Association of District Development Committees of Nepal
(ADDCN)

Area in sq. km

2,322

Elevation (m)

518-7,134

District Headquarter

Darchula

Number of VDC/Municipality

41/0

Number of Constituency (ies)

1

Total Population

121,996

Sex Ratio (M/F)

0.96

Under14 Population (%)

41.4

Elderly Population (60+) (%)

6.8

Annual Growth Rate (1991-2001) (%)

1.81

Number of Household

21,029

Average Household size

5.80

Population Density (persons/sq km.)

53

Urban Population (%)

0%

Ranking among Districts

By Population

63

By Area

19

Proportion to National Figure (%)

By Population

0.53

By Area

1.58

Literacy (%)

Both Sex

49.39

Male

67.38

Female

32.38

Net Enrollment Ratio

Primary

93.3

L. Secondary

38.2

Secondary

24.4

Human Development Index

0.286

Population per Doctor

40,665

Population per Hospital Bed

8,133

Household with access to Toilet Facilities (%)

14.34

Population with access to Safe drinking water

95.2

Population Influenced per Km of Road

2,574

Total Road (Km.)

40

Area in sq. km

1,519

Elevation (m)

2,439-6,936

District Headquarter

Baitadi

Number of VDC/Municipality

62/1

Number of Constituency (ies)

2

Total Population

234,418

Sex Ratio (M/F)

0.94

Under14 Population (%)

42.2

Elderly Population (60+) (%)

7.3

Annual Growth Rate (1991-2001) (%)

1.58

Number of Household

40,387

Average Household size

5.80

Population Density (persons/sq km.)

154

Urban Population (%)

7.83

Ranking among Districts

By Population

39

By Area

47

Proportion to National Figure (%)

By Population

1.01

By Area

1.03

Literacy (%)

Both Sex

51.55

Male

71.22

Female

33.43

Net Enrollment Ratio

Primary

85.4

L. Secondary

27.2

Secondary

13.5

Human Development Index

0.256

Population per Doctor

46,884

Population per Hospital Bed

15,628

Household with access to Toilet Facilities (%)

23.08

Population with access to Safe drinking water

56.81

Population Influenced per Km of Road

829

Total Road (Km.)

242

Area in sq. km

1,538

Elevation (m)

457-2,439

District Headquarter

Dadeldhura

Number of VDC/Municipality

20/1

Number of Constituency (ies)

1

Total Population

126,162

Sex Ratio (M/F)

0.94

Under14 Population (%)

43.8

Elderly Population (60+) (%)

6.3

Annual Growth Rate (1991-2001) (%)

1.91

Number of Household

21,980

Average Household size

5.74

Population Density (persons/sq km.)

82

Urban Population (%)

14.58

Ranking among Districts

By Population

62

By Area

46

Proportion to National Figure (%)

By Population

0.54

By Area

1.04

Literacy (%)

Both Sex

51.62

Male

71.93

Female

33.06

Net Enrollment Ratio

Primary

93.3

L. Secondary

33.2

Secondary

16.6

Human Development Index

0.265

Population per Doctor

42,054

Population per Hospital Bed

1,941

Household with access to Toilet Facilities (%)

35.96

Population with access to Safe drinking water

89.64

Population Influenced per Km of Road

622

Total Road (Km.)

168

Area in sq. km

1,610

Elevation (m)

176-1,528

District Headquarter

Mahandranagar

Number of VDC/Municipality

19/1

Number of Constituency (ies)

3

Total Population

377,899

Sex Ratio (M/F)

1.03

Under14 Population (%)

41.8

Elderly Population (60+) (%)

5.1

Annual Growth Rate (1991-2001) (%)

3.9

Number of Household

60,158

Average Household size

6.28

Population Density (persons/sq km.)

235

Urban Population (%)

21.39

Ranking among Districts

By Population

24

By Area

40

Proportion to National Figure (%)

By Population

1.63

By Area

1.09

Literacy (%)

Both Sex

59.65

Male

72.07

Female

46.91

Net Enrollment Ratio

Primary

91.6

L. Secondary

34.9

Secondary

16.8

Human Development Index

0.332

Population per Doctor

20,994

Population per Hospital Bed

7,558

Household with access to Toilet Facilities (%)

34.51

Population with access to Safe drinking water

80.42

Population Influenced per Km of Road

1,395

Total Road (Km.)

185

Area in sq. km

3,235

Elevation (m)

179-1,957

District Headquarter

Dhangadhi

Number of VDC/Municipality

42/2

Number of Constituency (ies)

5

Total Population

616,697

Sex Ratio (M/F)

1.03

Under14 Population (%)

42.4

Elderly Population (60+) (%)

4.8

Annual Growth Rate (1991-2001) (%)

3.93

Number of Household

94,430

Average Household size

6.53

Population Density (persons/sq km.)

191

Urban Population (%)

17.22

Ranking among Districts

By Population

8

By Area

10

Proportion to National Figure (%)

By Population

2.66

By Area

2.20

Literacy (%)

Both Sex

52.06

Male

63.21

Female

40.71

Net Enrollment Ratio

Primary

62.0

L. Secondary

21.7

Secondary

12.2

Human Development Index

0.299

Population per Doctor

28,032

Population per Hospital Bed

2,765

Household with access to Toilet Facilities (%)

39.08

Population with access to Safe drinking water

82.49

Population Influenced per Km of Road

1,084

Total Road (Km.)

386

Area in sq. km

2,025

Elevation (m)

305-2,430

District Headquarter

Dipayal

Number of VDC/Municipality

50/1

Number of Constituency (ies)

2

Total Population

207,066

Sex Ratio (M/F)

1.00

Under14 Population (%)

41.1

Elderly Population (60+) (%)

5.9

Annual Growth Rate (1991-2001) (%)

2.23

Number of Household

36,465

Average Household size

5.68

Population Density (persons/sq km.)

102

Urban Population (%)

10.65

Ranking among Districts

By Population

49

By Area

29

Proportion to National Figure (%)

By Population

0.89

By Area

1.38

Literacy (%)

Both Sex

42.56

Male

60.06

Female

25.18

Net Enrollment Ratio

Primary

88.7

L. Secondary

19.4

Secondary

8.3

Human Development Index

0.249

Population per Doctor

34,511

Population per Hospital Bed

13,804

Household with access to Toilet Facilities (%)

31.16

Population with access to Safe drinking water

89.23

Population Influenced per Km of Road

1,122

Total Road (Km.)

149

Area in sq. km

1,680

Elevation (m)

1,220-3,820

District Headquarter

Mangalsen

Number of VDC/Municipality

75/0

Number of Constituency (ies)

2

Total Population

231,285

Sex Ratio (M/F)

0.89

Under14 Population (%)

44.2

Elderly Population (60+) (%)

6.5

Annual Growth Rate (1991-2001) (%)

1.63

Number of Household

44,005

Average Household size

2.26

Population Density (persons/sq km.)

138

Urban Population (%)

0%

Ranking among Districts

By Population

41

By Area

39

Proportion to National Figure (%)

By Population

1.00

By Area

1.14

Literacy (%)

Both Sex

33.36

Male

53.61

Female

15.80

Net Enrollment Ratio

Primary

87.0

L. Secondary

21.6

Secondary

9.6

Human Development Index

0.235

Population per Doctor

77,095

Population per Hospital Bed

7,710

Household with access to Toilet Facilities (%)

14.95

Population with access to Safe drinking water

85.30

Population Influenced per Km of Road

2,660

Total Road (Km.)

75

Area in sq. km

3,422

Elevation (m)

915-7,035

District Headquarter

Chainpur

Number of VDC/Municipality

47/0

Number of Constituency (ies)

2

Total Population

167,026

Sex Ratio (M/F)

0.93

Under14 Population (%)

43.6

Elderly Population (60+) (%)

6.3

Annual Growth Rate (1991-2001) (%)

1.85

Number of Household

28,588

Average Household size

5.84

Population Density (persons/sq km.)

49

Urban Population (%)

0%

Ranking among Districts

By Population

55

By Area

8

Proportion to National Figure (%)

By Population

0.72

By Area

2.33

Literacy (%)

Both Sex

35.26

Male

57.34

Female

15.08

Net Enrollment Ratio

Primary

80.1

L. Secondary

19.1

Secondary

8.9

Human Development Index

0.201

Population per Doctor

41,757

Population per Hospital Bed

11,135

Household with access to Toilet Facilities (%)

10.68

Population with access to Safe drinking water

61.97

Population Influenced per Km of Road

1,633

Total Road (Km.)

85

Area in sq. km

2,188

Elevation (m)

762-7,036

District Headquarter

Martadi

Number of VDC/Municipality

27/0

Number of Constituency (ies)

2

Total Population

108,781

Sex Ratio (M/F)

0.98

Under14 Population (%)

43.1

Elderly Population (60+) (%)

5.9

Annual Growth Rate (1991-2001) (%)

1.67

Number of Household

20,378

Average Household size

5.34

Population Density (persons/sq km.)

50

Urban Population (%)

0%

Ranking among Districts

By Population

66

By Area

25

Proportion to National Figure (%)

By Population

0.47

By Area

149

Literacy (%)

Both Sex

33.73

Male

50.67

Female

17.07

Net Enrollment Ratio

Primary

93.3

L. Secondary

38.2

Secondary

24.4

Human Development Index

0.201

Population per Doctor

50,313

Population per Hospital Bed

6,708

Household with access to Toilet Facilities (%)

19.76

Population with access to Safe drinking water

96.58

Population Influenced per Km of Road

13,144

Total Road (Km.)

7