TABLE 8	LITERACY OF PERSONS 5 YRSRS OLD AND OVER, BY SEX, BY REGIONS, DISTRICTS AND PRINCIPAL CITIES
								Percen ot population
		Population		Able to read & Write		Able to read only		5 Year old and over
Region and District		5 Year old and over				5 Year old and over		able to read and Write
		Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
NEPAL		3510781	3635465	290277	25937	80894	7098	8.3	0.7
EASTERN HILLS		710960	766975	52488	1825	27203	1684	7.4	0.2
Sindhu Palchok		75224	77011	3383	59	2006	69	4.5	0.1
Kabhre Palanchok	East No.1	79810	83829	6140	209	4003	223	7.7	0.2
Dolakha		50355	58600	3306	97	1418	73	6.6	0.2
Chisankhu	East No.2	47682	53516	2916	30	1578	51	6.1	0.1
Chisankhu		59874	65466	4054	87	2305	94	6.8	0.1
Majh Kirat	East No.3	49589	54114	3902	51	2144	36	7.9	0.1
Bhojpur	East No.4	93989	103912	9776	400	5933	455	10.4	0.4
Tehrthum		155796	167242	10649	285	4152	233	6.8	0.2
Chhathum	Dhankuta	51285	54424	3894	303	1247	243	7.6	0.6
Ilam		47356	48861	4468	304	2417	207	9.4	0.6
East Inner Tarai		78674	83599	3950	68	2624	141	5	0.1
Sindhuli		41797	44217	2011	39	1387	75	4.8	0.1
Udaipur		36877	39382	1939	29	1237	66	5.3	0.1
	Eastern Tarai	787506	793320	57843	6580	10702	1358	7.3	0.8
Parsa		51369	50614	2566	132	416	40	5	0.3
Bara		93454	92127	6856	1364	1199	242	7.3	1.5
Rautahat		82009	86493	4778	518	616	74	5.8	0.6
Sarlahi		56918	60755	3155	339	345	52	5.5	0.6
Mohotari		175554	185554	13662	1311	3074	348	7.8	0.7
Siraha		76154	79531	4447	274	960	143	5.8	0.3
Hanumanggar	Saptari	110058	113289	9891	1014	2154	186	9	0.9
Biratnagar		103386	93718	10041	1450	1482	235	9.7	1.5
Jhapa	Morang	38604	31239	2447	178	456	38	6.3	0.6
Kathmandu Valley		182830	180837	49672	10910	5483	1280	27.2	6
Kathmandu Urban		48157	45416	24034	6966	882	596	49.9	15.3
Kathmandu Rural		38864	39429	7540	1098	1028	224	19.4	2.8
Lalitpur Urban		18519	18357	5638	1249	428	166	30.4	6.8
Lalitpur Rural		40206	41084	6175	1081	1568	147	15.4	2.6
Bhaktapur Urban		14571	13936	3124	418	501	106	21.4	3
Bhaktapur Rural		22513	22615	3161	98	1076	41	14	0.4
Western Hills		1348538	1427691	103244	4114	29741	2106	7.7	0.3
Nuwakot		64925	63582	2940	134	1782	62	4.5	2.2
Dhading	West No.1	57426	59142	2786	52	1708	63	4.9	0.1
Gorkha	West No.2	55861	61639	4450	144	1748	136	8	0.2
Tanhu		45433	52554	5521	233	1610	117	12.2	0.4
Lamjung	West No.3	51829	58090	5564	179	1849	150	10.7	0.3
Kaski		45048	52781	7014	258	2363	124	15.6	0.5
Syangja	West No.4	129865	145224	13950	257	4996	385	10.7	0.2
Palpa		61346	65767	8189	658	1075	166	13.3	1
Gulmi		112273	121980	11498	303	3039	103	10.2	0.2
Baglung		80885	85956	7200	264	2016	326	8.9	0.3
Piuthan		79150	89595	5470	119	1216	54	6.9	0.1
Sallyan		156695	162150	6965	527	1647	131	4.4	0.3
Dailekh		110013	113685	4694	89	977	39	43.3	0.1
Jumla		73857	68960	1665	106	674	8	2.3	0.2
Doti		133791	139759	6928	451	1434	166	5.2	0.3
Baitadi		59690	55664	5334	231	997	52	8.9	0.4
Dandeldhura		30451	31163	3076	109	610	24	10.1	0.3
Center Inner Terai		103999	102319	4860	400	2042	155	4.7	0.3
Chispani Garhi		78122	77632	3998	352	1861	140	51	0.3
Chitawan		18665	17824	535	23	101	2	29	0.2
Nawalpur		7212	6863	327	25	80	13	45	0.4
Mid Western Tarai		155711	149888	10841	1095	1819	214	7	0.7
Palhi		36164	34826	2690	246	507	56	7.4	0.7
Majkhanda		53514	50960	4241	358	614	53	7.9	0.7
Khajahani	Butawal	51141	50352	2481	295	504	54	4.9	0.6
Siuraj		14892	13750	1429	196	194	51	9.6	1.4
West Inner Terai		37176	36979	2890	195	644	75	7.8	0.5
Deokhuri		16421	15564	661	34	186	12	4	0.2
Dang		20755	21415	2229	161	458	63	10.7	0.8
Far Western Terai		105387	93857	4489	750	636	85	4.3	0.8
Banke		36896	34190	2619	463	343	64	71.1	1.4
Bardia		26307	22986	737	66	40	2	2.8	0.3
Kailali		34293	29899	842	209	91	15	2.5	0.7
Kanchanpur		7891	6782	291	12	162	4	3.7	0.2