# Surkhet District

_District of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Surkhet District is a district in Karnali Province of mid-western and one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. Surkhet is one of the ten districts of Karnali located about 600 kilometres (373 mi) west of the national capital Kathmandu. The district's area is 2,489 square kilometres (961 sq mi). It had 288,527 population in 2001 and 350,804 in 2011 which male comprised 169,461 and female 181,381. Its district headquarters, Birendranagar, is the capital of Karnali Province. It serves as a business hub and document center for Karnali province. According to population, development, road links, landforms, climate, many peoples are migrating here.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** district of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28589#P31))
- **Located in:** Karnali Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28589#P131))
- **Population:** 415,126 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28589#P1082))
- **Area:** 2,451 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28589#P2046))
- **Coordinates:** 28.5175, 81.7787

## Questions

**Where is Surkhet District located?**  
Surkhet District is located in Karnali Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Surkhet District?**  
The population of Surkhet District is 415,126 (as of 2011).

## Related

- [Sahana Bajracharya](https://diginpl.com/people/sahana-bajracharya)
- [Birendranagar](https://diginpl.com/places/birendranagar)
- [Karnali Province](https://diginpl.com/places/karnali-province)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Surkhet District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surkhet_District) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सुर्खेत जिल्ला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q28589](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28589) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Boating at Bulbule lake 02.jpg by Janak Poudel (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boating_at_Bulbule_lake_02.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Surkhet District". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/surkhet-district. Retrieved 21 October 2026.