Household in Nepal

Number of families in Nepal is in increasing trend.
1. Number of families as per census 2058 BS ? - 4253220
2. Number of families as per census 2068 BS ?- 5427302
3. By what percent families number  increased in 2068 BS compared to 2058 BS ? 22%
4. How many families were increased in 2068 BS compared to 2058 BS ? 1174082 

Population by ecological belt in Nepal

According to National Census 2068 BS of Nepal , terai region of Nepal is most populated the Hilly and Himalayan region.

1. Population of Terai region- 13318705

2. Population of Hilly Region- 11394007

3. Population of Himalayan region- 1781792

4. Percentage of Terai population- 50.27%

5. Percentage of Hilly region population- 43.01%

6. Percentage of Himalayan region population- 6.73%

7. Population of Terai in 2058BS- 11212452(48.40%).

8. Population of Hilly region in 2058BS-10251111(44.30%).

9. Population of Himalayan region in 2058BS- 1687859(7.30%)

Household size in Nepal

Average size of family in Nepal is around 4.88 people in Nepal according to census 2068 BS. The size of family before 2058 BS was 5.44 people. The decrease in family member is due to single family concept and also due less child birth per family.

1. Which district in Nepal has highest number of people per family as per census 2068 BS ? - Rautahat, 6.44 

2. Which district in Nepal has lowest number of people in family as per census 2068 BS ? - Kaski, 3.92

Main source of drinking water in Nepal

In Nepal 47.78% of total Families in Nepal drink water from pipeline and 35% drink water from tubewell as per census 2068 BS. Mostly city areas are supplied water from pipeline whereas villagers are still reliable on well and tubewell. 

1. What percentage of families in 2058 BS census used pipeline for drinking water? 53.4 %

2. What percentage of families in 2058 BS census used tubewell for drinking water ? 28.60%

Marital Status in Nepal

As per census 2068 the 35.6% population of age 10 years and above are unmarried.

1. Unmarried male population with age of 10 and above- 40.6%
2. Unmarried female population with age of 10 and above- 31.1%
3. Total single marriage in the population with age of 10 and above - 57.5%
4. Single woman population with age 10 and above in total woman population ? 4.61% (498606)