1971 Nepal census

7th national census of Nepal 1971 Nepal Census Zones and districts of Nepal in 1971.jpg 300 Map of Nepal (1971) 1961 1961 Nepal census 1971 1981 1981 Nepal census Nepal 11,555,983 22.77% Zone Bagmati (1,496,971) Karnali (188,012)) Central Bureau of Statistics www.cbs.gov.np The 1971 Nepal census was the 7th national census of Nepal. It was conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics. It was the first census to be conducted after the division of Nepal into 14 zones and 75 districts in 1962. It was also the first census to use computer for data processing. According to the census the total population of Nepal was 11,555,983. This census was followed by the 1981 Nepal census. Key findings The key findings of 1971 census are as follows:https://nepal.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/PopulationMonograph2014Volume1.pdf POPULATION MONOGRAPH OF NEPAL VOLUME I (Population Dynamics) Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal 2014 978-9937-2-8971-9https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/files/main-part-janaganana/janaganana.pdf नेपालमा जनगणना National Statistics Office (NSO), Nepal ne Census in Nepal https://web.archive.org/web/20230714165804/https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/files/main-part-janaganana/janaganana.pdf 2023-07-14 live Total population11,555,983Intercensal change 2,142,987Intercensal change percentage22.77%Annual growth rate 2.05%Population density (per km2)78.5Male population5,817,203Female population5,738,780Gender ratio101.4Literacy rate13.9% Population distribution +Population by ecological region (1971)Population Monograph of Nepal 2003 Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal 2003 https://microdata.nsonepal.gov.np/index.php/catalog/42/download/913 https://web.archive.org/web/20260221065532/https://microdata.nsonepal.gov.np/index.php/catalog/42/download/913 2026-02-21 live PDFEcological regionPopulationPercentage (%)Density (per km2)Mountain1,138,6109.922Hill6,071,40752.599Terai4,345,96637.6128Nepal11,555,98310079 +Population by zone (1971)https://giwmscdntwo.gov.np/media/pdf_upload/statistical%20pocket%20book%201974_4dqwhaw.pdf STATISTICAL POCKET BOOK NEPAL 1974 1974 Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal https://web.archive.org/web/20260205063331/https://giwmscdntwo.gov.np/media/pdf_upload/statistical%20pocket%20book%201974_4dqwhaw.pdf 2026-02-05 liveS.NZonePopulationPercentage (%)Density (per km2)1Mechi617,7605.35862Koshi866,2607.501063Sagarmatha1,313,48011.371044Janakpur1,265,75510.951385Bagmati1,496,97112.951406Narayani1,103,0279.551327Gandaki1,023,1108.85848Dhaulagiri276,7292.39189Lumbini1,165,70110.1013010Rapti705,8136.117211Bheri575,0714.985512Karnali188,0121.631413Seti597,1245.174814Mahakali361,1703.1353Nepal11,555,98310079 In 1972, Nepal was divided into four development regions by grouping zones. Population figures for those development regions are as follows: Development regionPopulationPercentage (%)Density (per km2)Eastern2,797,50024.21100Central3,865,75333.45137Western2,465,54021.3468Far WesternIn 1980, Mid Western Development Region was carved out of Far Western Development Region, making total number of development regions 5.2,427,19021.0046Nepal11,555,98310079 Population by district +Population by district (1971)S.NZoneDistrictPopulationDensity (per km2)1MechiTaplejung84,715282Panchthar145,8091213Ilam139,538914Jhapa247,6981725KoshiSankhuwasabha114,313366Tehrathum119,3071357Dhankuta107,6491208Morang301,5571549Sunsari223,43418810SagarmathaSolukhumbu105,3242811BhojpurMoved to Koshi Zone in 1975194,5069712Khotang163,29714613Okhaldhunga122,86211214Udayapur112,6225015Saptari312,56522616Siraha302,30428717JanakpurDolakha130,0226518Ramechhap157,3499819Sindhuli147,4096320Dhanusha330,60129121Mahottari324,83127422Sarlahi175,54319723BagmatiSindhupalchok206,3848124Rasuwa17,5171425Nuwakot172,71814326Dhading236,2767527Kavrepalanchok245,16516828Kathmandu353,75664729Lalitpur154,99839330Bhaktapur110,15783131NarayaniMakwanpur163,7667332Chitwan183,6447333Rautahat320,09329334Bara233,40118535Parsa202,12316036GandakiManang7,436437Gorkha178,2656938Lamjung140,2266539Kaski151,74911840ParbatMoved to Dhaulagiri Zone in 1975118,6899541Tanahun158,13910642Syangja268,60620843LumbiniPalpa212,6339044Gulmi227,74618145Arghakhanchi130,2129546Nawalparasi146,54811847Rupandehi243,34620548Kapilvastu205,21613349DhaulagiriMustang26,944850DolpaMoved to Karnali Zone in 197519,110251Myagdi57,9463852Baglung172,7297853RaptiRukum96,2435254Rolpa162,9559655Salyan141,4577556Pyuthan137,3389957Dang167,8205658KarnaliHumla29,524559Mugu25,718860TibrikotIn 1975, Tibrikot District was merged with Jumla District. At the same time new district of Kalikot was carved out of western part of Jumla District, thus keeping the total number of districts 75.10,017761Jumla122,7534362BheriJajarkot86,5643963Dailekh156,0729564Surkhet104,9333365Banke125,7096766Bardiya101,7936567SetiBajura61,3422968Bajhang108,6233869Achham132,2125770Doti166,07010071Kailali128,8774572MahakaliDarchula68,8683873Baitadi128,6967274Dadeldhura94,7436175Kanchanpur68,86343Nepal11,555,98379 Population by language +Languages by number of native speakers (1971)National Population Census 1971, Statistical Tables https://microdata.nsonepal.gov.np/index.php/catalog/24/download/517 National Statistics Office (NSO), Nepal ZIP (HTML tables)https://docs.censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/Documents/1eea0588-33d7-4355-91e7-09952b57a1fc.pdf THE ANALYSIS OF THE POPULATION STATISTICS OF NEPAL Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal 1977S.N.LanguageNumber of speakersPercentage (%)1Nepali6,060,75852.452Maithili1,327,24211.493Bhojpuri806,4806.984Tharu495,8814.295Tamang555,0564.806Newar454,9793.947Awadhi316,9502.748Magar288,3832.509Rai, Kirat232,2642.0110Gurung171,6091.4911Limbu170,7871.4812Bhote, Sherpa79,2180.6913Rajbanshi55,1240.4814Satar20,6600.1815Sunuwar20,3800.1816Danuwar9,9590.0917Santhali3,1930.03Local district languages394,3743.41Other languages92,6860.80Total11,555,983100 See also Nepal Census in Nepal 1961 Nepal census 1981 Nepal census Notes References Category:Censuses in Nepal Nepal Category:1971 in Nepal