Table1: Number of Households, Population in the Household by Sex, Area and Population Density, 2001

 

Decade, 1991-01 Annual Population Growth Rate (National) 2.24 percent per Annum

Area

Population2001

Number of

Average

Area in

Population

 

Number

Percent

Households

Household

Sq. Km.

Density

 

Total

Male

Female

Total

 

Size

 

Person/Sq. Km.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nepal

23,151,423

11,563,921

11,587,502

100.00

4,253,220

5.44

147,181

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EasternDev.Regn.

5,344,476

2,670,622

2,673,854

23.08

1,012,968

5.28

28,456

188

CentralDev.Regn.

8,031,629

4,109,059

3,922,570

34.69

1,475,477

5.44

27,410

293

WesternDev.Regn.

4,571,013

2,198,170

2,372,843

19.74

863,045

5.30

29,398

155

Mid-westernDev.Regn.

3,012,975

1,500,526

1,512,449

13.01

534,310

5.64

42,378

71

Far-westernDev.Regn.

2,191,330

1,085,544

1,105,786

9.47

367,420

5.96

19,539

112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mountain

1,687,859

837,060

850,799

7.29

319,887

5.28

51,817

33

Hill

10,251,111

5,016,802

5,234,309

44.28

1,982,753

5.17

61,345

167

Tarai

11,212,453

5,710,059

5,502,394

48.43

1,950,580

5.75

34,019

330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EasternMountain

401,587

197,231

204,356

1.73

77,197

5.20

10,438

38

CentralMountain

554,817

275,330

279,487

2.40

112,313

4.94

6,277

88

WesternMountain

24,568

13,214

11,354

0.11

5,019

4.89

5,819

4

Mid-westernMountain

309,084

156,984

152,100

1.34

55,363

5.58

21,351

14

Far-westernMountain

397,803

194,301

203,502

1.72

69,995

5.68

7,932

50

EasternHill

1,643,246

807,949

835,297

7.10

309,149

5.32

10,749

153

CentralHill

3,542,732

1,800,082

1,742,650

15.30

692,255

5.12

11,805

300

WesternHill

2,793,180

1,298,051

1,495,129

12.06

568,898

4.91

18,319

152

Mid-westernHill

1,473,022

723,698

749,324

6.36

269,614

5.46

13,710

107

Far-westernHill

798,931

387,022

411,909

3.45

142,837

5.59

6,762

118

EasternTarai

3,299,643

1,665,442

1,634,201

14.25

626,622

5.27

7,269

454

CentralTarai

3,934,080

2,033,647

1,900,433

16.99

670,909

5.86

9,328

422

WesternTarai

1,753,265

886,905

866,360

7.57

289,128

6.06

5,260

333

Mid-westernTarai

1,230,869

619,844

611,025

5.32

209,333

5.88

7,317

168

Far-westernTarai

994,596

504,221

490,375

4.30

154,588

6.43

4,845