| Nepal: Basic facts |
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About 102 ethnic groups |
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Govt. has recognized 59 groups as Indigenous. |
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125 languages. |
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Total Population: 28 milli |
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3915 VDCs and 50 Municipalities. |
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85.80% live in rural area and 14.20% in
urban areas. |
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| Population
Distribution by Eco Region |
Eco. region |
% of total area |
% of total pop |
Himalaya |
35% |
8% |
Hills & Mountains |
42% |
44% |
Terai, Plain Land
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23 % |
48% |
About
80% of population are engaged in agriculture. |
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| Literacy Rate |
| Literacy . |
% of Total Population |
| Nepal adult literacy rate |
48.60% |
Nepal literacy rate
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53.74% |
Male
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65.10% |
Female
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42.50% |
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| Situation of Nepali Children |
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42% of total population is children (under 16 age, 2001) |
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28.83% of children are child labour (10–14 age, 2001) |
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40,000 out of 2.9 million children are bounded child labour (1999) |
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5,000 children are working and living in street. |
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200,000 girls & women are trafficked and it is estimated 2,000 annually. |
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