Bhaktapur District

This article is about the district. For the city, see Bhaktapur.

Bhaktapur District (Nepali: भक्तपुर जिल्ला Listen^ⓘ; Nepal Bhasa: ख्वप देश (जिल्ला)) located in the eastern part of Kathmandu valley, is the smallest among seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is part of Bagmati Province. Bhaktapur District Post Office is 44800. The district, with Bhaktapur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 119 km² (46 sq mi) and in 2011 had a population of 304,651^[3] of whom 9,701 people were absent (mostly working abroad).^[4]

Bhaktapur District
District
Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur District
Nickname:  Khwopa
Location in Bagmati Province
Coordinates: 27.672222°N 85.427778°E / 27.672222; 85.427778
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati Province
Headquarters	Bhaktapur
Area
• Total	119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1][2]
• Total	304,651
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
	2001 pop.: 225,461 1991 pop.: 172,952 1981 pop.: 159,767
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NPT)
Area code	+977-1

Education

The average literacy rate of Bhaktapur is 81.68% (male 90.48%, female 72.65%), which is growing with educational awareness.^[5]

Geography and climate

Climate Zone[6]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	99.4%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	0.6%

Demographics

Historical population

Census year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	159,767	—
1991	172,952	+0.80%
2001	225,461	+2.69%
2011	304,651	+3.06%
2021	430,408	+3.52%
Source: Citypopulation[7]

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Bhaktapur District had a population of 432,132. 6.48% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 87.96% and a sex ratio of 978 females per 1000 males. The entire population lived in municipalities.^[8]

Castes/ethnic groups in Bhaktapur District (2021)^[9]

1. Newar (35.6%)
2. Chhetri (21.9%)
3. Bahun (17.2%)
4. Tamang (10.4%)
5. Magar (2.98%)
6. Rai (1.77%)
7. Kami (1.23%)
8. Other Hill Janjati (2.45%)
9. Madheshi non-Dalit (1.93%)
10. Khas non-Dalit (1.44%)
11. Khas Dalit (1.44%)
12. Others (1.68%)

Ethnicity wise: Khas are the largest group, making up 43% of the population. Newars are the largest single group, making up 36% of the population. Hill Janjatis, mainly Tamang and Magar, make up 18% of the population.^[9]

Languages of Bhaktapur district (2021)^[10]

1. Nepali (50.5%)
2. Nepal Bhasha (32.7%)
3. Tamang (9.53%)
4. Magar (1.51%)
5. Maithili (1.44%)
6. Others (4.25%)

At the time of the 2021 census, 50.55% of the population spoke Nepali, 32.72% Nepal Bhasha, 9.53% Tamang, 1.51% Maithili and 1.44% Magar as their first language.^[10] In 2011, 45.9% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.^[11]

Religion in Bhaktapur District (2021)[12]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			86.40%
Buddhism			9.93%
Christianity			2.02%
Kirat Mundhum			1.14%
Islam			0.49%
Other or not stated			0.02%

Municipalities

The district is divided into four municipalities:

• Bhaktapur
• Changunarayan
• Madhyapur Thimi
• Suryabinayak Municipality

Places of interest

• Bhaktapur Durbar Square
• Nagarkot
• Changu Narayan
• Kailashnath Mahadev Statue
• Bode

Gallery

• 
  Bhairavnath Temple, Bhaktapur Durbar Square
• 
  Taumadhi Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square
• 
  Dattatreya Temple, Bhaktapur Durbar Square
• 
  Siddha Pokhari
• 
  Pilot Baba Ashram, Gunduriya

See also

• Zones of Nepal
• Patan Durbar Square
• Kathmandu Durbar Square