2011 Nepal census

Population study by Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics

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

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

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

References

^ "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).