Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the
Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
and the 3915
Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities and villages of each
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
. 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.
*Total population in 2011: 26,494,504
Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: ''Major Highlights''.
*Increase since last census 2001: 3,343,081
*Annual population growth rate (exponental growth): 1.35
*Number of households: 5,427,302
* Average Household Size: 4.88
*Population in Mountain: 6.73%, Hill: 43.00% and Terai: 50.27%.
Nepalese caste/ethnic groups
The population wise ranking of 126 Nepalese castes/ethnic groups as per 2011 Nepal census.
See also
* List of village development committees of Nepal
Nepal's 77 districts ( ne, जिल्ला) are subdivided into localities known as village development committees ( ne, गाउँ विकास समिति, gāun bikās samiti) and into municipalities. There were 3,157 VDCs in Nepal. ...
(Former)
* 1991 Nepal census
* 2001 Nepal census
*2021 Nepal census
The 2021 Nepal Census was the twelfth nationwide census of Nepal conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The census was originally scheduled from 8 June to 22 June 2021, but was postponed to November 2021 due to surge in COVID-19 cases. ...
Notes
References
External links
Central Bureau of Statistics
National Population and Housing Census 2011
Censuses in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
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