District · Sudur Paschim Province
Kailali District
13 local governments · P-code
NP0771- Population
- 966k
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 3,285
- km²
- Density
- 294
- people per km²
- Share of Sudur Paschim
- 34.1%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 3.13%
- by population
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
966,165
Female
501,531
51.9%
Male
464,634
48.1%
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+ | 3,477 | 2,824 | 6,301 |
| 75-79 | 4,897 | 4,550 | 9,447 |
| 70-74 | 9,036 | 7,685 | 16,721 |
| 65-69 | 11,175 | 9,669 | 20,844 |
| 60-64 | 13,626 | 11,202 | 24,828 |
| 55-59 | 17,802 | 14,156 | 31,958 |
| 50-54 | 22,946 | 18,066 | 41,012 |
| 45-49 | 26,267 | 21,816 | 48,083 |
| 40-44 | 30,462 | 23,578 | 54,040 |
| 35-39 | 37,402 | 30,915 | 68,317 |
| 30-34 | 47,023 | 42,014 | 89,037 |
| 25-29 | 53,561 | 50,941 | 104,502 |
| 20-24 | 54,008 | 49,032 | 103,040 |
| 15-19 | 49,250 | 47,803 | 97,053 |
| 10-14 | 46,064 | 48,674 | 94,738 |
| 5-9 | 38,591 | 42,010 | 80,601 |
| 0-4 | 35,944 | 39,699 | 75,643 |
Local governments
13 in this district. Population at this level is not published by the source used here, which stops at district.
Sub-metropolitan city · 1
- Dhangadhi
Municipality · 6
- Bhajani
- Gauriganga
- Ghodaghodi · घोडाघोडी नगरपालिका
- Godawari · गोदावरी
- Lamki Chuha
- Tikapur · टीकापुर नगरपालिका
Rural municipality · 6
- Bardagoriya
- Chure · चुरे गाउँपालिका
- Janaki · जानकी गाउँपालिका
- Joshipur · जोशीपुर
- Kailari
- Mohanyal · मोहन्याल
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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