TABLE 12:-  TOTAL POPULATION BY RELIGION AND SEX FOR GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS .
AREA		TOTAL		HINDU		BUDDHIST		JAIN		ISLAM		CHRISTIAN		OTHERS/ UNSTATED
		MALE	FEMALE	MALE	FEMALE	MALE	FEMALE	MALE	FEMALE	MALE	FEMALE	MALE	FEMALE	MALE	FEMALE
NEPAL		7695336	7327503	6906382	6539405	388981	410100	5038	4400	206437	192760	2113	1778	186385	179060
MOUNTAIN REGION		666432	636464	571048	540919	79228	79863	70	80	267	220	115	77	15704	15305
EASTERN MTN.REG.		170848	167591	148288	145081	21574	21707	22	16	65	38	43	28	856	721
CENTRAL MTN.REG.		213292	199851	166324	153114	44987	45009	27	34	112	116	26	19	1816	1559
WESTERN MTN.REG.		10378	9573	4227	3262	5889	6148	6	5		1	16	12	240	145
MID WEST MTN.REG.		125836	116650	114929	106423	5351	5377	9	10	43	21	15	9	5489	4810
FAR WEST MTN.REG.		146078	142799	137280	133039	1427	1622	6	15	47	44	15	9	7303	8070
HILL REGION		3619439	3543676	3269005	3178518	245575	261639	584	517	6928	6519	1090	931	96257	95552
EASTERN HILL REG.		633054	623988	604133	593287	23883	26058	48	45	407	411	67	50	4516	4137
CENTRAL HILL REG.		1089381	1019052	898139	825382	169062	172847	288	268	2970	2617	339	250	18583	17688
WESTERN HILL REG.		1074819	1076120	987855	981106	46090	55184	188	146	3129	3104	564	545	36993	36035
MID WEST HILL REG.		521695	520670	499505	496374	4242	4911	38	45	362	345	91	63	17457	18932
FAR WEST HILL REG.		300490	303846	279373	282369	2298	2639	22	13	60	42	29	23	18708	18760
TERAI REGION		3409465	3147363	3066329	2819968	64178	68598	4384	3803	199242	186021	908	770	74424	68203
EASTERN TERAI REG.		1098055	1015387	1018081	939376	17275	18909	1024	808	51389	47162	350	300	9936	8832
CENTRAL TERAI REG.		1235942	1151839	1063442	984957	36001	37866	2131	1980	100002	94959	380	323	33986	31754
WESTERN TERAI REG.		499345	458624	446292	409098	5627	6736	1169	977	33077	29745	84	79	13096	11989
MID WEST TERAI REG.		346974	323786	316524	294512	2599	2789	35	20	14053	13634	47	34	13716	12797
FAR WEST TERAI REG.		229149	197727	221990	192025	2676	2298	25	18	721	521	47	34	3690	2831