| 1. AREA AND POPULATION | ||||||
| 1.1 POPULATION BY SEX, HOUSEHOLDS, AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE | ||||||
| AND AREA IN SQ.KM. FOR DEVELOPMENT REGIONS AND DISTRICTS | ||||||
| 2001# | ||||||
| Area | House- | Av. | Population | Area | ||
| holds | HH | Total | Male | Female | In | |
| Size | Sq.Km. | |||||
| Nepal | 4174374 | 5.45 | 22736934 | 11359378 | 11377556 | 147181 |
| Eastern Dev.Reg. | 1000358 | 5.28 | 5286890 | 2642320 | 2644570 | 28456 |
| Taplejung | 24764 | 5.44 | 134698 | 66205 | 68493 | 3646 |
| Panchthar | 37260 | 5.42 | 202056 | 99042 | 103014 | 1241 |
| Ilam | 54565 | 5.18 | 282806 | 142434 | 140372 | 1703 |
| Jhapa* | 125947 | 5.03 | 633042 | 314627 | 318415 | 1606 |
| Morang | 167875 | 5.02 | 843220 | 422895 | 420325 | 1855 |
| Sunsari | 120295 | 5.2 | 625633 | 315530 | 310103 | 1257 |
| Dhankuta | 32571 | 5.11 | 166479 | 81841 | 84638 | 891 |
| Terhathum | 20682 | 5.47 | 113111 | 54932 | 58179 | 679 |
| Sankhuwasabha | 30766 | 5.17 | 159203 | 77853 | 81350 | 3480 |
| Bhojpur | 39481 | 5.14 | 203018 | 97762 | 105256 | 1507 |
| Solukhumbu | 21667 | 4.97 | 107686 | 53173 | 54513 | 3312 |
| Okhaldhunga | 30121 | 5.2 | 156702 | 75361 | 81341 | 1074 |
| Khotang | 42866 | 5.4 | 231385 | 112821 | 118564 | 1591 |
| Udayapur | 51603 | 5.58 | 287689 | 143756 | 143933 | 2063 |
| Saptari | 101141 | 5.64 | 570282 | 291409 | 278873 | 1363 |
| Contd… | ||||||
| Siraha* | 98754 | 5.77 | 569880 | 292679 | 277201 | 1188 |
| Central Dev.Reg. | 1465753 | 5.45 | 7988612 | 4088292 | 3900320 | 27410 |
| Dhanusa | 117417 | 5.72 | 671364 | 349422 | 321942 | 1180 |
| Mahottari | 94229 | 5.87 | 553481 | 287905 | 265576 | 1002 |
| Sarlahi | 111076 | 5.72 | 635701 | 329182 | 306519 | 1259 |
| Sindhuli* | 47710 | 5.81 | 277259 | 138037 | 139222 | 2491 |
| Ramechhap | 40386 | 5.26 | 212408 | 100853 | 111555 | 1546 |
| Dolakha* | 37292 | 4.72 | 175912 | 86110 | 89802 | 2191 |
| Sindhupalchok* | 57649 | 5.09 | 293719 | 146341 | 147378 | 2542 |
| Kavre | 70509 | 5.47 | 385672 | 188947 | 196725 | 1396 |
| Lalitpur | 68922 | 4.9 | 337785 | 172455 | 165330 | 385 |
| Bhaktapur | 41253 | 5.47 | 225461 | 114798 | 110663 | 119 |
| Kathmandu | 235387 | 4.6 | 1081845 | 576010 | 505835 | 395 |
| Nuwakot | 53169 | 5.43 | 288478 | 142731 | 145747 | 1121 |
| Rasuwa | 8696 | 5.14 | 44731 | 23355 | 21376 | 1544 |
| Dhading | 62759 | 5.4 | 338658 | 165864 | 172794 | 1926 |
| Makwanpur | 71112 | 5.52 | 392604 | 199144 | 193460 | 2426 |
| Contd… | ||||||
| Rautahat | 88162 | 6.18 | 545132 | 282246 | 262886 | 1126 |
| Bara | 87706 | 6.38 | 559135 | 289397 | 269738 | 1190 |
| Parsa | 79456 | 6.26 | 497219 | 260411 | 236808 | 1353 |
| Chitawan | 92863 | 5.08 | 472048 | 235084 | 236964 | 2218 |
| Western Dev.Reg. | 863045 | 5.3 | 4571013 | 2198170 | 2372843 | 29398 |
| Gorkha | 58923 | 4.89 | 288134 | 134407 | 153727 | 3610 |
| Lamjung | 36525 | 4.85 | 177149 | 83406 | 93743 | 1692 |
| Tanahu | 62898 | 5.01 | 315237 | 146788 | 168449 | 1546 |
| Syangja | 64746 | 4.9 | 317320 | 143619 | 173701 | 1164 |
| Kaski | 85075 | 4.47 | 380527 | 184995 | 195532 | 2017 |
| Manang | 1776 | 5.4 | 9587 | 5034 | 4553 | 2246 |
| Mustang | 3243 | 4.62 | 14981 | 8180 | 6801 | 3573 |
| Myagdi | 24435 | 4.68 | 114447 | 53178 | 61269 | 2297 |
| Parbat | 32731 | 4.82 | 157826 | 72942 | 84884 | 494 |
| Baglung | 53565 | 5.02 | 268937 | 123528 | 145409 | 1784 |
| Gulmi | 59189 | 5.01 | 296654 | 133771 | 162883 | 1149 |
| Palpa | 49942 | 5.38 | 268558 | 125068 | 143490 | 1373 |
| Contd… | ||||||
| Nawalparasi | 98340 | 5.72 | 562870 | 278257 | 284613 | 2162 |
| Rupandehi | 117856 | 6.01 | 708419 | 360773 | 347646 | 1360 |
| Kapilbastu | 72932 | 6.61 | 481976 | 247875 | 234101 | 1738 |
| Arghakhanchi | 40869 | 5.1 | 208391 | 96349 | 112042 | 1193 |
| Mid-west. Dev.Reg. | 479817 | 5.64 | 2707244 | 1349073 | 1358171 | 42378 |
| Pyuthan | 40183 | 5.29 | 212484 | 98390 | 114094 | 1309 |
| Rolpa | 38512 | 5.45 | 210004 | 101592 | 108412 | 1879 |
| Rukum | 33501 | 5.62 | 188438 | 95432 | 93006 | 2877 |
| Salyan* | 10926 | 5.55 | 60643 | 30958 | 29685 | 1462 |
| Dang | 82495 | 5.6 | 462380 | 228958 | 233422 | 2955 |
| Banke | 67269 | 5.74 | 385840 | 198231 | 187609 | 2337 |
| Bardiya | 59569 | 6.42 | 382649 | 192655 | 189994 | 2025 |
| Surkhet* | 50691 | 5.32 | 269870 | 133941 | 135929 | 2451 |
| Dilekh | 41140 | 5.47 | 225201 | 110125 | 115076 | 1502 |
| Jajarkot | 24147 | 5.59 | 134868 | 68508 | 66360 | 2230 |
| Dolpa* | 4414 | 5 | 22071 | 11137 | 10934 | 7889 |
| Jumla* | 12147 | 5.7 | 69226 | 35759 | 33467 | 2531 |
| Contd… | ||||||
| Kalikot* | 2026 | 5.68 | 11510 | 6291 | 5219 | 1741 |
| Mugu* | 5844 | 5.38 | 31465 | 16134 | 15331 | 3535 |
| Humla | 6953 | 5.84 | 40595 | 20962 | 19633 | 5655 |
| Far-western Dev.Reg. | 365401 | 5.97 | 2183175 | 1081523 | 1101652 | 19539 |
| Bajura* | 18359 | 5.48 | 100626 | 49813 | 50813 | 2188 |
| Bajhang | 28588 | 5.84 | 167026 | 80676 | 86350 | 3422 |
| Achham | 44005 | 5.26 | 231285 | 108998 | 122287 | 1680 |
| Doti | 36465 | 5.68 | 207066 | 103521 | 103545 | 2025 |
| Kailali | 94430 | 6.53 | 616697 | 312311 | 304386 | 3235 |
| Kanchanpur* | 60158 | 6.28 | 377899 | 191910 | 185989 | 1610 |
| Dadeldhura | 21980 | 5.74 | 126162 | 60965 | 65197 | 1538 |
| Baitadi | 40387 | 5.8 | 234418 | 113538 | 120880 | 1519 |
| Darchaula | 21029 | 5.8 | 121996 | 59791 | 62205 | 2322 |
| Note : # Only enumarated data. | ||||||
| * Independent estimates received from household listing of those VDCs and | ||||||
| wards which could not be enumerated at the time of census. | ||||||
| Source : Central Bureau of Statistics. | ||||||