Lalitpur District
ललितपुर जिल्ला
District
Location of district in province
Location of district in province
Country   Nepal
Admin HQ.Lalitpur
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Lalitpur
Area
 • Total396.92 km2 (153.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1][2]
 • Total468,132
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
 2001 pop.: 337,785
1991 pop.: 257,086
1991 pop.: 184,341
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Websitewww.ddclalitpur.gov.np

Lalitpur District (Nepali: ललितपुर जिल्लाListenⓘ, a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Lalitpur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 396.92 km2 (153.25 sq mi) and has a population (2001) of 337,785. It is one of the three districts in the Kathmandu Valley, along with Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. Its population was 466,784 in the initial 2011 census tabulation.[3] It is surrounded by Makwanpur, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu and Kavre.

Geography and climate

Climate Zone[4] Elevation Range  % of Area
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		  9.9%
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.		 79.3%
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.		 10.8%

Demographics

Historical population
Census yearPop.±% p.a.
1981 184,341—    
1991 257,086+3.38%
2001 337,785+2.77%
2011 468,132+3.32%
2021 548,401+1.60%
Source: Citypopulation[5]

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Lalitpur District had a population of 468,132.

language in Lalitpur District

  Nepali (47%)
  Newari (30%)
  Tamang (11%)
  Maithili (2%)
  Others (10%)

As their first language, 47.3% spoke Nepali, 30.3% Newar, 11.4% Tamang, 2.5% Maithili, 1.4% Magar, 1.1% Rai, 1.0% Bhojpuri, 0.7% Tharu, 0.6% Gurung, 0.6% Limbu, 0.5% Hindi, 0.4% Pahari, 0.2% Danuwar, 0.2% Sunuwar, 0.2% Urdu, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Bantawa, 0.1% Chamling, 0.1% Doteli, 0.1% English, 0.1% Rajasthani, 0.1% Sherpa, 0.1% Tibetan and 0.3% other languages.[6]

Ethnicity/caste: 33.8% were Newar, 18.8% Chhetri, 13.1% Tamang, 13.0% Hill Brahmin, 4.6% Magar, 2.7% Rai, 1.2% Gurung, 1.2% Tharu, 1.1% Kami, 0.9% Limbu, 0.8% Pahari, 0.7% Sarki, 0.7% Thakuri, 0.6% Musalman, 0.5% Damai/Dholi, 0.5% Yadav, 0.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.3% Danuwar, 0.3% Kalwar, 0.3% Majhi, 0.3% Sunuwar, 0.3% Teli, 0.2% Terai Brahmin, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Hajam/Thakur, 0.2% Kayastha, 0.2% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.2% Marwadi, 0.2% Sherpa, 0.2% other Terai, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 0.1% Dhanuk, 0.1% foreigners, 0.1% Ghale, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Kurmi, 0.1% Lohar, 0.1% Punjabi/Sikh, 0.1% Rajput, 0.1% Sudhi, 0.1% Thakali and 0.1% others.[7]

Religion in Lalitpur District (2011)[8]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 74%
Buddhism
 
 19%
Christianity
 
 5%
Others
 
 2%

Religion: 73.5% were Hindu, 19.3% Buddhist, 5.0% Christian, 1.2% Kirati, 0.7% Muslim and 0.2% others.[9]

Literacy: 82.2% could read and write, 1.7% could only read and 15.9% could neither read nor write.[10]

Administrative division

There are six municipalities in Lalitpur District, including three Rural Municipalities and one Metropolitan city:

Former Village Development Committees

Prior to federal restructuring, the following Village development committees were also part of the district. By 2017, they were all merged into municipalities or rural municipalities or were included into Lalitpur Metropolitan City.

Other places

Education

Lalitpur District has adequate education facilities in comparison to other districts, including:

  • Adarsha Vidya Mandir (AVM)
  • Adarsha Saula Yubak Higher Secondary School
  • AIMS Academy
  • Graded English Medium School (GEMS)
  • Annal Jyoti Boarding School (AJS)
  • United Universal School
  • Ideal Model School
  • Institute of Engineering (Pulchok)
  • I.J. Pioneer High School
  • Little Angels' School
  • Little Learners Fun School (Saibu Bhaisepati)
  • Rato Bangala school
  • United school (Imadol)
  • St. Mary's School
  • St. Xavier's School
  • Nepal Don Bosco School, Siddhipur
  • Shuvatara School
  • Vajra Academy (Jharuwarashi)
  • Milestone School
  • Anant English School, Siddhipur
  • The Sudesha School (Nakhkhu)
  • Pawan Prakriti English Secondary school (Tikathali)
  • Pathshala Nepal Foundation (Bagdol)
  • Prasadi Academy, Manbhawan
  • Nalanda Secondary Boarding School (Satdobato)
  • Kshitiz Secondary Boarding School (Harisiddhi)
  • Nawa Bihani School, Imadole
  • Oracle English Medium School
  • Royal Yala World School
  • Unique Academy/College, Kumaripati
  • United Academy (Kumaripati)
  • Kitini secondary higher school (thaukhel)
  • Radiant Readers Academy (Sanepa)

Sports

Lalitpur is also home to several notable sporting organisations and grounds such as:

  • ANFA Complex, Satdobato
  • Tennis Complex, Satdobato
  • Army Physical Training Centre, Lagankhel
  • Chyasal Technical Centre, Chyasal
  • Thecho Badminton Club
  • Pragaypokhari Badminton Circle, Prayagpokhari

References

  1. ↑ "National Planning Commission Secretariat, Central Bureau of Statistics. Nepal". Archived from the original on 2016-08-16.
  2. ↑ "STATISTICAL YEAR BOOK OF NEPAL - 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  3. ↑ http://census.gov.np/images/pdf/Preliminary%20Leaflet%202011.pdf%5B%5D
  4. ↑ The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), . Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013
  5. ↑ "NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.
  6. ↑ NepalMap Language
  7. ↑ NepalMap Caste
  8. ↑ "NepalMap profile: Lalitpur". NepalMap. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  9. ↑ NepalMap Religion
  10. ↑ NepalMap Literacy
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