TABLE 18: POPULATION BY RELIGION FOR REGIONS AND DISTRICTS
AREA		RELIGION
		TOTAL	HINDU	BOUDDHA	ISLAM	KIRAT	JAIN	CHRISTIAN	SIKH	GARAUTE	TAP JURA	BAHAI	OTHERS
NEPAL		22736934	18330121	2442520	954023	818106	4108	101976	5890	1480	2817	1211	78994
Eastern Dev. Region		5286890	3778026	420285	216514	792374	2146	29280	3038	456	1494	537	44690
Region	1	134698	49186	25159	26	58556	18	729	13	12	2	28	983
Panchthar	2	202056	69112	22894	64	108104	16	873	36	16	73	75	882
Ilam	3	282806	133718	44354	127	102302	27	1601	289	7	11	19	369
Jhapa *	4	633042	502451	31648	19367	57939	298	4824	1658	42	329	37	14820
Morang	5	843220	675623	37037	37081	62143	1004	7263	641	114	215	174	22254
Sunsari	6	625633	482314	25409	69187	42087	315	4732	106	43	142	39	1444
Dhankuta	7	166479	82442	22875	91	59483	6	1228	20	5	31	6	328
Terhathum	8	113111	57994	12836	66	41367	13	520	10	10	69	64	241
Sankhuwasabha	9	159203	74745	39451	23	43853	11	999	22	9	9	7	92
Bhojpur	10	203018	109153	28724	55	64323	5	441	44	17	23	2	271
Solukhumbu	11	107686	46208	31232	52	28871	7	888	10	8	30	5	413
Okhaldhunga	12	156702	115746	23458	27	16326	12	588	6	12	91	5	534
Khotang	13	231385	140090	13194	77	75449	11	2083	11	18	141	14	456
Udayapur	14	287689	217003	35182	1735	30193	29	2309	109	37	103	18	1111
Saptari	15	570282	504330	16942	47610	587	345	133	42	73	145	27	266
Siraha*	16	569880	517911	9890	40926	791	29	69	21	33	80	17	226
Central Dev. Region		7988612	6100467	1339440	455714	25020	1440	46181	1090	390	700	278	18982
Dhanusa	17	671364	604763	9696	56124	25	23	230	17	20	39	16	470
Mahottari	18	553481	467078	10729	74783	112	23	205	18	40	79	20	513
Sarlahi	19	635701	551410	34543	47364	164	21	498	12	54	39	11	1678
Sindhuli*	20	277259	190098	77892	132	5937	6	548	41	6	22	2	2603
Ramechhap	21	212408	144561	60099	44	4147	4	913	14	7	20	2	2624
Dolakha*	22	175912	127419	42073	5	2322	4	534		3	42	2	3553
Sindhupalchok*	23	293719	183651	108770	45	22	10	923	26	5	21	9	263
Kavrepalanchok	24	385672	249811	133777	208	46	6	1128	156	5	67	4	536
Lalitpur	25	337785	237895	88667	1053	3606	89	5634	96	16	6	20	725
Bhaktapur	26	225461	202614	21187	333	407	3	795	9	7	18	23	90
Kathmandu	27	1081845	816706	234373	11982	7623	1013	8582	403	41	75	61	1102
Nuwakot	28	288478	176880	109412	384	108	10	1481	13	10	29	4	186
Rasuwa	29	44731	14805	29327	3	2	3	541	1	1	10		49
Dhading	30	338658	250247	76129	625	33	18	11434	38	9	4	14	120
Makwanpur	31	392604	193801	187014	1264	73	17	8129	21	10	29	5	2280
Rautahat	32	545132	430422	7815	106111	14	9	209	1	29	12	20	531
Bara	33	559135	458149	25033	75051	132	16	482	57	62	14	13	202
Parsa	34	497219	409541	9842	76567	45	137	301	63	28	141	32	691
Chitawan	35	472048	390616	73062	3636	202	28	3614	104	37	33	20	766
Western Dev. Region		4571013	3823669	533468	186180	433	287	13662	1262	213	360	67	11985
Gorkha	36	288134	209733	72619	2636	67	28	2262	75	5	15	4	710
Lamjung	37	177149	103574	71495	712	8	35	644	9	3	29	2	670
Tanahu	38	315237	262164	47313	3227	41	20	958	6	10	21	4	1504
Syangja	39	317320	273107	39563	1835	10	25	211	473	10	89	10	2086
Kaski	40	380527	310946	60435	2620	160	36	3016	82	7	5	5	3227
Manang	41	9587	2430	7112	2	1	4	28		0	0		10
Mustang	42	14981	3787	11123	7	3	9	49		0	0		3
Myagdi	43	114447	85692	28125	163	12		360	19	3	4	1	75
Parbat	44	157826	138518	18657	392	15	19	108	48	5	3	6	63
Baglung	45	268937	224010	41768	494	27	8	258	88	4	29	1	2283
Gulmi	46	296654	285070	10956	419		2	113	1	11	15		93
Palpa	47	268558	236370	30665	899	9	5	390	2	19	99	3	215
Nawalparasi	48	562870	490999	46029	21722	27	21	3611	19	39	21	4	438
Rupandehi	49	708419	604545	39931	61563	47	57	1501	260	38	23	12	503
Kapilbastu	50	481976	390698	3285	87573	6	15	120	175	54	2	12	92
Arghakhanchi	51	208391	202026	4392	1916		3	33	5	5	5	3	13
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Mid West Dev. Region		2707244	2475898	130712	91339	96	120	6763	353	199	110	102	1876
Pyuthan	52	212484	205489	6296	645	2	1	26		2	1	3	22
Rolpa	53	210004	158537	50931	121	6	3	287	4	1	8		115
Rukum	54	188438	185213	1752	141		8	407	7	1	20	7	903
Salyan *	55	60643	57267	2935	224		11	200		1	4	1	10
Dang	56	462380	446125	10725	4610	45	3	640	13	41	15	24	195
Banke	57	385840	302859	7803	73254	35	66	1372	306	38	20	22	123
Bardiya	58	382649	364168	6019	10671	3	19	1531	19	97	2	29	190
Surkhet *	59	269870	246120	20312	1157	2	1	2019	2	10	20	4	253
Dailekh	60	225201	221422	3283	393	3	4	76	2	3	5	2	16
Jajarkot	61	134868	134660	24	80		2	86		2	4	5	11
Dolpa*	62	22071	13320	8737	4			4		2	0		8
Jumla*	63	69226	67773	1303	28			111		1	3	4	7
Kalikot*	64	11510	11485	6	8					0	8		19
Mugu*	65	31465	27198	4258	2		1	3		0	0		3
Humla	66	40595	34262	6328	1		1	1		0	0	1	1
Far West Dev. Region		2183175	2152061	18615	4276	183	115	6090	147	222	153	227	1461
	67	100626	99337	1059	132	1	1	61		2	19	7	28
Bajura*	68	167026	166635	334	23		2	6	2	5	1	5	19
Bajhang	69	231285	230892	91	154	19	9	42	2	11	27	13	63
Achham	70	207066	204543	2284	124	6	11	47	3	13	14	10	38
Doti	71	616697	601195	8916	3413	142	48	2126	69	124	41	46	742
Kailali	72	377899	368670	4897	386	7	28	3590	54	44	47	110	157
Kanchanpur	73	126162	125085	858	23	1	4	171	1	3	2	12	7
Dadeldhura	74	234418	233897	50	9	7	1	43	9	15	1	5	397
Baitadi	75	121996	121807	126	12		11	4	7	5	1	19	10