Sunsari District

Sub-metropolitan cities

• Itahari
• Dharan

Municipalities

• Inaruwa
• Duhabi
• Ramdhuni-Bhasi
• Barahachhetra Municipality

Rural municipalities

• Koshi
• Gadhi
• Barju
• Bhokraha Narsingh
• Harinagar
• Dewanganj

2021

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Sunsari District had a population of 926,962. 8.42% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 78.10% and a sex ratio of 1064 females per 1000 males. 665,015 (71.74%) lived in municipalities.^[7]

Sunsari has huge ethnic diversity with 115 castes/ethnic groups represented. The largest communities are the Muslims and Tharu. Other communities include the Janajati Limbu and other Kirati peoples.^[8]

As their first language, 32.80% of the population spoke Nepali, 28.18% Maithili, 11.59% Tharu, 7.98% Urdu, 2.69% Kurukh, 2.63% Limbu, 1.84% Bantawa, 1.59% Tamang, 1.51% Rai, 1.40% Newari and 1.14% Magar as their first language.^[9] In 2011, Nepali was spoken by 28.8% of the population as their first language.^[10]

Religion: 79.10% were Hindu, 12.34% Muslim, 7.72% Kirat Mundhum, 3.64% Buddhist and 1.69% Christian and 0.02% others.^[11]

2011

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Sunsari District had a population of 763,487.

The most spoken language is Nepali: 28.8% spoke Nepali, followed by 28.5% Maithili.^[12]

Ethnicity/caste: 12.1% were Tharu, 11.5% Musalman, 9.2% Chhetri, 7.9% Hill Brahmin, 6.6% Rai, 4.3% Yadav, 4.0% Kushwaha/Koiri, 3.8% Newar, 3.4% Musahar, 3.2% Limbu, 3.1% Jhangad/Dhagar, 2.3% Tamang, 2.3% Teli, 2.2% Kami, 2.0% Magar, 1.6% Dhanuk, 1.5% Bantar/Sardar, 1.2% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 1.1% Halwai, 1.0% Damai/Dholi, 1.0% Gurung, 0.8% Kathabaniyan, 0.8% Khatwe, 0.6% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.6% Majhi, 0.6% Mallaha, 0.6% Marwadi, 0.6% other Terai, 0.5% Terai Brahmin, 0.5% Dhimal, 0.5% Hajam/Thakur, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Dusadh/Paswan/Pasi, 0.4% Kulung, 0.4% Sarki, 0.3% Bantawa, 0.3% Bengali, 0.3% Gaderi/Bhedihar, 0.3% Kalwar, 0.3% Kewat, 0.3% Khawas, 0.3% Sarbaria, 0.3% Tatma/Tatwa, 0.2% Badhaee, 0.2% Chamling, 0.2% Dom, 0.2% Kayastha, 0.2% Kumal, 0.2% Kumhar, 0.2% Rajbanshi, 0.2% Rajput, 0.2% Sherpa, 0.2% Sudhi, 0.2% Sunuwar, 0.1% Amat, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Baraee, 0.1% Bhote, 0.1% Danuwar, 0.1% Dhobi, 0.1% Kurmi, 0.1% Lohar, 0.1% Munda, 0.1% Nuniya, 0.1% Pattharkatta/Kushwadiya, 0.1% Punjabi/Sikh, 0.1% Rajbhar, 0.1% Rajdhov, 0.1% Sonar, 0.1% Thakuri, 0.1% Thulung, 0.1% Yakkha and 0.3% others.^[13]

Religion: 73.3% were Hindu, 11.5% Muslim, 6.9% Kirati, 4.4% Buddhist, 1.9% Prakriti, 1.5% Christian, 0.1% Jain and 0.4% others.^[14]

Literacy: 68.0% could read and write, 2.0% could only read and 29.9% could neither read nor write.^[15]