2011 Nepal census



























2011 Nepal
census
General information
Country Nepal
Total population
26,494,504

Percent change
Increase 1.35%[1]
Most populous Development Region Central Region (9,656,985)
Least populous Development Region Far-Western Region (2,552,517)

Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.[2] Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 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.





  • Total population in 2011: 26,494,504[3]

  • 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%.




Contents






  • 1 Nepalese Caste/Ethnic groups


  • 2 See also


  • 3 Notes


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Nepalese Caste/Ethnic groups


The population wise ranking of 125 Nepalese castes/ethnic groups as per 2011 Nepal census.[4][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

Kami
1,258,554
4.75%
8

Musalman (taken as a single ethnic group)
1,164,255
4.39%
9

Yadav
1,054,458
3.98%
10

Rai
620,004
2.34%
11

Gurung
522,641
1.97%
12

Damai/Dholi
472,862
1.78%
13

Thakuri
425,623
1.61%
14

Limbu
387,300
1.46%
15

Sarki
374,816
1.41%
16

Teli
369,688
1.40%
17

Chamar/Harijan/Ram
335,893
1.27%
18

Koiri/Kushwaha
306,393
1.16%
19

Musahar
234,490
0.89%
20

Kurmi
231,129
0.87%
21

Sanyasi/Dasnami
227,822
0.86%
22

Dhanuk
219,808
0.83%
23

Dusadh/Pasawan/Pasi
208,910
0.79%
123

Raute
618
0.00%
124
Nurang
278
0.00%
125

Kusunda
273
0.00%
-
Others undefined and foreigners
282,321
1.07%
-

Total
26,494,504
100.00%


See also




  • List of village development committees of Nepal (Former)

  • 1991 Nepal census

  • 2001 Nepal census



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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: National Population and Housing Census 2011 Archived 2013-07-31 at the Wayback Machine.


  3. ^ Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: Major Highlights. Archived 2013-07-17 at the Wayback Machine.


  4. ^ "Nepal Census 2011" (PDF).




External links



  • Central Bureau of Statistics

  • National Population and Housing Census 2011








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