Table 13 | RELIGION OF THE POPULATION PRESENT BY REGIONS, DISTRICTS AND PRINCIPAL CITIES | |||||
Other | ||||||
Geographic Region | All | religions | ||||
and District | Persons | Hindu | Buddhist | Moslem | & Unknown | |
NEPAL | 8235079 | 7318392 | 707104 | 208899 | 684 | |
EASTERN HILLS | 1708816 | 1396740 | 311864 | 19 | 193 | |
Sindhu Palchok | 174630 | 99340 | 75286 | 4 | ||
Kabhre Palanchok | East No.1 | 187685 | 116740 | 70937 | 8 | |
Dolakha | 125384 | 91251 | 34132 | 1 | ||
Chisankhu | East No.2 | 116577 | 87141 | 29436 | ||
Chisankhu | 145147 | 118837 | 26310 | |||
Majh Kirat | East No.3 | 120168 | 113007 | 7161 | ||
Bhojpur | East No.4 | 229231 | 214608 | 14601 | 22 | |
Tehrthum | 121900 | 115153 | 6747 | 0 | ||
Chhathum | Dhankuta | 375246 | 340674 | 34409 | 163 | |
Ilam | 112848 | 99989 | 12845 | 10 | 4 | |
East Inner Tarai | 188204 | 158989 | 29194 | 21 | 0 | |
Sindhuli | 99639 | 77297 | 22342 | |||
Udaipur | 88565 | 81692 | 6852 | 21 | ||
Eastern Tar | 1803445 | 1638816 | 19869 | 144675 | 85 | |
Parsa | 114107 | 102842 | 13 | 11252 | ||
Bara | 210007 | 189415 | 661 | 19931 | ||
Rautahat | 189223 | 159343 | 39 | 29831 | 10 | |
Sarlahi | 418436 | 377618 | 6749 | 34068 | 1 | |
Mohotari | 134269 | 117766 | 6820 | 9682 | 1 | |
Siraha | 176747 | 166469 | 1777 | 8501 | 0 | |
Hanumanggar | Saptari | 254285 | 239750 | 165 | 14370 | 0 |
Biratnagar | 227250 | 210162 | 2566 | 14454 | 68 | |
Jhapa | Morang | 79121 | 75451 | 1079 | 2586 | 5 |
Kathmandu Valley | 410871 | 311068 | 98391 | 1034 | 378 | |
Kathmandu Urban | 105123 | 69048 | 35263 | 786 | 26 | |
Kathmandu Rural | 88535 | 73096 | 15310 | 103 | 26 | |
Lalitpur Urban | 41334 | 29166 | 12074 | 82 | 12 | |
Lalitpur Rural | 92419 | 64934 | 27182 | 3 | 300 | |
Bhaktapur Urban | 32118 | 28647 | 3397 | 60 | 14 | |
Bhaktapur Rural | 51342 | 46177 | 5165 | 0 | ||
Western Hills | 3211383 | 3058420 | 147867 | 5084 | 12 | |
Nuwakot | 147496 | 77160 | 70248 | 88 | ||
Dhading | West No.1 | 133562 | 102348 | 31214 | 0 | |
Gorkha | West No.2 | 135975 | 127457 | 7388 | 1130 | |
Tanhu | 113677 | 111528 | 1586 | 563 | ||
Lamjung | West No.3 | 125329 | 113586 | 11668 | 75 | |
Kaski | 111747 | 109207 | 2274 | 256 | 10 | |
Syangja | West No.4 | 317785 | 315313 | 1472 | 1000 | 0 |
Palpa | 147551 | 146255 | 936 | 359 | 1 | |
Gulmi | 271011 | 269913 | 132 | 966 | ||
Baglung | 191538 | 182179 | 9150 | 209 | ||
Piuthan | 198138 | 197941 | 195 | 2 | ||
Sallyan | 375507 | 375429 | 22 | 56 | ||
Dailekh | 259834 | 259340 | 177 | 317 | ||
Jumla | 165298 | 156004 | 9294 | 0 | ||
Doti | 315168 | 314941 | 169 | 57 | 1 | |
Baitadi | 132148 | 130203 | 1939 | 6 | ||
Dandeldhura | 69619 | 69616 | 3 | 0 | ||
Center Inner Terai | 239677 | 140046 | 99614 | 17 | 0 | |
Chispani Garhi | 180554 | 91977 | 88565 | 12 | ||
Chitawan | 42724 | 31671 | 11048 | 5 | ||
Nawalpur | 16399 | 16398 | 1 | |||
Mid Western Tarai | 348179 | 307778 | 228 | 40169 | 4 | |
Palhi | 81158 | 74851 | 6 | 6301 | ||
Majkhanda | 117575 | 106017 | 169 | 11389 | ||
Khajahani | Butawal | 116039 | 98807 | 53 | 17179 | |
Siuraj | 33407 | 28103 | 0 | 5300 | 4 | |
West Inner Terai | 89315 | 88367 | 22 | 926 | 0 | |
Dang | 50526 | 50441 | 22 | 63 | ||
Deokhuri | 38789 | 37926 | 863 | |||
Far Western Terai | 235189 | 218168 | 55 | 16954 | 12 | |
Banke | 82449 | 67362 | 46 | 15041 | ||
Bardia | 58389 | 56702 | 7 | 1668 | 12 | |
Kailali | 76606 | 76359 | 2 | 245 | ||
Kanchanpur | 17745 | 17745 | 0 |