Sindhupalchowk District ( सिन्धुपाल्चोक जिल्ला (help·info)) is a part of Bagmati Zone and one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, with an area of 2,542 km2 (981 sq mi). The district's headquarters is in Chautara. In 2006, 336,478 people resided in 79 village development committees, in 2011 there were 287,798.