शैल्यशिखर नगरपालिका
Rural municipality · 7
- Apihimal · अपिहिमाल गाउँपालिका
- Byas
- Duhun · दुहुँ
- Lekam · लेकम
- Malikarjun · मालिकार्जुन गाउँपालिका
- Marma · मार्मा
- Naugad · नौगाड
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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