1. AREA AND POPULATION													1. AREA AND POPULATION
1.8  LITERATE POPULATION 6 YEARS  AGE AND OVER BY EDUCATIONAL													1.8  LITERATE POPULATION 6 YEARS  AGE AND OVER BY EDUCATIONAL
ATTAINMENT(LEVEL PASSED) FOR DEVELOPMENT REGIONS													ATTAINMENT(LEVEL PASSED) FOR DEVELOPMENT REGIONS
2001													2001
Area	Completed Level of Education												Area		Completed Level of Education					Completed Level of Education
	Total	No Schooling	(1-5) Primary	(6-7) Lower Secondary	(8-10) Secondary	SLC & Equivalent	Certificate Level & Equivalent	Graduate and Equiv.	Post Graduate & Equiv.	Others	Level Not Stated			Total	No Schooling	(1-5) Primary	(6-7) Lower Secondary	(8-10) Secondary	SLC & Equivalent	Certificate Level & Equiv.	Graduate & Equiv.	Post Graduate & Equiv.	Others	Level Not Stated
Nepal	10348431	904426	4333968	1986850	1177429	931583	532232	277165	75083	25110			Nepal	10348431	904426	4333968	1986850	1177429	931583	532232	277165	75083	25110	104576
Eastern Dev. Reg.	2500483	219286	1034911	491001	313227	234145	118905	53343	11609	5130			Eastern Dev. Reg.	2500483	219286	1034911	491001	313227	234145	118905	53343	11609	5130	18928
Taplejung	59403	4917	28733	13069	5841	4763	979	366	34	52			Taplejung	59403	4917	28733	13069	5841	4763	979	366	34	52	650
Panchthar	94683	6452	49571	20454	9477	5489	1954	648	140	39			Panchthar	94683	6452	49571	20454	9477	5489	1954	648	140	39	459
Ilam	162775	10818	75469	33027	17269	13049	8159	3244	896	108			Ilam	162775	10818	75469	33027	17269	13049	8159	3244	896	108	735
Jhapa*	370728	38496	134383	76286	55401	35291	18888	8370	1996	408			Jhapa*	370728	38496	134383	76286	55401	35291	18888	8370	1996	408	1210
Morang	413279	38818	162827	83073	53161	38619	20991	9845	2564	589			Morang	413279	38818	162827	83073	53161	38619	20991	9845	2564	589	2791
Sunsari	322306	25312	122595	62920	42727	36059	19568	8629	1668	534			Sunsari	322306	25312	122595	62920	42727	36059	19568	8629	1668	534	2294
Dhankuta	91709	14104	33303	16346	9332	10485	4790	1881	694	98			Dhankuta	91709	14104	33303	16346	9332	10485	4790	1881	694	98	675
Terhathum	57515	4823	23382	13840	6842	5621	1702	640	111	146			Terhathum	57515	4823	23382	13840	6842	5621	1702	640	111	146	408
Sankhuwasabha	73093	7295	31510	14682	9003	6180	2421	978	156	144			Sankhuwasabha	73093	7295	31510	14682	9003	6180	2421	978	156	144	724
Bhojpur	95215	9103	51404	18406	8280	5545	1447	340	116	77			Bhojpur	95215	9103	51404	18406	8280	5545	1447	340	116	77	499
Solukhumbu	42208	3272	24020	7349	3057	2583	1018	230	50	63			Solukhumbu	42208	3272	24020	7349	3057	2583	1018	230	50	63	566
Okhaldhunga	64995	13077	29283	10724	5378	4157	1344	384	90	111			Okhaldhunga	64995	13077	29283	10724	5378	4157	1344	384	90	111	448
Khotang	96951	8344	48468	19114	10056	7448	1770	572	71	89			Khotang	96951	8344	48468	19114	10056	7448	1770	572	71	89	1018
Udayapur	129069	15177	59101	23546	13419	10902	3863	1580	251	129			Udayapur	129069	15177	59101	23546	13419	10902	3863	1580	251	129	1101
Saptari	235548	8642	84611	44312	40980	23215	18261	10485	1569	985			Saptari	235548	8642	84611	44312	40980	23215	18261	10485	1569	985	2488
Siraha*	191006	10636	76251	33853	23004	24739	11750	5151	1203	1558			Siraha*	191006	10636	76251	33853	23004	24739	11750	5151	1203	1558	2862
Central Dev. Reg.	3580799	313496	1340114	642068	411160	390974	244116	145386	43459	10958			Central Dev. Reg.	3580799	313496	1340114	642068	411160	390974	244116	145386	43459	10958	39060
Dhanusa	269873	13130	93270	48209	30991	36238	24753	13453	3797	1454			Dhanusa	269873	13130	93270	48209	30991	36238	24753	13453	3797	1454	4578
Mahottari	157542	7601	64703	30059	16743	21575	8514	3242	676	1537			Mahottari	157542	7601	64703	30059	16743	21575	8514	3242	676	1537	2891
Sarlahi	190450	8385	84869	37572	20032	20904	9982	3925	798	931			Sarlahi	190450	8385	84869	37572	20032	20904	9982	3925	798	931	3051
Sindhuli*	115656	14200	52522	19945	10673	11823	3514	1284	269	258			Sindhuli*	115656	14200	52522	19945	10673	11823	3514	1284	269	258	1167
Ramechhap	70162	10020	36777	11818	4395	4141	1069	340	17	119			Ramechhap	70162	10020	36777	11818	4395	4141	1069	340	17	119	1463
Dolakha*	76871	5693	36612	15220	7292	6658	2314	807	116	294			Dolakha*	76871	5693	36612	15220	7292	6658	2314	807	116	294	1865
Sindhupalchok*	101289	11826	55706	17061	8353	4850	1150	425	74	425			Sindhupalchok*	101289	11826	55706	17061	8353	4850	1150	425	74	425	1419
Kavre	211558	31131	83880	38122	23893	20385	7767	3642	805	435			Kavre	211558	31131	83880	38122	23893	20385	7767	3642	805	435	1499
Lalitpur	215179	21411	58655	36259	32800	22065	21389	15266	5273	414			Lalitpur	215179	21411	58655	36259	32800	22065	21389	15266	5273	414	1647
Bhaktapur	142151	15462	44618	27496	20420	16089	9831	5000	1618	472			Bhaktapur	142151	15462	44618	27496	20420	16089	9831	5000	1618	472	1145
Kathmandu	751152	60248	186537	119275	100567	100382	88190	66934	23272	1462			Kathmandu	751152	60248	186537	119275	100567	100382	88190	66934	23272	1462	4283
Nuwakot	126894	20658	53629	22042	12692	10150	4179	1478	330	308			Nuwakot	126894	20658	53629	22042	12692	10150	4179	1478	330	308	1427
Rasuwa	12973	1186	6918	1981	983	1121	287	134	28	65			Rasuwa	12973	1186	6918	1981	983	1121	287	134	28	65	269
Dhading	124594	9220	70501	23247	10402	6961	1785	693	126	234			Dhading	124594	9220	70501	23247	10402	6961	1785	693	126	234	1426
Makwanpur	210012	20184	86171	39655	21278	22175	11974	6004	1282	245			Makwanpur	210012	20184	86171	39655	21278	22175	11974	6004	1282	245	1044
Rautahat	144712	5806	60759	27865	15462	18159	7937	2956	549	1078			Rautahat	144712	5806	60759	27865	15462	18159	7937	2956	549	1078	4141
Bara	194935	12180	86633	36703	21102	21571	9602	4273	643	479			Bara	194935	12180	86633	36703	21102	21571	9602	4273	643	479	1749
Parsa	174786	8654	79019	35286	20937	13150	9079	5095	985	345			Parsa	174786	8654	79019	35286	20937	13150	9079	5095	985	345	2236
Chitawan	290010	36501	98335	54253	32145	32577	20800	10435	2801	403			Chitawan	290010	36501	98335	54253	32145	32577	20800	10435	2801	403	1760
Western Dev. Reg.	2291945	213010	997455	471223	254442	180705	93950	43226	10975	5717			Western Dev. Reg.	2291945	213010	997455	471223	254442	180705	93950	43226	10975	5717	21239
Gorkha	133133	11875	63290	27348	11702	10216	4125	1805	456	260			Gorkha	133133	11875	63290	27348	11702	10216	4125	1805	456	260	2055
Lamjung	86735	11609	38116	18453	8538	6059	1936	784	186	275			Lamjung	86735	11609	38116	18453	8538	6059	1936	784	186	275	780
Tanahu	166098	17651	72450	33639	17394	12480	5743	2424	665	504			Tanahu	166098	17651	72450	33639	17394	12480	5743	2424	665	504	3147
Syangja	179266	12864	79374	42265	23543	11575	5289	2355	566	276			Syangja	179266	12864	79374	42265	23543	11575	5289	2355	566	276	1159
Kaski	239640	22636	84389	51985	34839	22370	12851	6216	1726	503			Kaski	239640	22636	84389	51985	34839	22370	12851	6216	1726	503	2125
Manang	5289	572	1963	1128	586	476	175	90	21	252			Manang	5289	572	1963	1128	586	476	175	90	21	252	24
Mustang	6938	869	3080	1134	582	611	277	156	31	113			Mustang	6938	869	3080	1134	582	611	277	156	31	113	85
Myagdi	53722	6404	28112	10458	4760	2594	678	274	51	24			Myagdi	53722	6404	28112	10458	4760	2594	678	274	51	24	367
Parbat	76477	6025	32386	17478	8645	8255	1885	840	196	214			Parbat	76477	6025	32386	17478	8645	8255	1885	840	196	214	554
Baglung	139561	18729	60337	25592	13751	12222	4970	2494	480	248			Baglung	139561	18729	60337	25592	13751	12222	4970	2494	480	248	738
Gulmi	143288	16665	70813	29356	12062	9098	2785	1050	273	198			Gulmi	143288	16665	70813	29356	12062	9098	2785	1050	273	198	986
Palpa	149666	16224	62290	26952	15198	14776	7461	3815	1441	442			Palpa	149666	16224	62290	26952	15198	14776	7461	3815	1441	442	1067
Nawalparasi	252445	20721	128102	51210	25095	12691	8286	3244	785	417			Nawalparasi	252445	20721	128102	51210	25095	12691	8286	3244	785	417	1894
Rupandehi	395338	30429	149834	79856	48949	39215	27662	13549	3171	665			Rupandehi	395338	30429	149834	79856	48949	39215	27662	13549	3171	665	2008
Kapilbastu	166225	9343	79234	33585	18547	10395	7558	3468	823	1000			Kapilbastu	166225	9343	79234	33585	18547	10395	7558	3468	823	1000	2272
Arghakhanchi	98124	10394	43685	20784	10251	7672	2269	662	104	326			Arghakhanchi	98124	10394	43685	20784	10251	7672	2269	662	104	326	1978
Mid West Dev. Reg.	1103026	90430	540758	208337	110015	73625	41367	19732	4842	1959			Mid West Dev. Reg.	1103026	90430	540758	208337	110015	73625	41367	19732	4842	1959	11959
Pyuthan	80659	6415	48195	13973	6094	3214	1279	408	34	204			Pyuthan	80659	6415	48195	13973	6094	3214	1279	408	34	204	843
Rolpa	64079	7379	42292	8767	2809	1568	504	165	33	89			Rolpa	64079	7379	42292	8767	2809	1568	504	165	33	89	473
Rukum	63020	2979	34019	13119	7170	2741	1185	306	24	152			Rukum	63020	2979	34019	13119	7170	2741	1185	306	24	152	1324
Salyan*	24573	1867	13016	4318	2152	1934	623	175	0	61			Salyan*	24573	1867	13016	4318	2152	1934	623	175	0	61	426
Dang	223726	17858	101882	45423	22217	18755	10395	4780	1079	162			Dang	223726	17858	101882	45423	22217	18755	10395	4780	1079	162	1175
Banke	185555	10716	73599	34735	22831	15240	15030	8210	2260	538			Banke	185555	10716	73599	34735	22831	15240	15030	8210	2260	538	2397
Bardiya	146073	16922	72464	26630	13753	7073	3943	1793	298	245			Bardiya	146073	16922	72464	26630	13753	7073	3943	1793	298	245	2952
Surkhet*	139992	12721	61994	27919	14744	12342	5753	2655	762	195			Surkhet*	139992	12721	61994	27919	14744	12342	5753	2655	762	195	906
Dilekh	86513	7025	43887	16458	9844	6139	1510	734	158	101			Dilekh	86513	7025	43887	16458	9844	6139	1510	734	158	101	657
Jajarkot	44309	2936	25908	9254	3891	1400	317	133	48	58			Jajarkot	44309	2936	25908	9254	3891	1400	317	133	48	58	363
Dolpa*	6398	871	3266	846	452	649	121	80	19	36			Dolpa*	6398	871	3266	846	452	649	121	80	19	36	58
Jumla*	18516	1272	10072	3478	1886	1063	295	178	85	43			Jumla*	18516	1272	10072	3478	1886	1063	295	178	85	43	145
Kalikot*	3569	527	1382	574	421	356	114	15	22	46			Kalikot*	3569	527	1382	574	421	356	114	15	22	46	113
Mugu*	7078	489	3681	1230	775	624	135	69	13	14			Mugu*	7078	489	3681	1230	775	624	135	69	13	14	47
Humla	8966	453	5101	1613	976	527	163	31	7	15			Humla	8966	453	5101	1613	976	527	163	31	7	15	80
Far  West Dev. Reg.	872178	68204	420730	174221	88585	52134	33894	15478	4198	1346			Far  West Dev. Reg.	872178	68204	420730	174221	88585	52134	33894	15478	4198	1346	13390
Bajura*	27522	1512	15812	5009	2229	1922	504	117	8	42			Bajura*	27522	1512	15812	5009	2229	1922	504	117	8	42	368
Bajhang	48018	2894	29085	8442	3214	2260	906	373	60	109			Bajhang	48018	2894	29085	8442	3214	2260	906	373	60	109	675
Achham	62545	4998	36521	10289	5024	3016	899	299	43	155			Achham	62545	4998	36521	10289	5024	3016	899	299	43	155	1303
Doti	72951	4170	39085	13707	6574	4363	2057	1072	248	283			Doti	72951	4170	39085	13707	6574	4363	2057	1072	248	283	1391
Kailali	268814	29571	116963	50870	25926	19966	13616	6223	1424	441			Kailali	268814	29571	116963	50870	25926	19966	13616	6223	1424	441	3814
Kanchanpur	188119	14529	79418	40663	20809	12630	9540	4782	1420	122			Kanchanpur	188119	14529	79418	40663	20809	12630	9540	4782	1420	122	4206
Dadeldhura	53430	2660	27138	11646	7500	1606	1633	739	248	15			Dadeldhura	53430	2660	27138	11646	7500	1606	1633	739	248	15	244
Baitadi	100498	5989	50598	21886	11734	4009	3116	1377	568	155			Baitadi	100498	5989	50598	21886	11734	4009	3116	1377	568	155	1067
Darchaula	50281	1881	26110	11709	5575	2362	1623	496	179	24			Darchaula	50281	1881	26110	11709	5575	2362	1623	496	179	24	322
						Contd..							Source : Population Census 2001.