TABLE 2:	LITERACY  OF POPULATION 6 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER BY SEX, FOR DEVELOPMENT
		AND GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS AND DISTRICTS
	As at 22 June 1971 Census
	Regions	Total 6 yrs & over			Literate			Illiterate
		Both Sexes	Male	Female	Both Sexes	Male	Female	Both Sexes
	NEPAL	9,453,846	4,791,358	4,662,488	1,312,723	1,130,204	182,519	8,041,123
	Eastern Development Region	2,281,562	1,161,607	1,119,955	347,949	295,848	52,101	1,833,613
	Eastern Mountain Region	254,008	126,280	127,728	33,765	29,643	4,122	220,243
	Taplejung	70,564	35,346	35,218	10,298	9,136	1,162	60,266
	Sankhuwasabha	95,537	46,885	48,652	12,670	11,037	1,633	82,867
	Solukhumbu	87,907	44,049	43,858	10,797	9,470	1,327	77,110
	Eastern Hill Region	912,507	450,515	461,992	122,281	107,588	14,693	790,226
	Panchthar	120,872	59,982	60,890	16,165	14,662	1,503	104,707
	Illam	115,405	58,353	57,052	19,107	15,681	3,426	96,298
	Tehrathum	99,229	48,965	50,264	16,834	14,697	2,137	82,395
	Dhankuta	89,342	44,136	45,206	14,372	12,246	2,126	74,970
	Bhojpur	160,966	78,514	82,452	19,498	17,077	2,421	141,468
	Khotang	134,496	65,828	68,668	15,695	14,663	1,032	118,801
	Okhaldhunga	101,292	49,231	52,061	11,133	9,715	1,418	90,159
	Udayapur	90,905	45,506	45,399	9,477	8,847	630	81,428
	Eastern Plain Region	1,115,047	584,812	530,235	191,903	158,617	33,286	823,144
	Jhapa	196,057	107,559	88,498	40,845	32,341	8,504	155,212
	Morang	241,101	128,457	112,644	48,340	38,866	9,474	192,761
	Sunsari	179,493	93,665	85,828	34,996	27,185	7,811	44,497
	Saptari	254,669	130,636	124,033	38,510	34,097	4,413	216,159
	Siraha	243,727	124,495	119,232	29,212	26,128	3,084	214,515
	Central Development Region	3,158,386	1,618,271	1,540,115	448,195	373,922	74,273	2,710,191
	Central Mountain Region	295,313	148,289	147,024	25,566	23,130	2,436	269,747
	Dolakha	108,642	52,848	55,794	10,968	9,690	1,278	97,674
	Sindhu Palchok	171,936	87,988	83,948	13,652	12,593	1,059	158,284
	Rasuwa	14,735	7,453	7,282	946	847	99	13,789
	Central Hill Region	1,432,690	729,511	703,179	251,804	203,359	48,445	1,180,886
	Sindhuli	118,574	59,872	58,702	12,029	10,843	1,186	106,545
	Ramechhap	129,434	62,096	67,338	13,526	12,396	1,130	115,908
	Nuwakot	143,839	73,818	70,021	11,212	10,069	1,143	132,627
	Dhading	195,274	99,542	95,732	10,173	9,339	834	185,101
	Kavre Palanchok	202,068	101,090	100,978	22,621	19,891	2,730	179,447
	Makwanpur	130,811	66,920	63,891	15,565	13,533	2,032	115,246
	Bhaktapur	89,532	46,221	43,311	21,639	18,584	3,055	67,893
	Kathmandu	295,656	154,990	140,666	113,158	83,308	29,850	182,498
	Lalitpur	127,502	64,962	62,540	31,881	25,396	6,485	95,621
	Central Plain Region	1,430,383	740,471	689,912	170,825	147,433	23,392	1,259,558
	Dhanusha	264,655	135,886	128,769	31,468	27,921	3,547	233,187
	Mahottari	262,352	134,152	128,200	29,403	25,562	3,841	232,949
	Sarlahi	141,676	72,951	68,725	11,651	9,978	1,673	130,025
	Chitwan	145,764	75,937	69,827	30,902	25,711	5,191	114,862
	Rautahat	262,572	135,948	126,624	21,568	18,815	2,753	241,004
	Bara	189,665	99,347	90,318	21,759	19,189	2,570	167,906
	Parsa	163,699	86,250	77,449	24,074	20,257	3,817	139,625
	Western Development Region	2,039,010	1,009,344	1,029,666	337,824	297,368	40,456	1,701,186
	Western Mountain Region	45,286	23,049	22,237	5,623	4,502	1,121	39,663
	Manang	6,465	3,471	2,994	306	258	48	6,159
	Mustang	23,020	11,581	11,439	4,482	3,532	950	18,538
	Dolpa	15,801	7,997	7,804	835	712	123	14,966
	Western Hill Region	1,501,953	730,543	771,410	260,714	231,578	29,136	1,241,239
	Gorkha	147,759	73,850	73,909	17,132	15,372	1,760	130,627
	Lamjung	120,028	58,793	61,235	21,206	18,856	2,350	98,822
	Kaski	126,511	61,394	65,117	31,216	26,689	4,527	95,295
	Parbat	97,828	46,400	51,428	17,097	15,455	1,642	80,731
	Tanahun	130,049	63,202	66,847	23,207	20,692	2,515	106,842
	Syangja	220,552	105,656	114,896	40,374	36,546	3,828	180,178
	Palpa	174,046	85,915	88,131	37,392	31,674	5,718	136,654
	Gulmi	188,033	90,492	97,541	31,201	28,385	2,816	156,832
	Arghakhanchi	105,487	51,594	53,893	15,834	14,525	1,309	89,653
	Myagdi	48,300	23,664	24,636	6,021	5,354	667	42,279
	Baglung	143,360	69,583	73,777	20,034	18,030	2,004	123,326
	Western Plain Region	491,771	255,752	236,019	71,487	61,288	10,199	420,284
	Nawalparasi	119,266	61,867	57,399	18,655	16,351	2,304	100,611
	Kapilbastu	170,538	88,265	82,273	19,923	17,316	2,607	150,615
	Rupandehi	201,967	105,620	96,347	32,909	27,621	5,288	169,058
	Far Western Development Region	1,974,888	1,002,136	972,752	178,755	163,066	15,689	1,796,133
	Far Western Mountain Region	352,421	180,888	171,533	28,731	26,771	1,960	323,690
	Humla	25,263	13,320	11,943	1,543	1,456	87	23,720
	Mugu	21,296	11,041	10,255	1,109	1,028	81	20,187
	Tibrikot	7,945	4,149	3,796	608	573	35	7,337
	Jumla	100,613	51,834	48,779	6,202	5,782	420	94,411
	Bajura	49,951	24,852	25,099	2,059	1,934	125	47,892
	Bajhang	90,633	46,342	44,291	8,713	8,159	554	81,920
	Darchula	56,720	29,350	27,370	8,497	7,839	658	48,223
	Far Western Hill Region	1,149,666	570,696	578,970	105,211	98,357	6,854	1,044,455
	Rukum	77,793	38,796	38,997	5,383	4,995	388	72,410
	Rolpa	132,983	64,894	68,089	8,623	8,098	525	124,360
	Salyan	114,016	55,589	58,427	10,789	10,094	695	103,227
	Pyuthan	112,661	54,904	57,757	14,667	13,654	1,013	97,994
	Jajarkot	70,402	36,220	34,182	3,591	3,259	332	66,811
	Dailekh	127,090	64,006	63,084	10,734	10,323	411	116,356
	Surkhet	82,635	42,477	40,158	8,820	8,071	749	73,815
	Achham	109,024	52,562	56,462	6,642	6,280	362	102,382
	Doti	137,623	67,945	69,678	9,820	9,003	817	127,803
	Baitadi	107,232	55,315	51,917	15,113	14,077	1,036	92,119
	Dandeldhura	78,207	37,988	40,219	11,029	10,503	526	67,178
	Far Western Plain Region	472,801	250,552	222,249	44,813	37,938	6,875	427,988
	Dangdeukhuri	131,153	67,101	64,052	14,043	11,915	2,128	117,110
	Banke	103,777	55,949	47,828	12,774	10,341	2,433	91,003
	Bardiya	80,501	42,779	37,722	4,316	3,577	739	76,185
	Kailali	101,896	54,747	47,149	7,270	6,522	748	94,626
	Kanchanpur	55,474	29,976	25,498	6,410	5,583	827	49,064