2011 Nepal census

2011 Nepal census
2011
General information
CountryNepal
AuthorityCentral Bureau of Statistics
Websitewww.cbs.gov.np
Results
Total population26,494,504 (Increase 14.44%[1])
Most populous Development RegionCentral (9,656,985)
Least populous Development RegionFar-Western (2,552,517)

Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.[2] Working in cooperation with the 58 municipalities and the 3,915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities and villages of each district. The data included statistics on population size, households, sex and age distribution, place of birth, residence characteristics, literacy, marital status, religion, language spoken, caste/ethnic group, economically active population, education, number of children, employment status, and occupation.

Key findings

The key findings of 2011 census are as follows:[3][4]

Total population 26,494,504
Intercensal change 3,343,081
Intercensal change percentage 14.44%
Annual growth rate 1.35%
Population density (per km2) 180
Total households 5,427,302
Male population 12,849,041
Female population 13,645,463
Gender ratio 94.2
Literacy rate 65.9%

Population distribution

Population by ecological region (2011)[3][4]
Ecological region Population Percentage (%) Sex ratio Annual growth rate (%) Density (per km2)
Mountain 1,781,792 6.7 93.84 0.54 34
Hill 11,394,007 43.0 91.37 1.06 186
Terai 13,318,705 50.3 96.66 1.72 392
Nepal 26,494,504 100 94.16 1.35 180
Population by development region (2011)[3][4]
Development region Population Percentage (%) Sex ratio Annual growth rate (%) Density (per km2)
Eastern 5,811,555 21.93 92.37 0.84 204
Central 9,656,985 36.45 100.55 1.84 352
Western 4,926,765 18.60 87.03 0.75 168
Mid-Western 3,546,682 13.39 92.73 1.63 84
Far-Western 2,552,517 9.63 91.25 1.53 131
Nepal 26,494,504 100 94.16 1.35 180

In 2015, Nepal adopted federalism and existing development regions and zones were abolished. The existing districts were regrouped into seven provinces.[5] The population of those provinces are as follows:

Population by province (2011)[6][7]
Province Population Percentage (%) Sex ratio Density (per km2)
Koshi 4,534,943 17.12 91 175
Madhesh 5,404,145 20.40 101 559
Bagmati 5,529,452 20.87 99 272
Gandaki 2,403,757 9.07 83 112
Lumbini 4,499,272 16.98 91 202
Karnali 1,570,418 5.93 96 56
Sudurpashchim 2,552,517 9.63 91 131
Nepal 26,494,504 100 94 180

Population by district

Population by district (2011)[3][4]
S.N Development region (until 2015) Province (since 2015) District Population Sex ratio Annual growth rate (%) Density (per km2)
1 Eastern Koshi Taplejung 127,461 90.50 -0.55 35
2 Sankhuwasabha 158,742 90.07 -0.03 46
3 Solukhumbu 105,886 93.63 -0.17 32
4 Panchthar 191,817 88.74 -0.52 155
5 Ilam 290,254 94.63 0.26 170
6 Dhankuta 163,412 88.05 -0.19 183
7 Tehrathum 101,577 86.63 -1.08 150
8 Bhojpur 182,459 89.26 -1.07 121
9 Okhaldhunga 147,984 86.62 -0.57 138
10 Khotang 206,312 88.90 -1.15 130
11 Udayapur 317,532 89.21 0.99 154
12 Jhapa 812,650 90.07 1.66 506
13 Morang 965,370 93.57 1.35 520
14 Sunsari 763,487 94.64 1.99 607
15 Madhesh Saptari 639,284 96.44 1.14 469
16 Siraha 637,328 94.77 1.07 536
17 Central Bagmati Dolakha 186,557 85.47 -0.91 85
18 Sindhupalchok 287,798 92.58 -0.61 113
19 Rasuwa 43,300 98.40 -0.33 28
20 Kavrepalanchok 381,937 91.93 -0.61 274
21 Lalitpur 468,132 103.49 3.26 1,216
22 Bhaktapur 304,651 103.42 3.01 2,560
23 Kathmandu 1,744,240 109.84 4.78 4,416
24 Nuwakot 277,471 91.78 -0.39 248
25 Sindhuli 296,192 92.25 0.57 119
26 Ramechhap 202,646 87.39 -0.47 131
27 Dhading 336,067 88.55 -0.08 174
28 Makwanpur 420,477 96.67 0.69 173
29 Chitawan 579,984 92.75 2.06 261
30 Madhesh Dhanusha 754,777 100.61 1.17 640
31 Mahottari 627,580 98.25 1.26 626
32 Sarlahi 769,729 102.57 1.91 611
33 Rautahat 686,722 104.60 2.31 610
34 Bara 687,708 104.39 2.07 578
35 Parsa 601,017 108.21 1.90 444
36 Western Gandaki Manang 6,538 127.25 -3.83 3
37 Mustang 13,452 111.54 1.08 4
38 Gorkha 271,061 80.68 -0.61 75
39 Lamjung 167,724 82.68 -0.55 99
40 Tanahun 323,288 79.73 0.25 209
41 Syangja 289,148 77.05 -0.93 248
42 Kaski 492,098 92.44 2.57 244
43 Myagdi 113,641 82.57 -0.07 49
44 Parbat 146,590 80.33 -0.74 297
45 Baglung 268,613 78.34 -0.01 151
46 Lumbini Gulmi 280,160 76.02 -0.57 244
47 Palpa 261,180 79.70 -0.28 190
48 Arghakhanchi 197,632 77.46 -0.53 166
49 Rupandehi 880,196 96.47 2.17 646
50 Kapilvastu 571,936 99.74 1.17 329
51 N/A Nawalparasi 643,508 89.36 1.34 298
52 Mid Western Karnali Dolpa 36,700 98.79 2.17 5
53 Jumla 108,921 101.62 1.97 43
54 Kalikot 136,948 101.05 2.60 79
55 Mugu 55,286 102.80 2.30 16
56 Humla 50,858 103.23 2.25 9
57 Salyan 242,444 91.69 1.27 166
58 Surkhet 350,804 93.41 1.95 143
59 Dailekh 261,770 94.22 1.50 174
60 Jajarkot 171,304 99.73 2.39 77
61 N/A Rukum 208,567 90.63 1.01 72
62 Lumbini Pyuthan 228,102 78.14 0.71 174
63 Rolpa 224,506 84.92 0.67 119
64 Dang 552,583 89.55 1.78 187
65 Banke 491,313 98.87 2.42 210
66 Bardiya 426,576 92.59 1.09 211
67 Far Western Sudurpashchim Bajura 134,912 95.22 2.15 62
68 Bajhang 195,159 90.65 1.56 57
69 Darchula 133,274 91.30 0.88 57
70 Achham 257,477 87.30 1.07 153
71 Doti 211,746 84.94 0.22 105
72 Dadeldhura 142,094 88.11 1.19 92
73 Baitadi 250,898 87.95 0.68 165
74 Kailali 775,709 95.25 2.29 240
75 Kanchanpur 451,248 91.85 1.77 280
Nepal 26,494,504 94.16 1.35 180

In 2015, when the federal structure was adopted, the districts of Nawalparasi and Rukum were each divided into two parts, resulting in four new districts.[8] The population of those four districts are as follows:[7][6]

Former district (until 2015) New district (since 2015) Province Population Sex ratio
Nawalparasi Nawalparasi (East)/Nawalpur Gandaki 311,604 84.57
Nawalparasi (West)/Parasi Lumbini 331,904 94.09
Rukum Eastern Rukum 53,184 88.57
Western Rukum Karnali 155,383 91.35

Nepalese caste/ethnic groups

The population wise ranking of 126 Nepalese castes/ethnic groups as per 2011 Nepal census.[9][note 1]

Rank Caste/Ethnic groups (2011 Nepal census) Population Percentage composition
1 Chhetri 4,398,053 16.60%
2 Hill Brahman/Bahun 3,226,903 12.18%
3 Magar 1,887,733 7.12%
4 Tharu 1,737,470 6.56%
5 Tamang 1,539,830 5.81%
6 Newar 1,321,933 4.99%
7 Sanyasi/Dasnami 1,287,633 4.86%
8 Kami 1,258,554 4.75%
9 Musalman (taken as a single ethnic group) 1,164,255 4.39%
10 Yadav 1,054,458 3.98%
11 Rai 620,004 2.34%
12 Gurung 522,641 1.97%
13 Damai/Dholi 472,862 1.78%
14 Thakuri 425,623 1.61%
15 Limbu 387,300 1.46%
16 Sarki 374,816 1.41%
17 Teli 369,688 1.40%
18 Chamar/Harijan/Ram 335,893 1.27%
19 Kushwaha 306,393 1.16%
20 Musahar 234,490 0.89%
21 Kurmi 231,129 0.87%
22 Dhanuk 219,808 0.83%
23 Dusadh/Pasawan/Pasi 208,910 0.79%
24 Sherpa 206,998 0.69%
25 Sudi 107,380 0.33%
26 Kusunda 273 0.00%
- Total 26,494,504 100.00%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Pages 191/192 of the total pdf or pages 156/157 in the scanned material shows Nepalese castes/ethnic groups

References

  1. ^ "Decadal Growth :www.cbs.gov.np" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-31.
  2. ^ Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: National Population and Housing Census 2011 Archived 2013-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c d National Population and Housing Census 2011 (National Report) (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-30.
  4. ^ a b c d POPULATION MONOGRAPH OF NEPAL VOLUME I (Population Dynamics) (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal. 2014. ISBN 978-9937-2-8971-9.
  5. ^ "Supporting Nepal's Historic Transition to Federalism". World Bank. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
  6. ^ a b Population Composition of Nepal (National Population and Housing Census 2021) (PDF). Kathmandu: National Statistics Office (NSO). 2024. ISBN 978-9937-1-6270-8.
  7. ^ a b STATISTICAL POCKET BOOK NEPAL 2018 (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal. 2018.
  8. ^ "Details for 77 districts". nepalica.hadw-bw.de. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
  9. ^ "Nepal Census 2011" (PDF).


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.