2011 Nepal census

2011 Nepal census
2011 Nepal census
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General information
Country	Nepal
Results
Total population	26,494,504 ( 1.35% )
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 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.

Total population in 2011: 26,494,504 ^[3]
Increase since last census in 2001: 3,343,081
Annual population growth rate (exponential 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 [ edit ]

The population wise ranking of 126 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	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	Koiri/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	Nurang	278	0.00%
26	Kusunda	273	0.00%
-	Total	26,494,504	100.00%

Notes [ edit ]

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

References [ edit ]

^ "Decadal Growth :www.cbs.gov.np" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-31.
^ Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: National Population and Housing Census 2011 Archived 2013-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
^ Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: Major Highlights . Archived 2013-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Nepal Census 2011" (PDF) .

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[5] Pages 191/192 of the total pdf or pages 156/157 in the scanned material shows Nepalese castes/ethnic groups

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

[cbs-4] "Nepal Census 2011" (PDF) .

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Nepalese caste/ethnic groups [ edit ]

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