Lalitpur District, Nepal


Lalitpur District of 337,785. It is one of three districts in the Kathmandu Valley, along with Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. Its population was 466,784 in the initial 2011 census tabulation. It is surrounded by Makwanpur, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu and Kavrepalanchowk districts.

Geography and climate

Climate ZoneElevation Range% of Area
Upper Tropical300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		 9.9%
Subtropical1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.		79.3%
Temperate2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.		10.8%

Demographics

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Lalitpur District had a population of 551,667. 5.51% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 88.08% and a sex ratio of 991 females per 1000 males. 514,847 lived in municipalities.
Ethnicity wise: Khas are the largest group, making up 37% of the population. Newars, the indigenous people of the Kathmandu Valley, make up nearly 30% of the population. Hill Janjatis, mainly Tamang and Magar, make up 26% of the population.
At the time of the 2021 census, 45.61% of the population spoke Nepali, 26.96% Nepal Bhasha, 12.16% Tamang, 2.90% Maithili, 2.68% Magar, 1.65% Rai, 1.17% Tharu, 1.11% Bhojpuri and 0.96% Limbu as their first language. In 2011, 47.3% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

Administrative division

There are six municipalities in Lalitpur District, including three Rural Municipalities and one Metropolitan city:

Former Village Development Committees

Prior to federal restructuring, the following Village development committees were also part of the district. By 2017, they were all merged into municipalities or rural municipalities or were included in Lalitpur Metropolitan City.

Other places

Education

Lalitpur District has adequate education facilities in comparison to other districts, including:

Sports

Lalitpur is also home to several notable sporting organisations and grounds such as:

Business/Social Organizations

There are many business or social organizations in Siddhipur.
SNOrganization NameTypeEstablishedNicknameMottoLogoReference
1Social Organizationformed on 2072 B.S and legally registered on 2073 B.SUNITYYouths for social changes.]http://unity.org.np