Bideha is a Municipality, which is located in Dhanusa district, Province No. 2 of Nepal. Bideha has total 9 wards, which are scattered across 46 square kilometers of geographical area. According to 2011 Census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Bideha Municipality had total population of 32,266.
Wardwise Population and Households
As per 2011 population census, Bideha Municipality had total 32,266 population with 16,013 males and 16,253 females. Out of total wards, ward number 9 had the largest population 5,001, while ward number 8 had least number of population with 5,001.
With respect to number of households, Bideha Municipality had total 5,817 households. The ward number 9 had most households with total 838, while ward number 8 had least number of households with total 551 number of households.
As illustrated in the chart, the ratio of male to female population was 0.99, which indicates that Bideha Municipality had 1 percent lower males as compared to the females. Same as, the population to household ratio was 5.55, which means that in average 5.55 family members lived in each household.
Absentee Population
As of 2011, 2,638 population in Bideha Municipality were absent from their households, which equals to 8.18 percent of the total population. Absence of males was 2,619, which equals to 16.36 percent of total 16,013 males. Same as, 19 females were absent, which equals to 0.12 percent of 16,253 females. At least one member of 2,116 (36.38 percent) households were absent.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 11.23, while male to female absentee population ratio was 137.84. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 1.75.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 11.23, while male to female absentee population ratio was 137.84. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 1.75.
Population by Age Group
In terms of age, the largest population in Bideha Municipality were between 10 and 14 years of age with total 4,319. However, gender wise largest population age group differs from the total population, such as largest male population falls between 5 and 9 with total 2,244 while female population falls between 10 and 14 with total 2,257 population. The least populated age group was above 75 with total 294 population, which consistes of 155 males and 139 females. Top 5 most populated age groups were between 10 and 14 (4,319), between 5 and 9 (4,312), below 4 (3,382), between 15 and 19 (2,999), between 20 and 24 (2,869) with total population of 17,881. In contrast, bottom 5 least populated age groups were above 75 (294), between 70 and 74 (484), between 65 and 69 (662), between 60 and 64 (954), and between 55 and 59 (1,095) with total population of 3,489. The median age-group of total population falls between 35 and 39 and between 40 and 44 with average population of 1,869.
Gender wise, top 5 most age groups male population were between 5 and 9 (2,244), between 10 and 14 (2,062), below 4 (1,688), between 15 and 19 (1,644), and between 20 and 24 (1,443), with total population of 9,081. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (155), between 70 and 74 (292), between 65 and 69 (339),between 60 and 64 (514), and between 55 and 59 (606), with total population of 1,906. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 10 and 14 (2,257), between 5 and 9 (2,068), below 4 (1,694), between 20 and 24 (1,426), and between 15 and 19 (1,355), with total population of 8,800. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (139), between 70 and 74 (192), between 65 and 69 (323),between 60 and 64 (440), and between 55 and 59 (489), with total population of 1,583.
The population with age-group 70 to 74 had male to female ratio of 1.52, which states that this age group had maximum males as compared to females. Similarly, age-group 30 to 34 had most female population as compared to male population with male to female ratio of 0.71. The age-groups 70 to 74, 55 to 59, 15 to 19, 60 to 64, above 75, 5 to 9, 50 to 54, 65 to 69, 20 to 24, 45 to 49 had majority of male population while age-groups 10 to 14, 40 to 44, 35 to 39, 25 to 29, 30 to 34 had majority of female population as per male-female ratios. Moreover, age-groups below 4 had eqivalent or almost equal numbers of male and female population with male-female ratios of 1.
The population pyramid for Bideha 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 5 and 9 (2,244), between 10 and 14 (2,062), below 4 (1,688), between 15 and 19 (1,644), and between 20 and 24 (1,443), with total population of 9,081. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (155), between 70 and 74 (292), between 65 and 69 (339),between 60 and 64 (514), and between 55 and 59 (606), with total population of 1,906. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 10 and 14 (2,257), between 5 and 9 (2,068), below 4 (1,694), between 20 and 24 (1,426), and between 15 and 19 (1,355), with total population of 8,800. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (139), between 70 and 74 (192), between 65 and 69 (323),between 60 and 64 (440), and between 55 and 59 (489), with total population of 1,583.
The population with age-group 70 to 74 had male to female ratio of 1.52, which states that this age group had maximum males as compared to females. Similarly, age-group 30 to 34 had most female population as compared to male population with male to female ratio of 0.71. The age-groups 70 to 74, 55 to 59, 15 to 19, 60 to 64, above 75, 5 to 9, 50 to 54, 65 to 69, 20 to 24, 45 to 49 had majority of male population while age-groups 10 to 14, 40 to 44, 35 to 39, 25 to 29, 30 to 34 had majority of female population as per male-female ratios. Moreover, age-groups below 4 had eqivalent or almost equal numbers of male and female population with male-female ratios of 1.
The population pyramid for Bideha 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 Bideha Municipality as per 2011 population census was 0.99 with 49.63% (16,013) of males and 50.37% (16,253) of females.
There were 58.31 % (18,813 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 37.23 % with total number of 12,013. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 4.46 % with total number of 1,440. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 41.69 with total number of 13,453
There were 8,075 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 3,382. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 419 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 58.31 % (18,813 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 37.23 % with total number of 12,013. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 4.46 % with total number of 1,440. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 41.69 with total number of 13,453
There were 8,075 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 3,382. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 419 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 12,057 people fully literate in Bideha Municipality as of 2011 who were able to both read and write, while 1,684 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 6,057 population between the age of 5 and 25 as of 2011 in Bideha Municipality, total 3,337 males and 2,720 females were attending the school. Same as, out of total 7,088 population of the same age group who were not attending the school, total 3,181 male and 3,907 female were not attending teh school. The ratio of male and female who were going to school was 1.23 while the ratio for those who were not attending the school was 0.81.The CBS census also states that 631 males and 697 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 6,469 in Bideha Municipality with 3,128 (48.35%) of males and 3,341 (51.65%) females. There were total 19 schools. In average, 340 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 Bideha is Maithili, which is spoken by 28,719 people. The Bideha has people who speak other languages, such as Magahi, Nepali, Urdu, Hindi, Yakkha, Sunuwar, Sherpa, etc.
Out of total population, 14,463 female speaks Maithili language, while 14,256 male speaks Maithili 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), Bideha Municipality was inhabitted by mostly the people of Muslim caste with total population of 3,905. There were as little as Sherpa caste with population of as little as 11 in total. People of several other castes who live in Bideha are Kewat, Yadav, Dusadh/Pasawan/Pasi, Dhanuk, Brahmin - Tarai, Tatma/Tatwa, Khatwe, Chamar/Harijan/Ram, Baraee, Mallaha, Terai Others, Sudhi, Teli, Musahar, Kumhar, Bin, Haluwai, Hajam/Thakur, Amat, Brahmin - Hill, Badhaee, Kami, Sonar, Dhobi, Nuniya, Kalwar, Rajput, Koiri/Kushwaha, Natuwa, Yakkha, Gaderi/Bhedhar, Kathbaniyan, Dhunia, Bantar/Sardar, Punjabi/Shikh, Sanyasi/Dashnami, Kurmi, Kayastha, Dhankar/Kharikar, Chhetri, Halkhor, Sunuwar, Magar, Lohar, Sherpa, etc. Only the population of castes with above 1,000 population are illustrated in the table.
Top five castes of people in Bideha Municipality are Muslim (3,905), Kewat (3,642), Yadav (2,901), Dusadh/Pasawan/Pasi (2,267) and Dhanuk (2,131) with total population of 14,846, which forms 46.01 percent out of total population of 32,266 in Bideha Municipality.Population by Disability
Out of total population of 32,266, there were total 293 (0.91%) disabled persons in Bideha Municipality with 179 (61.09%) males and 114 (38.91%) females. The physically disabled persons were 120, while mentally disabled people were 26 and intellectually disabled were 6.
Similarly, there were 63 people who were blind and 35 people were deaf, while 5 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 24 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 14 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Similarly, there were 63 people who were blind and 35 people were deaf, while 5 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 24 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 14 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Household Foundation
Out of total 5817 households in Bideha Municipality, there were 749 houses that were founded on mud bonded while 1,260 houses were cement bonded. Same as, 199 households were reported of being founded on RCC piller, 3,372houses were founded on wood.
With respect to wall of the houses, 629 houses were mud bonded, 1,349 houses were cement bonded, 151 houses were wood planks bonded, 3,410 houses were bamboo bonded and 54 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 1,330 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 173 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 2,800 houses had roof of tile, 1,051 houses had RCC roofs, 106 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, 3,519 out of 5,817 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 723 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 1,368 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
With respect to wall of the houses, 629 houses were mud bonded, 1,349 houses were cement bonded, 151 houses were wood planks bonded, 3,410 houses were bamboo bonded and 54 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 1,330 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 173 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 2,800 houses had roof of tile, 1,051 houses had RCC roofs, 106 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, 3,519 out of 5,817 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 723 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 1,368 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
Utilities
In Bideha Municipality, there were total 986 houses, which were equiped with piped tap water resources while 4,536 houses were reported of having tubewell water facilities. Same as, 4 houses had covered well while 22 houses didn't have any cover on their tubewell. Other resources of water facilities were spout water (10) and river stream (1), which were reported of the household's source of water.
With reference to source of fuel, 2,146 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 67 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 29 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (3,340), bio-gas (10), fuel electricity (3), etc.
Same as, total 3,428 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 2,134, while 33 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 0.59.
With reference to source of fuel, 2,146 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 67 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 29 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (3,340), bio-gas (10), fuel electricity (3), etc.
Same as, total 3,428 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 2,134, while 33 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 0.59.
Facilities
out of 5,817 households in Bideha Municipality, 907 houses reported of having no any facility in their household while 4,288 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.Bicycle was used by the maximum households with total users of 3,150, while MobilePhone was the next mostly used facilities with total household users of 3,011.
Economic Census
According to 2018 Economic Census, there are total 566 establishments in Bideha Municipality that are involved in various economic activities. In those establishments, total 991 persons are engaged for the economic activities, as a self-employed or an employee, with total male engagement of 814 and female engagement of 177 persons.In every business, there were an average of 1.75 people engaged with average males are 1.44 and females are 0.31. The ratio of male to female engagement in the establishments are 4.60, which means as many as 4.60 males are enagement in the economic activities per female.
Similarly, the engagement of males were 82.14 percent while the females are 17.86 percent.
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