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District in Nepal

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NameStatusTranscriptionNativePopulation
Census
2001-05-28
Population
Census
2011-06-22
Population
Census
2021-11-25
KathmanduDistrictKāṭhamāḍaũकाठमाडौँ जिल्ला1,081,8451,744,2402,041,587
BudhanilkanthaMunicipalityBuḍhānilakaṇṭhaबुढानिलकण्ठ नगरपालिका...112,281177,557
ChandragiriMunicipalityCandrāgirīचन्द्रागिरी नगरपालिका55,03287,553136,860
DakshinkaliMunicipalityDakṣiṇakālīदक्षिणकाली नगरपालिका...25,68426,372
GokarneshwarMunicipalityGōkarṇēśvaraगोकर्णेश्वर नगरपालिका57,698110,452149,366
Kageshwari ManoharaMunicipalityKāgēśvarī Manōharāकागेश्वरी मनोहरा नगरपालिका32,07760,553130,433
KathmanduMetropolisKāṭhamāḍaũकाठमाडौँ महानगरपालिका671,8461,003,285862,400
KirtipurMunicipalityKīrtipuraकीर्तिपुर नगरपालिका40,83567,17181,578
NagarjunMunicipalityNāgārjunaनागार्जुन नगरपालिका33,05568,863115,437
ShankharapurMunicipalityŚaṅkharāpuraशंखरापुर नगरपालिका24,26025,55829,318
TarakeshwarMunicipalityTārakēśvaraतारकेश्वर नगरपालिका37,26882,060151,479
TokhaMunicipalityṬōkhāटोखा नगरपालिका42,308100,780133,755
NepalFederal RepublicNēpālaनेपाल23,151,42326,494,50429,164,578

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics Nepal (web).

Explanation: The local units became operational in May 2017. The 2021 population of local units exclude institional population.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males1,035,726
Females1,005,861
Age Groups (C 2021)
0-14 years401,944
15-64 years1,524,232
65+ years115,411
Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years3,404
80-89 years17,656
70-79 years51,631
60-69 years101,366
50-59 years180,961
40-49 years272,221
30-39 years373,597
20-29 years441,780
10-19 years345,446
0-9 years253,525
Citizenhip (C 2021)
Nepal2,009,339
India30,502
Other country1,593
Place of Birth (C 2021)
Same local unit724,034
Other local unit in same district127,122
Other district1,142,374
Other country47,937
Literacy (A5+) (C 2021)
Yes1,718,672
Only reading10,097
No197,347

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