The pie-charts for male-female population, child and elderly dependency, and women-child ratios of Mechinagar Municipality, Jhapa District is based on 2011 population census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal. As of 2011, Mechinagar Municipality had total population of 111,797 with male 52,996 (47.40%) and female 58,741 (52.54%). Total independent population (male and female between 15 to 65 years of age) were 73,090 (65.38%) while dependent children (below 15 years of age) were 32,335 (28.92%) and elderls (65 years and above) were 6,312 (5.65%). As illustrated in the Chart, total dependent population includes both the children and elderly people who were 38,647 (34.57%). With respect to women and children ratio, total women between age of 15 to 49 years (statistically considered as women of child bearing age) were total 33,541 while children below 5 years of age were 8,597, which is equivalent to 256 children per 1,000 women. This women-child ratio is also considered as fertility ratio when specific fertility related data is not available.

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(Chart Creator/Analyst: Milan Karki | Copyright: 2020 NepalArchives.Com | Date Created: January 2, 2020 | Data Source: CBS Nepal)

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