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