Lalitpur District (, in

Bagmati Province Bagmati Province (, ''Bāgmatī pradēśa'') is one of the seven Provinces of Nepal, provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. Bagmati is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest province by area. It is bordered ...

, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Lalitpur as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2001) of 337,785. It is one of three districts in the Kathmandu Valley, along with Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. Its population was 466,784 in the initial 2011 census tabulation. It is surrounded by

Makwanpur Makwanpur District (; ), in Bagmati Province, earlier a part of Narayani Zone, is one of the List of districts of Nepal, seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The city of Hetauda serves as the district headquarters and also as the provincial headquart ...

Bhaktapur Bhaktapur (Nepali language, Nepali and Sanskrit: भक्तपुर, ; "City of Devotees"), known locally as Khwopa (Nepal Bhasa: , ) and historically called Bhadgaon, is a city in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal located abou ...

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

and Kavre.

Geography and climate

Demographics

At the

2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working in cooperation with the 58 municipalities and the 3,915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the m ...

, Lalitpur District had a population of 468,132. As their first language, 47.3% spoke Nepali, 30.3%

Newar Newar (; , endonym: Newa; , Pracalit script: ), or Nepami, are primarily inhabitants in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and its surrounding areas, and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Page 15. Newars are a distinct linguisti ...

, 11.4% Tamang, 2.5% Maithili, 1.4% Magar, 1.1%

Rai (), commercially styled as since 2000 and known until 1954 as (RAI), is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many terrestrial and subscription television channels a ...

, 1.0%

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri may refer to: * Bhojpuri language, an Indo-Aryan language of India and Nepal * Bhojpuri grammar, grammatical rules of the language * Bhojpuri nouns, nouns of the language * Bhojpuri people, people who speak the language * Bhojpuri region ...

, 0.7% Tharu, 0.6%

Gurung Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung language, Gurung: ) are a Tibetan people, Tibetan ethnic group living in the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurungs speak Tamu kyi which is a Sino-Tibetan language derived from the ...

, 0.6%

Limbu Limbu may refer to: * Limbu people, an indigenous tribe living in Nepal, Sikkim (India) and Bhutan ** Limbu language, their Sino-Tibetan language *** Limbu script **** Limbu (Unicode block) * Rambahadur Limbu Rambahadur Limbu, (; 8 July 1939 � ...

, 0.5%

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

, 0.4% Pahari, 0.2% Danuwar, 0.2%

Sunuwar The Sunuwar or Koinch are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group. ( Nepali:सुनुवार जाति, ''Sunuwār Jāti'') a Kirati tribe native to Nepal, parts of India (West Bengal and Sikkim) and southern Bhutan. They speak the Sunuwar languag ...

, 0.2%

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

, 0.1%

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

, 0.1%

Bantawa The Bantawa Language (also referred to as An Yüng, Bantaba, Bantawa Dum, Bantawa Yong, Bantawa Yüng, Bontawa, Kirawa Yüng), is a Kiranti language spoken in the eastern Himalayan hills of eastern Nepal by Kirati Bantawa ethnic groups. They use ...

, 0.1% Chamling, 0.1%

Doteli Doteli, or Dotyali ( Doteli-Devanagari: ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 495,000 people, most of whom live in Nepal. It is a dialect of Khas, which is an ancient form of the modern Nepali language Nepali (; , ), or ''Gorkhali'' ...

, 0.1%

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

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Rajasthani Rajasthani may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Rajasthan, a state of India * Rajasthani languages, a group of Indic languages spoken there * Rajasthani people, the native inhabitants of the state * Rajasthani architecture, Indian ar ...

, 0.1%

Sherpa SHERPA (Securing a Hybrid Environment for Research Preservation and Access) is an organisation originally set up in 2002 to run and manage the SHERPA Project. History SHERPA began as an endeavour to support the establishment of a number of open ...

, 0.1%

Tibetan Tibetan may mean: * of, from, or related to Tibet * Tibetan people, an ethnic group * Tibetan language: ** Classical Tibetan, the classical language used also as a contemporary written standard ** Standard Tibetan, the most widely used spoken dial ...

and 0.3% other languages. Ethnicity/caste: 33.8% were

, 18.8%

Chhetri Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali language, Nepali speaking people historically associated with the warrior class and administration, some of ...

, 13.1% Tamang, 13.0% Hill Brahmin, 4.6% Magar, 2.7%

, 1.2%

, 1.2% Tharu, 1.1%

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, 0.9%

, 0.8% Pahari, 0.7% Sarki, 0.7%

Thakuri The Thakuri (Nepali: ठकुरी) . This term is Nepalese title ""Thakuri"", which translates to 'master of the estate'. The term denotes the royal descendants of kings of Baise Rajya and Chaubisi Rajya. During the height of their influence ...

, 0.6%

Musalman Musalman may refer to: *Mussulman, variant of an archaic term for "Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, th ...

, 0.5%

Damai Damai ( ; IAST: ''Damāĩ'') is an occupational caste found among indigenous people comprising 45 subgroups. Their surnames take after the subgroup they belong to. People belonging to this caste are traditionally tailors and musicians capable o ...

/Dholi, 0.5%

Yadav Yadavs are a grouping of non-elite, peasant-pastoral Quote: "The Yadavs were traditionally a low-to-middle-ranking cluster of pastoral-peasant castes that have become a significant political force in Uttar Pradesh (and other northern states l ...

, 0.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% other

Dalit Dalit ( from meaning "broken/scattered") is a term used for untouchables and outcasts, who represented the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. They are also called Harijans. Dalits were excluded from the fourfold var ...

, 0.3% Danuwar, 0.3% Kalwar, 0.3% Majhi, 0.3%

, 0.3%

Teli Teli is a caste traditionally occupied in the oil pressing and trade in India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Members may be either Hindu or Muslim; Muslim Teli are called Roshandaar or Teli Malik. India's Prime minister Narendra Modi is from Teli c ...

, 0.2% Terai

Brahmin Brahmin (; ) is a ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the ''Kshatriya'' (rulers and warriors), ''Vaishya'' (traders, merchants, and farmers), and ''Shudra'' (labourers). Th ...

, 0.2% Gharti/

Bhujel Bhujel are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group now living in Nepal, India, and Bhutan. They are scattered in several districts, mostly in Tanahu and Syangja. The inhabitants living near the Bhuji Khola river called Bhujel. Bhujel are divided into four ...

, 0.2% Hajam/Thakur, 0.2%

Kayastha Kayastha (or Kayasth) denotes a cluster of disparate Indian communities broadly categorised by the regions of the Indian subcontinent in which they were traditionally locatedthe Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas of North India, the Chandraseniya Ka ...

, 0.2%

Koiri The Koeri (spelt as Koiry or Koiri), also referred to as Kushwaha and more recently self-described as Maurya in several parts of northern India are an Indian non-elite caste, found largely in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, whose traditional oc ...

Kushwaha Kushwaha (sometimes Kushvaha), is a community of the Indo-Gangetic Plain that has traditionally been involved in agriculture, including beekeeping. The term has been used to represent different sub-castes of the Kachhis, Kachhvahas, Koeris ...

, 0.2% Marwadi, 0.2%

, 0.2% other Terai, 0.1% Badi, 0.1%

, 0.1%

Chamar Chamar (or Jatav) is a community classified as a Scheduled Caste under modern India's Reservation in India, system of affirmative action that originated from the group of trade persons who were involved in leather tanning and shoemaking. They a ...

/Harijan/Ram, 0.1%

Dhanuk The Dhanuk is an ethnic group found in India. In Bihar where they are significantly present, they have been categorised as the "lower backwards", along with several other castes constituting 32% of the state's population. In recent times they h ...

, 0.1% foreigners, 0.1%

Ghale Ghale is an ethnic group in Nepal with a unique cultural heritage and language, which serves as a significant aspect of their identity and social cohesion within the community. The preservation of their language and cultural traditions is crucial ...

, 0.1%

Halwai Halwai is an Indian caste and a social class, whose traditional occupation was confectionery and sweet-making. The name is derived from the word ''Halwa'' which is a sweet dish. The community is known by different names in different parts of In ...

, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1%

Kurmi Kurmi is traditionally a non-elite tiller caste in the lower Gangetic plain of India, especially southern regions of Awadh, eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts of Bihar and Jharkhand. The Kurmis came to be known for their exceptional work ethic, ...

, 0.1%

Lohar Lohar may refer to: * Lohar (caste) * Lohar (surname) * Lohar, Punjab See also * Lahore (disambiguation) * Lohar (disambiguation) * Lohra (disambiguation) * Loharu * Gadia Lohar {{dab ...

, 0.1%

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/Sikh, 0.1%

Rajput Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...

, 0.1% Sudhi, 0.1% Thakali and 0.1% others. Religion: 73.5% were

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

, 19.3%

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, 5.0%

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, 1.2%

Kirati The Kirati people, also spelled as Kirat or Kirant or Kiranti, are Tibeto-Burman ethnolinguistic groups living in the Himalayas, mostly the Eastern Himalaya extending eastward from Nepal to North East India (predominantly in the Indian state ...

, 0.7%

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and 0.2% others. Literacy: 82.2% could read and write, 1.7% could only read and 15.9% could neither read nor write.NepalMap Literacy
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Administrative division

There are six municipalities in Lalitpur District, including three

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and one Metropolitan city: * Lalitpur Metropolitan City * Mahalaxmi Municipality *

Godawari Municipality Godawari is a municipality in Lalitpur District in Bagmati Province of Nepal. It was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Godawari, Badikhel, Bisankhunarayan, Godamchaur and Thaiba of Lalitpur ...

* Konjyoson Rural Municipality * Bagmati Rural Municipality * Mahankal Rural Municipality

Former Village Development Committees

Prior to federal restructuring, the following Village development committees were also part of the district. By 2017, they were all merged into municipalities or rural municipalities or were included in Lalitpur Metropolitan City. * Ashrang * Badikhel, now Godawari Municipality * Bhardev * Bhattedanda *

Bisankhunarayan Bisankhunarayan is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Godawari Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census c ...

, now Godawari Municipality * Bungamati (Bunga), now Lalitpur Metropolitan City-22 * Bhainsepti, now Lalitpur Metropolitan Ciity-25 * Chandanpur *

Chapagaun Chapagaun वादे (Nepal Bhasa) is a village development committee in Godawari Municipality in Lalitpur District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national cen ...

, now Godawari Municipality * Chaughare *

Chhampi Chhampi is a village development committee in Lalitpur District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistic ...

, now Godawari Municipality * Dalchoki * Devichaur *

Dhapakhel Dhapakhel is a town in Lalitpur District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4591 in 857 individual households. At the eastern part of Dhapakhel the Kantipur Engineering College is loca ...

, now Lalitpur Municipality * Dukuchhap, now Karyabinayak Municipality * Ghusel * Gimdi * Godamchaur, now Godawari Municipality * Godawari, now Godawari Municipality * Gotikhel * Harisiddhi, now Lalitpur Metropolitan City- 28 and 29 * Ikudol *

Imadol Imadol () is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Mahalaxmi Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. It lies to the southeastern quarter of Patan, to the southeast of Kathmandu. At the time of the 2011 ...

, now Mahalakshmi Municipality *

Jharuwarasi Jharuwarashi is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Lalitpur District, Nepal, Lalitpur District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. According to 2001 Nepal census, it had a population of 3185 living in 586 in ...

, now Godawari Municipality * Kaleshwar * Khokana, now Lalitpur Metropolitan City- 21 * Lamatar, now Mahalakshmi Municipality * Lele, now Godawari Municipality * Lubhu, now Mahalakshmi Municipality *

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* Manikhel * Nallu * Pyutar * Sainbu, now Lalitpur Metropolitan City- 18 *

Sankhu Sankhu (Nepal Bhasa: साँखु, alternative name: Sakwa (Nepal Bhasa: /सक्व)) is the ancient Newari town located in the north-eastern corner of Kathmandu Valley, about 17 km from the city center of Kathmandu. Mani-Yogini, on ...

Siddhipur Siddhipur is a village and former Village Development Committee (Nepal), Village Development Committee that is now part of Mahalaxmi, Lalitapur, Mahalaxmi Municipality in Bagmati Province of central Nepal. At the time of the 2021 Nepal census it ha ...

, now Mahalakshmi Municipality *

Sunakothi Sunaguthi is a small town located about south of the main Lalitpur city in Lalitpur District. According to 2011 Nepal census, Sunaguthi has a population of 10,092 living in 2397 individual households. Most of the people living in Sunaguthi are New ...

, now Lalitpur Municipality * Thaiba, now Godawari Municipality *

Thecho Thecho is located about south of the main Lalitpur town in Lalitpur District, Nepal, Lalitpur district, Godawari Municipality. According to 2011 Nepal census, Thecho has a population of 10,086 living in 2,352 individual households. The offshoot ...

, now Godawari Municipality * Thuladurlung *

Tikathali Tikathali is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Mahalaxmi Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. After the restructuring of local political bodies it has been integrated to form a new municipality na ...

, now Mahalakshmi Municipality

Other places

Chyasal Chyasal (Nepal Bhasa:च्यास:) is an ancient town in the District of Lalitpur in Bagmati Zone in Nepal and a section of the city of Lalitpur. Also known as Yala in Nepal Bhasa. The 800 Kiratis are said to been slain in this Dabu by Li ...

Jawalakhel Jāwalākhel () is a subdivision of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is located 2 km from the ancient city centre Pātan, one of the three great capitals of Nepal until the 18th century. It derives its name from "जा हुल्य: खल:()", an ...

* Pyan Gaun * Jhamsikhel * Kumaripati * Kupondole * Kusunti * माल्टा *

Education

Lalitpur District has adequate education facilities in comparison to other districts, including: *

Adarsha Vidya Mandir AVM Higher Secondary School is one of the oldest and largest schools in Nepal. It was established in 1966 in Manbhawan, Lalitpur, by educator Satya Narayan Bahadur Shrestha. It has won several awards for its excellent results in national level ex ...

(AVM) * Adarsha Saula Yubak Higher Secondary School * AIMS Academy * Graded English Medium School (GEMS) * Annal Jyoti Boarding School (AJS) * United Universal School * Ideal Model School * Institute of Engineering (Pulchok) * I.J. Pioneer High School * Little Angels' School * Little Learners Fun School (Saibu Bhaisepati) * Rato Bangala school * United school (Imadol) * St. Mary's School * St. Xavier's School * Nepal Don Bosco School, Siddhipur * Shuvatara School * Vajra Academy (Jharuwarashi) * Milestone School * Anant English School,

* The Sudesha School (Nakhkhu) * Pawan Prakriti English Secondary school (Tikathali) * Pathshala Nepal Foundation (Bagdol) *Prasadi Academy, Manbhawan * Nalanda Secondary Boarding School (Satdobato) * Kshitiz Secondary Boarding School (Harisiddhi) * Nawa Bihani School, Imadole * Oracle English Medium School * Royal Yala World School * Yala Newa International School
Unique Academy/College, Kumaripati
* United Academy (Kumaripati) *Kitini secondary higher school (thaukhel) *Radiant Readers Academy (Sanepa)

Sports

Lalitpur is also home to several notable sporting organisations and grounds such as: * ANFA Complex, Satdobato *Tennis Complex, Satdobato *

Army Physical Training Centre An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by p ...

, Lagankhel * Chyasal Technical Centre,

* Thecho Badminton Club * Pragaypokhari Badminton Circle, Prayagpokhari

Business/Social Organizations

There are many business or social organizations in Siddhipur.

References

External links

Lamatar / Lalitpur Photos, October 2007
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