Dakshinkali is a Municipality, which is located in Kathmandu district, Province No. 3 of Nepal. Dakshinkali has total 9 wards, which are scattered across 43 square kilometers of geographical area. According to 2011 Census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Dakshinkali Municipality had total population of 24,296.
Wardwise Population and Households
As per 2011 population census, Dakshinkali Municipality had total 24,297 population with 11,873 males and 12,424 females. Out of total wards, ward number 8 had the largest population 4,216, while ward number 4 had least number of population with 4,216.
With respect to number of households, Dakshinkali Municipality had total 5,488 households. The ward number 8 had most households with total 968, while ward number 7 had least number of households with total 319 number of households.
As illustrated in the chart, the ratio of male to female population was 0.96, which indicates that Dakshinkali Municipality had 4 percent lower males as compared to the females. Same as, the population to household ratio was 4.43, which means that in average 4.43 family members lived in each household.
Absentee Population
As of 2011, 752 population in Dakshinkali Municipality were absent from their households, which equals to 3.10 percent of the total population. Absence of males was 585, which equals to 4.93 percent of total 11,873 males. Same as, 167 females were absent, which equals to 1.34 percent of 12,424 females. At least one member of 618 (11.26 percent) households were absent.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 31.31, while male to female absentee population ratio was 3.50. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 7.88.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 31.31, while male to female absentee population ratio was 3.50. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 7.88.
Population by Age Group
In terms of age, the largest population in Dakshinkali Municipality were between 20 and 24 years of age with total 2,779. However, gender wise largest population age group differs from the total population, such as largest male population falls between 15 and 19 with total 1,373 while female population falls between 20 and 24 with total 1,511 population. The least populated age group was between 70 and 74 with total 396 population, which consistes of 191 males and 205 females. Top 5 most populated age groups were between 20 and 24 (2,779), between 15 and 19 (2,771), between 10 and 14 (2,403), between 25 and 29 (2,244), between 5 and 9 (1,969) with total population of 12,166. In contrast, bottom 5 least populated age groups were between 70 and 74 (396), between 65 and 69 (580), above 75 (597), between 60 and 64 (724), and between 55 and 59 (792) with total population of 3,089. The median age-group of total population falls below 4 and between 40 and 44 with average population of 1,549.
Gender wise, top 5 most age groups male population were between 15 and 19 (1,373), between 20 and 24 (1,268), between 10 and 14 (1,194), between 5 and 9 (1,039), and between 25 and 29 (1,006), with total population of 5,880. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (191), between 65 and 69 (281), above 75 (297),between 60 and 64 (352), and between 55 and 59 (382), with total population of 1,503. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 20 and 24 (1,511), between 15 and 19 (1,398), between 25 and 29 (1,238), between 10 and 14 (1,209), and between 30 and 34 (1,004), with total population of 6,360. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (205), between 65 and 69 (299), above 75 (300),between 60 and 64 (372), and between 55 and 59 (410), with total population of 1,586.
The population with age-group below 4 had male to female ratio of 1.14, 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 0.81. The age-groups below 4, 5 to 9, 50 to 54 had majority of male population while age-groups 10 to 14, above 75, 15 to 19, 40 to 44, 60 to 64, 65 to 69, 30 to 34, 35 to 39, 55 to 59, 70 to 74, 45 to 49, 20 to 24, 25 to 29 had majority of female population as per male-female ratios. Moreover, age-groups had eqivalent or almost equal numbers of male and female population with male-female ratios of 1.
The population pyramid for Dakshinkali 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 (1,373), between 20 and 24 (1,268), between 10 and 14 (1,194), between 5 and 9 (1,039), and between 25 and 29 (1,006), with total population of 5,880. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (191), between 65 and 69 (281), above 75 (297),between 60 and 64 (352), and between 55 and 59 (382), with total population of 1,503. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 20 and 24 (1,511), between 15 and 19 (1,398), between 25 and 29 (1,238), between 10 and 14 (1,209), and between 30 and 34 (1,004), with total population of 6,360. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (205), between 65 and 69 (299), above 75 (300),between 60 and 64 (372), and between 55 and 59 (410), with total population of 1,586.
The population with age-group below 4 had male to female ratio of 1.14, 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 0.81. The age-groups below 4, 5 to 9, 50 to 54 had majority of male population while age-groups 10 to 14, above 75, 15 to 19, 40 to 44, 60 to 64, 65 to 69, 30 to 34, 35 to 39, 55 to 59, 70 to 74, 45 to 49, 20 to 24, 25 to 29 had majority of female population as per male-female ratios. Moreover, age-groups had eqivalent or almost equal numbers of male and female population with male-female ratios of 1.
The population pyramid for Dakshinkali 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 Dakshinkali Municipality as per 2011 population census was 0.96 with 48.87% (11,873) of males and 51.14% (12,424) of females.
There were 68.83 % (16,724 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 24.70 % with total number of 6,000. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 6.47 % with total number of 1,573. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 31.17 with total number of 7,573
There were 7,393 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 1,628. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 220 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 68.83 % (16,724 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 24.70 % with total number of 6,000. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 6.47 % with total number of 1,573. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 31.17 with total number of 7,573
There were 7,393 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 1,628. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 220 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 17,045 people fully literate in Dakshinkali Municipality as of 2011 who were able to both read and write, while 585 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 5,487 population between the age of 5 and 25 as of 2011 in Dakshinkali Municipality, total 2,775 males and 2,712 females were attending the school. Same as, out of total 2,312 population of the same age group who were not attending the school, total 1,019 male and 1,293 female were not attending teh school. The ratio of male and female who were going to school was 1.02 while the ratio for those who were not attending the school was 0.79.The CBS census also states that 99 males and 104 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 13,902 in Dakshinkali Municipality with 7,186 (51.69%) of males and 6,716 (48.31%) females. There were total 32 schools. In average, 434 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 Dakshinkali is Nepali, which is spoken by 13,797 people. The Dakshinkali has people who speak other languages, such as Tamang, Newar, Lapcha, Magar, Bhojpuri, Gurung, Sherpa, Maithili, Tibetan, Hindi, Rai, Tharu, Pahari, Limbu, etc.
Out of total population, 7,087 female speaks Nepali language, while 6,710 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), Dakshinkali Municipality was inhabitted by mostly the people of Tamang caste with total population of 6,848. There were as little as Ghale caste with population of as little as 12 in total. People of several other castes who live in Dakshinkali are Chhetri, Newar, Brahmin - Hill, Magar, Kami, Pahari, Damai/Dholi, Sarki, Gurung, Rai, Sanyasi/Dashnami, Sherpa, Thakuri, Hajam/Thakur, Dalit Others, Tharu, Limbu, Badi, Sunuwar, Muslim, Terai Others, Danuwar, Teli, Gharti/Bhujel, Kumhar, Koiri/Kushwaha, Ghale, Majhi, etc. Only the population of castes with above 1,000 population are illustrated in the table.
Top five castes of people in Dakshinkali Municipality are Tamang (6,848), Chhetri (5,704), Newar (5,690), Brahmin - Hill (2,500) and Magar (1,019) with total population of 21,761, which forms 89.57 percent out of total population of 24,296 in Dakshinkali Municipality.Population by Disability
Out of total population of 24,297, there were total 776 (3.19%) disabled persons in Dakshinkali Municipality with 390 (50.26%) males and 386 (49.74%) females. The physically disabled persons were 358, while mentally disabled people were 48 and intellectually disabled were 22.
Similarly, there were 115 people who were blind and 103 people were deaf, while 10 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 69 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 51 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Similarly, there were 115 people who were blind and 103 people were deaf, while 10 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 69 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 51 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Household Foundation
Out of total 5488 households in Dakshinkali Municipality, there were 4,224 houses that were founded on mud bonded while 854 houses were cement bonded. Same as, 266 households were reported of being founded on RCC piller, 34houses were founded on wood.
With respect to wall of the houses, 3,683 houses were mud bonded, 1,510 houses were cement bonded, 12 houses were wood planks bonded, 45 houses were bamboo bonded and 131 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 269 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 2,413 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 1,058 houses had roof of tile, 1,633 houses had RCC roofs, 2 houses had roof of woods while 3 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, 820 out of 5,488 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 3,643 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 987 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
With respect to wall of the houses, 3,683 houses were mud bonded, 1,510 houses were cement bonded, 12 houses were wood planks bonded, 45 houses were bamboo bonded and 131 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 269 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 2,413 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 1,058 houses had roof of tile, 1,633 houses had RCC roofs, 2 houses had roof of woods while 3 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, 820 out of 5,488 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 3,643 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 987 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
Utilities
In Dakshinkali Municipality, there were total 4,662 houses, which were equiped with piped tap water resources while 6 houses were reported of having tubewell water facilities. Same as, 35 houses had covered well while 326 houses didn't have any cover on their tubewell. Other resources of water facilities were spout water (401) and river stream (14), which were reported of the household's source of water.
With reference to source of fuel, 3,602 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 87 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 1,694 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (1), bio-gas (25), fuel electricity (5), etc.
Same as, total 5,231 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 186, while 6 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 0.95.
With reference to source of fuel, 3,602 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 87 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 1,694 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (1), bio-gas (25), fuel electricity (5), etc.
Same as, total 5,231 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 186, while 6 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 0.95.
Facilities
out of 5,488 households in Dakshinkali Municipality, 370 houses reported of having no any facility in their household while 5,025 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 4,453, while Television was the next mostly used facilities with total household users of 4,314.
Economic Census
According to 2018 Economic Census, there are total 1,445 establishments in Dakshinkali Municipality that are involved in various economic activities. In those establishments, total 5,618 persons are engaged for the economic activities, as a self-employed or an employee, with total male engagement of 3,206 and female engagement of 2,412 persons.In every business, there were an average of 3.89 people engaged with average males are 2.22 and females are 1.67. The ratio of male to female engagement in the establishments are 1.33, which means as many as 1.33 males are enagement in the economic activities per female.
Similarly, the engagement of males were 57.07 percent while the females are 42.93 percent.
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