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6.7 percent of total population is living in the Himalayan region. The Hilly region
having plain valleys, hills, basins, tars, etc. population here is comparatively
more than the Himalayan region but less than the Terai region. According to
the census BS 2068 the total population living in hilly region is 43 percent. It
has moderate climate and land is fertile in valleys, tars, basins, so agriculture is
practiced as a main occupation. Moreover, capital city Kathmandu is located with
this reason. The Terai region have plain land, fertile soil, good irrigation facilities
with very good infrastructures of development as compared to other regions.
Therefore, it has high density of population. The data shows that 50.3 percent of
total population live in the Terai region. It has suitable climate for agriculture.
The following data shows the distribution of population by geographical regions:
Geographical Population In Percent Density
regions
The Himalayan 1,781,792 6.7 34

The Hilly 11,399,007 43 186
The Terai 13,318,705 50.3 392
26,494,504 100 180
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics
In order to get facilities, the trend of migration is increasing from rural areas to the
urban areas. The population distribution in rural and urban areas are given below:
Area Male Female Total Absent Population

Urban 2,306,049 2,21,771 4,523,820 2,85,421
Rural 10,42,992 11,42,7692 21,970,684 1,636,073
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics
In Nepal there are more number of villages than urban areas or towns and cities.
Although urbanization is increasing rapidly but still the number of village is
high in Nepal. Many people have gone to other countries for employment or other
purpose. So their data couldn’t be collected. Therefore, their status is kept as
absent population.

Key Words

topography : physical features
basins : an area drained by a river and its tributaries

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