Sunsari District

Sunsari District Nepali: सुनसरी जिल्ला
District
Night view of Dharan, Itahari and Tarahara, Barahakshetra Temple, Dharan Clock Tower
Location of Sunsari District in Province
Country	Nepal
Province	Koshi Pradesh
Established	1962
Admin HQ	Inaruwa
Government
• Type	District Coordination Committee
• Body	Sunsari DDC
• CDO	Ramchandra Tiwari
• Head	Rajan Mehta (NC)
• Deputy Head	Kamala Dahal
• District court	Sunsari District court
• Constituencies	Parliamentary constituencies 4 Provincial constituencies 8
Area
• Total	1,257 km2 (485 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	934,461
• Rank	5
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Bahun, Chhetri, Madheshi, Limbu, Tamang
• HDI	0.5466(medium)
• Male ♂/Female♀	100/94
Education
• Literacy rate	78.1%
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NST)
Telephone Code	025
Official language	Nepali
Other (s) Languages	Maithili,Tharu
Website	DDC,Sunsari DAO,Sunsari

Sunsari District is one of 14 districts in Koshi province of eastern Nepal. The district is located in the eastern part of the Outer Terai and covers an area of 1,257 km² (485 sq mi). According to the 2011 Nepal census, the population was 753,328.^[1] The district headquarters is located in Inaruwa.

The area was originally part of Morang District but became its own district in 1962 when Nepal was divided into 14 zones and 75 districts. Major cities in Sunsari district are Inaruwa, Itahari, Jhumka, Dharan, and Duhabi. Some religious places of this district are Budha Subba Temple, Ramdhuni, Chataradham, Baraha, Bishnupaduka, Dantakali, and Pindeshor Babadham.

The lowlands of Limbuwan, present day Sunsari, Morang and Jhapa Districts was collectively known as Morang District since the time of King Mung Mawrong Hang of the 7th century.^[2]

The district consists of two Sub-metropolitan Cities, four urban municipalities and six rural municipalities.^[3] These are as follows:^[4]

• Itahari
• Dharan

• Inaruwa
• Duhabi
• Ramdhuni-Bhasi
• Barahachhetra Municipality

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

Climate Zone[5]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Lower Tropical	below 300 m (980 ft)	86.6%
Upper Tropical	300–1,000 m (980–3,280 ft)	7.8%
Subtropical	1,000–2,000 m (3,300–6,600 ft)	2.0%

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	344,594	—
1991	463,481	+3.01%
2001	625,633	+3.05%
2011	763,487	+2.01%
2021	934,461	+2.04%
Sources:[6]

According to the 2021 Nepal census, 926962 people reside in Sunsari in 212545 households with average family size of 4.36. Out of total population, 48.4% male and 51.6% Female.
Literacy
Literacy rate of Sunsari is 78.1. Male has 84.6% and Female has 72.1%. Different level of Study is shown:

In 10+2 or equivalent, 39.3% study management, 26.3% Education, 11.6% Humanities and 8.1 Science.

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.^[7]

Ethnicity/caste: 12.1% were Tharu, 11.5% Musalman, 9.2% Chhetri, 7.9% Hill Brahmin, 6.6% Rai, 4.3% Yadav, 4.0% Koiri/Kushwaha, 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.^[9]

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.^[11]

Literacy: 68.0% could read and write, 2.0% could only read and 29.9% could neither read nor write.^[12]

• Zones of Nepal

• Official Web Portal of Sunsari District

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