| TABLE 5: | ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF POPULATION 10 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER BY SEX, | ||||||
| FOR DEVELOPMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS AND DISTRICTS | |||||||
| As at 22 June 1971 Census | |||||||
| Regions | Total 10 years & over | Economically Active | Inactive | ||||
| Both Sexes | Male | Female | Both Sexes | Male | Female | Both Sexes | |
| NEPAL | 8,178,620 | 4,140,804 | 4,037,816 | 4,852,524 | 3,434,288 | 1,418,236 | 3,326,096 |
| Eastern Development Region | 1,953,749 | 995,561 | 958,188 | 1,097,068 | 823,063 | 274,005 | 856,681 |
| Eastern Mountain Region | 218,344 | 108,555 | 109,789 | 144,044 | 88,557 | 55,487 | 74,300 |
| Taplejung | 60,457 | 30,340 | 30,117 | 42,739 | 25,640 | 17,099 | 17,718 |
| Sankhuwasabha | 82,181 | 40,323 | 41,858 | 51,226 | 32,899 | 18,327 | 30,955 |
| Solukhumbu | 75,706 | 37,892 | 37,814 | 50,079 | 30,018 | 20,061 | 25,627 |
| Eastern Hill Region | 782,538 | 385,432 | 397,106 | 459,463 | 316,690 | 142,773 | 323,075 |
| Panchthar | 103,581 | 51,210 | 52,371 | 70,968 | 43,391 | 27,577 | 32,613 |
| Illam | 98,440 | 49,767 | 48,673 | 59,744 | 40,027 | 19,717 | 38,696 |
| Tehrathum | 85,313 | 42,054 | 43,259 | 40,901 | 34,331 | 6,570 | 44,412 |
| Dhankuta | 76,973 | 37,918 | 39,055 | 48,697 | 30,756 | 17,941 | 28,276 |
| Bhojpur | 138,194 | 67,088 | 71,106 | 73,920 | 53,418 | 20,502 | 64,274 |
| Khotang | 115,206 | 56,293 | 58,913 | 53,651 | 44,742 | 8,909 | 61,555 |
| Okhaldhunga | 86,737 | 42,045 | 44,692 | 61,333 | 35,261 | 26,072 | 25,404 |
| Udayapur | 78,094 | 39,057 | 39,037 | 50,249 | 34,764 | 15,485 | 27,845 |
| Eastern Plain Region | 952,867 | 501,574 | 451,293 | 493,561 | 417,816 | 75,745 | 459,306 |
| Jhapa | 167,865 | 93,147 | 74,718 | 85,157 | 76,625 | 8,532 | 82,708 |
| Morang | 206,671 | 111,042 | 95,629 | 101,885 | 92,776 | 9,109 | 104,786 |
| Sunsari | 151,195 | 79,147 | 72,048 | 77,541 | 62,651 | 14,890 | 73,654 |
| Saptari | 216,973 | 111,082 | 105,891 | 102,546 | 92,925 | 9,621 | 114,427 |
| Siraha | 210,163 | 107,156 | 103,007 | 126,432 | 92,839 | 33,593 | 83,731 |
| Central Development Region | 2,742,101 | 1,403,603 | 1,338,498 | 1,561,423 | 1,178,677 | 382,746 | 1,180,678 |
| Central Mountain Region | 258,618 | 129,630 | 128,988 | 186,697 | 115,871 | 70,826 | 71,921 |
| Dolakha | 94,789 | 45,847 | 48,942 | 69,223 | 40,153 | 29,070 | 25,566 |
| Sindhu Palchok | 150,684 | 77,125 | 73,559 | 106,482 | 69,770 | 36,712 | 44,202 |
| Rasuwa | 13,145 | 6,658 | 6,487 | 10,992 | 5,948 | 5,044 | 2,153 |
| Central Hill Region | 1,241,937 | 632,689 | 609,248 | 777,076 | 513,907 | 263,169 | 464,861 |
| Sindhuli | 100,129 | 50,320 | 49,809 | 64,726 | 43,853 | 20,873 | 35,403 |
| Ramechhap | 111,734 | 53,123 | 58,611 | 80,948 | 44,902 | 36,046 | 30,786 |
| Nuwakot | 125,195 | 64,339 | 60,856 | 82,466 | 56,881 | 25,585 | 42,729 |
| Dhading | 169,813 | 86,766 | 83,047 | 127,655 | 78,249 | 49,406 | 42,158 |
| Kavre Palanchok | 174,708 | 87,329 | 87,379 | 131,985 | 76,232 | 55,753 | 42,723 |
| Makwanpur | 111,253 | 57,074 | 54,179 | 75,040 | 49,459 | 25,581 | 36,213 |
| Bhaktapur | 78,511 | 40,504 | 38,007 | 41,960 | 30,995 | 10,965 | 36,551 |
| Kathmandu | 260,051 | 136,869 | 123,182 | 113,838 | 91,618 | 22,220 | 146,213 |
| Lalitpur | 110,543 | 56,365 | 54,178 | 58,458 | 41,718 | 16,740 | 52,085 |
| Central Plain Region | 1,241,546 | 641,284 | 600,262 | 597,650 | 548,899 | 48,751 | 643,896 |
| Dhanusha | 229,195 | 117,301 | 111,894 | 105,465 | 101,361 | 4,104 | 123,730 |
| Mahottari | 227,119 | 115,440 | 111,679 | 103,673 | 100,045 | 3,628 | 123,446 |
| Sarlahi | 122,108 | 62,611 | 59,497 | 63,700 | 54,878 | 8,822 | 58,408 |
| Chitwan | 123,609 | 64,725 | 58,884 | 64,590 | 51,678 | 12,912 | 59,019 |
| Rautahat | 230,607 | 119,220 | 111,387 | 113,263 | 103,290 | 9,973 | 117,344 |
| Bara | 166,531 | 87,023 | 79,508 | 79,831 | 74,068 | 5,763 | 86,700 |
| Parsa | 142,377 | 74,964 | 67,413 | 67,128 | 63,579 | 3,549 | 75,249 |
| Western Development Region | 1,773,734 | 874,611 | 899,123 | 1,149,932 | 699,121 | 450,811 | 623,802 |
| Western Mountain Region | 40,238 | 20,451 | 19,787 | 24,317 | 15,862 | 8,455 | 15,921 |
| Manang | 5,669 | 3,047 | 2,622 | 3,445 | 2,257 | 1,188 | 2,224 |
| Mustang | 20,541 | 10,297 | 10,244 | 13,286 | 8,005 | 5,281 | 7,255 |
| Dolpa | 14,028 | 7,107 | 6,921 | 7,586 | 5,600 | 1,986 | 6,442 |
| Western Hill Region | 1,304,506 | 630,302 | 674,204 | 890,672 | 494,520 | 396,152 | 413,834 |
| Gorkha | 129,116 | 64,400 | 64,716 | 79,033 | 53,166 | 25,867 | 50,083 |
| Lamjung | 106,184 | 51,911 | 54,273 | 62,628 | 39,402 | 23,226 | 43,556 |
| Kaski | 110,007 | 53,003 | 57,004 | 65,524 | 37,396 | 28,128 | 44,483 |
| Parbat | 84,841 | 39,822 | 45,019 | 65,720 | 31,530 | 34,190 | 19,121 |
| Tanahun | 112,202 | 54,215 | 57,987 | 77,713 | 43,733 | 33,980 | 34,489 |
| Syangja | 191,496 | 90,981 | 100,515 | 130,640 | 70,144 | 60,496 | 60,856 |
| Palpa | 150,424 | 73,977 | 76,447 | 103,422 | 57,524 | 45,898 | 47,002 |
| Gulmi | 162,539 | 77,444 | 85,095 | 117,248 | 61,415 | 55,833 | 45,291 |
| Arghakhanchi | 90,833 | 44,106 | 46,727 | 70,460 | 35,553 | 34,907 | 20,373 |
| Myagdi | 42,126 | 20,440 | 21,686 | 31,664 | 16,699 | 14,965 | 10,462 |
| Baglung | 124,738 | 60,003 | 64,735 | 86,620 | 47,958 | 38,662 | 38,118 |
| Western Plain Region | 428,990 | 223,858 | 205,132 | 234,943 | 188,739 | 46,204 | 194,047 |
| Nawalparasi | 101,739 | 53,067 | 48,672 | 55,921 | 44,328 | 11,593 | 45,818 |
| Kapilbastu | 151,147 | 78,292 | 72,855 | 90,731 | 68,073 | 22,658 | 60,416 |
| Rupandehi | 176,104 | 92,499 | 83,605 | 88,291 | 76,338 | 11,953 | 87,813 |
| Far Western Development Region | 1,709,036 | 867,029 | 842,007 | 1,044,101 | 733,427 | 310,674 | 664,935 |
| Far Western Mountain Region | 308,501 | 158,654 | 149,847 | 222,889 | 136,568 | 86,321 | 85,612 |
| Humla | 22,350 | 11,855 | 10,495 | 15,786 | 10,555 | 5,231 | 6,564 |
| Mugu | 18,659 | 9,691 | 8,968 | 16,016 | 8,757 | 7,259 | 2,643 |
| Tibrikot | 6,872 | 3,607 | 3,265 | 4,273 | 3,013 | 1,260 | 2,599 |
| Jumla | 87,986 | 45,452 | 42,534 | 59,587 | 40,230 | 19,357 | 28,399 |
| Bajura | 44,004 | 21,858 | 22,146 | 33,391 | 19,797 | 13,594 | 10,613 |
| Bajhang | 80,004 | 40,971 | 39,033 | 61,005 | 34,746 | 26,259 | 18,999 |
| Darchula | 48,626 | 25,220 | 23,406 | 32,831 | 19,470 | 13,361 | 15,795 |
| Far Western Hill Region | 996,604 | 493,567 | 503,037 | 593,449 | 410,296 | 183,153 | 403,155 |
| Rukum | 66,637 | 33,347 | 33,290 | 40,415 | 28,315 | 12,100 | 26,222 |
| Rolpa | 115,568 | 56,205 | 59,363 | 81,288 | 49,529 | 31,759 | 34,280 |
| Salyan | 98,181 | 47,588 | 50,593 | 62,689 | 41,387 | 21,302 | 35,492 |
| Pyuthan | 98,208 | 47,723 | 50,485 | 52,892 | 37,535 | 15,357 | 45,316 |
| Jajarkot | 60,846 | 31,387 | 29,459 | 38,815 | 26,724 | 12,091 | 22,031 |
| Dailekh | 110,518 | 55,701 | 54,817 | 53,085 | 46,568 | 6,517 | 57,433 |
| Surkhet | 69,199 | 35,560 | 33,639 | 32,198 | 28,598 | 3,600 | 37,001 |
| Achham | 95,340 | 45,654 | 49,686 | 60,257 | 38,635 | 21,622 | 35,083 |
| Doti | 120,016 | 58,942 | 61,074 | 68,770 | 48,364 | 20,406 | 51,246 |
| Baitadi | 93,466 | 48,393 | 45,073 | 63,168 | 39,455 | 23,713 | 30,298 |
| Dandeldhura | 68,625 | 33,067 | 35,558 | 39,872 | 25,186 | 14,686 | 28,753 |
| Far Western Plain Region | 403,931 | 214,808 | 189,123 | 227,763 | 186,563 | 41,200 | 176,168 |
| Dangdeukhuri | 110,501 | 56,643 | 53,858 | 68,916 | 49,083 | 19,833 | 41,585 |
| Banke | 90,764 | 48,922 | 41,842 | 45,815 | 42,638 | 3,177 | 44,949 |
| Bardiya | 68,060 | 36,178 | 31,882 | 36,570 | 30,255 | 6,315 | 31,490 |
| Kailali | 86,383 | 46,821 | 39,562 | 50,730 | 41,447 | 9,283 | 35,653 |
| Kanchanpur | 48,223 | 26,244 | 21,979 | 25,732 | 23,140 | 2,592 | 22,491 |