Dhulikhel is a Municipality, which is located in Kavrepalanchok district, Province No. 3 of Nepal. Dhulikhel has total 12 wards, which are scattered across 55 square kilometers of geographical area. According to 2011 Census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Dhulikhel Municipality had total population of 32,162.
Wardwise Population and Households
As per 2011 population census, Dhulikhel Municipality had total 32,162 population with 15,484 males and 16,678 females. Out of total wards, ward number 11 had the largest population 4,009, while ward number 10 had least number of population with 4,009.
With respect to number of households, Dhulikhel Municipality had total 7,061 households. The ward number 4 had most households with total 820, while ward number 10 had least number of households with total 317 number of households.
As illustrated in the chart, the ratio of male to female population was 0.93, which indicates that Dhulikhel Municipality had 7 percent lower males as compared to the females. Same as, the population to household ratio was 4.55, which means that in average 4.55 family members lived in each household.
Absentee Population
As of 2011, 1,123 population in Dhulikhel Municipality were absent from their households, which equals to 3.49 percent of the total population. Absence of males was 981, which equals to 6.34 percent of total 15,484 males. Same as, 142 females were absent, which equals to 0.85 percent of 16,678 females. At least one member of 943 (13.36 percent) households were absent.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 27.64, while male to female absentee population ratio was 6.91. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 6.49.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 27.64, while male to female absentee population ratio was 6.91. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 6.49.
Population by Age Group
In terms of age, the largest population in Dhulikhel Municipality were between 15 and 19 years of age with total 3,990. Gender wise, there were 1,955 males and 2,035 females of the same age group. The least populated age group was between 70 and 74 with total 548 population, which consistes of 261 males and 287 females. Top 5 most populated age groups were between 15 and 19 (3,990), between 10 and 14 (3,705), between 20 and 24 (3,596), between 5 and 9 (2,878), between 25 and 29 (2,735) with total population of 16,904. In contrast, bottom 5 least populated age groups were between 70 and 74 (548), above 75 (704), between 65 and 69 (751), between 60 and 64 (888), and between 55 and 59 (973) with total population of 3,864. The median age-group of total population falls between 35 and 39 and between 40 and 44 with average population of 1,979.
Gender wise, top 5 most age groups male population were between 15 and 19 (1,955), between 10 and 14 (1,855), between 20 and 24 (1,698), between 5 and 9 (1,415), and below 4 (1,225), with total population of 8,148. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (261), above 75 (341), between 65 and 69 (352),between 60 and 64 (408), and between 55 and 59 (491), with total population of 1,853. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 15 and 19 (2,035), between 20 and 24 (1,898), between 10 and 14 (1,850), between 25 and 29 (1,546), and between 5 and 9 (1,463), with total population of 8,792. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (287), above 75 (363), between 65 and 69 (399),between 60 and 64 (480), and between 55 and 59 (482), with total population of 2,011.
The population with age-group below 4 had male to female ratio of 1.16, which states that this age group had maximum males as compared to females. Similarly, age-group 25 to 29 had most female population as compared to male population with male to female ratio of 0.77. The age-groups below 4, 55 to 59 had majority of male population while age-groups 5 to 9, 15 to 19, 45 to 49, 40 to 44, above 75, 50 to 54, 70 to 74, 20 to 24, 65 to 69, 35 to 39, 60 to 64, 30 to 34, 25 to 29 had majority of female population as per male-female ratios. Moreover, age-groups 10 to 14 had eqivalent or almost equal numbers of male and female population with male-female ratios of 1.
The population pyramid for Dhulikhel Municipality visually illustrates the male vs. female population based on different age groups. The population data and ratio tables are also available in this link.
Gender wise, top 5 most age groups male population were between 15 and 19 (1,955), between 10 and 14 (1,855), between 20 and 24 (1,698), between 5 and 9 (1,415), and below 4 (1,225), with total population of 8,148. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (261), above 75 (341), between 65 and 69 (352),between 60 and 64 (408), and between 55 and 59 (491), with total population of 1,853. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 15 and 19 (2,035), between 20 and 24 (1,898), between 10 and 14 (1,850), between 25 and 29 (1,546), and between 5 and 9 (1,463), with total population of 8,792. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (287), above 75 (363), between 65 and 69 (399),between 60 and 64 (480), and between 55 and 59 (482), with total population of 2,011.
The population with age-group below 4 had male to female ratio of 1.16, which states that this age group had maximum males as compared to females. Similarly, age-group 25 to 29 had most female population as compared to male population with male to female ratio of 0.77. The age-groups below 4, 55 to 59 had majority of male population while age-groups 5 to 9, 15 to 19, 45 to 49, 40 to 44, above 75, 50 to 54, 70 to 74, 20 to 24, 65 to 69, 35 to 39, 60 to 64, 30 to 34, 25 to 29 had majority of female population as per male-female ratios. Moreover, age-groups 10 to 14 had eqivalent or almost equal numbers of male and female population with male-female ratios of 1.
The population pyramid for Dhulikhel Municipality visually illustrates the male vs. female population based on different age groups. The population data and ratio tables are also available in this link.
Population Ratios
As illustrated in the pie-chart, overall ratio of male to female population in Dhulikhel Municipality as per 2011 population census was 0.93 with 48.14% (15,484) of males and 51.86% (16,678) of females.
There were 66.21 % (21,294 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 27.56 % with total number of 8,865. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 6.23 % with total number of 2,003. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 33.79 with total number of 10,868
There were 9,593 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 2,282. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 238 children were born per 1,000 women. This number is also roughly used as fertility levels when direct measures of births are not available.
There were 66.21 % (21,294 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 27.56 % with total number of 8,865. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 6.23 % with total number of 2,003. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 33.79 with total number of 10,868
There were 9,593 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 2,282. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 238 children were born per 1,000 women. This number is also roughly used as fertility levels when direct measures of births are not available.
Literacy, Education Levels & Schooling
There were only 22,368 people fully literate in Dhulikhel Municipality as of 2011 who were able to both read and write, while 647 people were able to read but not write. In percentage while compared to genderwise population, there were inf percent of male were literate, while the percentage of female literacy was inf only.The literacy ratio between male and female population was nan.
Out of total 8,227 population between the age of 5 and 25 as of 2011 in Dhulikhel Municipality, total 4,060 males and 4,167 females were attending the school. Same as, out of total 2,729 population of the same age group who were not attending the school, total 1,180 male and 1,549 female were not attending teh school. The ratio of male and female who were going to school was 0.97 while the ratio for those who were not attending the school was 0.76.The CBS census also states that 186 males and 233 females did not state whether they were attending school or not.
Grade 1-12 Students & Schools
According to Nepal Government records as of 2017, there were total 6,545 in Dhulikhel Municipality with 3,060 (46.75%) of males and 3,485 (53.25%) females. There were total 35 schools. In average, 187 students were studying in each school.
The pie-chart and graphs above further illustrates the students and schools.
The pie-chart and graphs above further illustrates the students and schools.
Population by Language Spoken
Mostly spoken language in Dhulikhel is Nepali, which is spoken by 18,849 people. The Dhulikhel has people who speak other languages, such as Tamang, Newar, Maithili, Magar, Rai, Thami, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Tharu, Sunuwar, Pahari, Gurung, etc.
Out of total population, 9,727 female speaks Nepali language, while 9,122 male speaks Nepali language.Details information about languages spoken by male and female groups of population has been illustrated in the table.Population by Castes
According to 2011 census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Dhulikhel Municipality was inhabitted by mostly the people of Brahmin - Hill caste with total population of 8,587. There were as little as Teli caste with population of as little as 12 in total. People of several other castes who live in Dhulikhel are Tamang, Newar, Chhetri, Sarki, Magar, Kami, Thakuri, Damai/Dholi, Gharti/Bhujel, Dalit Others, Sanyasi/Dashnami, Rai, Gurung, Thami, Tharu, Hajam/Thakur, Pahari, Majhi, Muslim, Sunuwar, Yadav, Brahmin - Tarai, Terai Others, Teli, etc. Only the population of castes with above 1,000 population are illustrated in the table.
Top five castes of people in Dhulikhel Municipality are Brahmin - Hill (8,587), Tamang (7,530), Newar (6,141), Chhetri (5,257) and Sarki (937) with total population of 28,452, which forms 88.46 percent out of total population of 32,162 in Dhulikhel Municipality.Population by Disability
Out of total population of 32,162, there were total 496 (1.54%) disabled persons in Dhulikhel Municipality with 251 (50.60%) males and 245 (49.40%) females. The physically disabled persons were 175, while mentally disabled people were 49 and intellectually disabled were 16.
Similarly, there were 59 people who were blind and 89 people were deaf, while 14 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 71 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 23 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Similarly, there were 59 people who were blind and 89 people were deaf, while 14 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 71 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 23 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Household Foundation
Out of total 7061 households in Dhulikhel Municipality, there were 5,221 houses that were founded on mud bonded while 885 houses were cement bonded. Same as, 622 households were reported of being founded on RCC piller, 33houses were founded on wood.
With respect to wall of the houses, 5,009 houses were mud bonded, 1,573 houses were cement bonded, 19 houses were wood planks bonded, 22 houses were bamboo bonded and 126 houses had unbaked bricks on their outer walls.Rest of the houses were reported of having other types of outer wall, while some of them reported nothing of having the outer wall bonding.
There were several types of house roofs reported. Total 110 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 4,544 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 589 houses had roof of tile, 1,507 houses had RCC roofs, 6 houses had roof of woods while 0 houses were reported having roof of mud. As per 2011 CBS census, some of the houses had other types of roofs while some didn't report about the roof structure.
With respect to the toilets, 1,307 out of 7,061 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 4,521 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 993 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
With respect to wall of the houses, 5,009 houses were mud bonded, 1,573 houses were cement bonded, 19 houses were wood planks bonded, 22 houses were bamboo bonded and 126 houses had unbaked bricks on their outer walls.Rest of the houses were reported of having other types of outer wall, while some of them reported nothing of having the outer wall bonding.
There were several types of house roofs reported. Total 110 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 4,544 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 589 houses had roof of tile, 1,507 houses had RCC roofs, 6 houses had roof of woods while 0 houses were reported having roof of mud. As per 2011 CBS census, some of the houses had other types of roofs while some didn't report about the roof structure.
With respect to the toilets, 1,307 out of 7,061 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 4,521 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 993 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
Utilities
In Dhulikhel Municipality, there were total 5,721 houses, which were equiped with piped tap water resources while 4 houses were reported of having tubewell water facilities. Same as, 264 houses had covered well while 363 houses didn't have any cover on their tubewell. Other resources of water facilities were spout water (402) and river stream (19), which were reported of the household's source of water.
With reference to source of fuel, 4,246 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 63 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 2,111 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (3), bio-gas (393), fuel electricity (1), etc.
Same as, total 6,607 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 162, while 13 households used solar energy as source of lights. Total 0 households also reported of using bio-gas as a source of light. The ratio of use of electricity as compared to other source of light was 0.94.
With reference to source of fuel, 4,246 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 63 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 2,111 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (3), bio-gas (393), fuel electricity (1), etc.
Same as, total 6,607 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 162, while 13 households used solar energy as source of lights. Total 0 households also reported of using bio-gas as a source of light. The ratio of use of electricity as compared to other source of light was 0.94.
Facilities
out of 7,061 households in Dhulikhel Municipality, 550 houses reported of having no any facility in their household while 6,351 households reported of using at least one facility. Households using at least one facility, such as radio, television, internet, etc. have been illustrated in the table below.MobilePhone was used by the maximum households with total users of 5,439, while Television was the next mostly used facilities with total household users of 4,615.
Economic Census
According to 2018 Economic Census, there are total 1,422 establishments in Dhulikhel Municipality that are involved in various economic activities. In those establishments, total 6,393 persons are engaged for the economic activities, as a self-employed or an employee, with total male engagement of 3,505 and female engagement of 2,888 persons.In every business, there were an average of 4.50 people engaged with average males are 2.46 and females are 2.03. The ratio of male to female engagement in the establishments are 1.21, which means as many as 1.21 males are enagement in the economic activities per female.
Similarly, the engagement of males were 54.83 percent while the females are 45.17 percent.
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