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Query: What is the population of Nepal?
In the 2011 census, Nepal's population was approximately 26 million people with a population growth rate of 1.35% and a median age of 21.6 years.[1] In 2016, the female median age was approximately 25 years old and the male median age was approximately 22 years old.[2] Only 4.4% of the population is estimated to be more than 65 years old, comprising 681,252 females and 597,628 males. 61% of the population is between 15 and 64 years old, and 34.6% is younger than 14 years. In 2011, the Birth rate is estimated to be 22.17 births per 1,000 people with an infant mortality rate of 46 deaths per 1,000 live births. Compared to the infant mortality rate in 2006 of 48 deaths per 1000 live births, the 2011 IMR is a slight decrease within that 5-year period. Infant mortality rate in Nepal is higher in rural regions at 44 deaths per 1000 live births, whereas in urban regions the IMR is lower at 40 deaths per 1000 live births. This difference is due to a lack of delivery assistance services in rural communities compared to their urban counterparts who have better access to hospitals and neonatal clinics.[3] Life expectancy at birth is estimated to be 67.44 years for females and 64.94 years for males. The mortality rate is estimated to be 681 deaths per 100,000 people. Net migration rate is estimated to be 61 migrants per 100,000 people. According to the 2011 census, 65.9% of the total population is literate.[4]
The Ministry of Health and Population is a governmental body of Nepal in charge of regulating the healthcare system and its implementation. The ministries tasks are manifold and include managing the development of the healthcare in Nepal, overseeing population policies, planning and implementation and overseeing non-governmental associated with health services in Nepal.
Hadiya, Nepal is a village development committee in Udayapur District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 11331 people living in 2355 individual households cheetri and bharmin is the major ethnic community with huge population while Magars, sunuwar, Newar,Tharu and madhesi are ethnic minorities living in the village.
Payal is a small town in Achham District in the Seti Zone of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, the town had a population of 4404 living in 1015 houses. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census, the population was 4950, of which 37% was literate.
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Tosi is a village in Achham District in the Seti Zone of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, the village had a population of 1962 living in 355 houses. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census, the population was 2015, of which 33% was literate.
Binayak is a small town in Achham District in the Seti Zone of western Nepal. According to the 1991 Nepal census, the village had a population of 4270 living in 831 houses. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census, the population was 4881, of which 30% was literate.
Dhola, Nepal is a village development committee in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. It is situated high up the Himalayas in the Annapurna and Manaslu Mountain range in the mid-western Nepal at an altitude of 1210 m above the sea level. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4,033 and had 998 houses in it. Where total population of Male and Female are 1,772 and 2,261 respectively.
Chalsa is a former village development committee in Achham District in the Seti Zone of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, the village had a population of 1721 living in 289 houses. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census, the population was 2142, of which 26% was literate. Chalsa now is part of Kamalbazar Municipality which was established in 2014.
Sera, Nepal is a village in Achham District in the Seti Zone of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, the village had a population of 2478 living in 499 houses. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census, the population was 2626, of which 31% was literate.
Manara, Nepal is a village development committee in Mahottari District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5198 people living in 891 individual households. This census was taken in 1991, and since then (about 15 years from then) the population of Manara has seen a huge population decrease.
Nada is a village in Achham District in the Seti Zone of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, the village had a population of 2319 living in 430 houses. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census, the population was 2703, of which 40% was literate.
The current total population sex ratio in Nepal is 0.98 males/female. Female life expectancy at birth in Nepal in 68.92 years, compared to 66.18 years for males. The fertility rate is 2.24 children born per woman, and the birth rate is 20.64 births per 1,000 people. The mother's mean age at first birth is 20.1 years old. 49.7% of the population use contraception. It is unclear what the abortion rate is in the country, likely because it is considered taboo so women are less likely to report it.
Baradadivi is a village development committee in Achham District in the Seti Zone of western Nepal. According to the 1991 Nepal census, it has a population of 3314 and had 644 houses in the village. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census, the population was 3857, of which 45% was literate.
The population is entirely Hindu.
Darna is a small town in Achham District in the Seti Zone of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, the village had a population of 4049 living in 715 houses. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census, the population was 4246, of which 36% was literate.
Chame () is the headquarters of Manang District in the Gandaki Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 1129 people living in 279 individual households. Manang District is the lowest populated district in Nepal.
In April 2008, he won the Mahottari-1 seat in the Constituent Assembly election as a candidate of Janamorcha Nepal (People's Front Nepal) 
He then served a second term as Minister of Health and Population, in the government formed under the leadership of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) after it won the most seats in the Constituent Assembly election. Pokharel's second term as Minister of Health and Population was from 31 August 2008 until 4 May 2009, when then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) resigned along with his cabinet and dissolved the government. Pokharel began his second term as the sole representative in the government of his party Janamorcha Nepal. However, in January 2009, Janamorcha Nepal and its parent party, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) united with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) to become the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Pokharel completed his second term as Minister of Health and Population as a representative of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
Biratnagar (Devanāgarī: विराटनगर; the industrial capital of Nepal) is a metropolitan city and the interim capital of the Province No. 1 of Nepal. It is currently the second most densely populated (after Kathmandu) and the fourth most populous city of Nepal, with a population of 240,000. Biratnagar has been the most politically active city of Nepal, gifting a subtotal of five prime ministers along with hosting some of the most revolutionary incidents (the first anti-Rana movement, the first plane hijack, the castle for Nepali Congress, etc.) in the modern history of Nepal. The city has a total area of 29.9 mi² (77.5 km²), a geographical location of 26°28'60"N 87°16'60"E. and is located in the Morang District (in the previous Koshi Zone) of the eastern-most Terai region of Nepal. It lies 399 km east of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, and 6 km north of the Jogbani border of the Indian state of Bihar.
Province No. 2 (proposed names: Madhesh, Mithila or Bhojpura) (Nepali/Maithili: प्रदेश नं० २) is a province in the southeastern region of Nepal that was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal. It is Nepal's second most populous province, and smallest province by area. It borders Province No. 1 to the east, Province No. 3 to the north, and India to the south. It has an area of with a population of 5,404,145 per the 2011 Census of Nepal, making it most densely populated province of Nepal.
Bannatoli is a village development committee in Achham District in the Seti Zone of western Nepal. According to the 1991 Nepal census, it has a population of 2600 and had 642 houses in the village. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census, the population was 2712, of which 28% was literate.
The population is entirely Hindu.
Bhagavathi is a small town in Arghakhanchi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, the town had a population of 4418 living in 842 houses. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census, the population was 4543, of which 59% was literate.
The Madhesis have expressed dissatisfaction with the amendments because it says that population will be the primary basis, and geography will be the secondary basis for forming the 165 electoral constituencies of the Lower House. Ethnic groups such as Madhesis and Tharu believed that they found strength in their population and that is what united them.Given that, the constitution fails to specify details regarding how geography is defined, and what proportion will population and geography be weighted. In addition, the constitution says each district will have one constituency. This again introduced the issue of proportionality of population, and the lines of geography because Terai has fewer districts and larger population relative to the hill and mountain regions which have more districts and fewer population.
According to 2011 Nepal census, Bahun or Brahmin-Hill stands as second most populous group after Chhetri in Nepal with 12.2% of Nepal's population (or 32,26,903 peoples). Bahun (Hill-Brahmins) are the second largest Hindu group with Hindu population of 3,212,704 (99.6% of Bahuns) as per the 2011 Nepal census. Hill-Brahmins are largest group in 11 districts in Nepal; Jhapa, Morang, Kathmandu, Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Rupandehi, Kaski, Syangja, Parbat, Gulmi 
and Arghakhanchi. Among these, Bahuns in Parbat (35.7%), Arghakhanchi (32.8%) and Syangja (30.9%) consist more than 30% of district population while Kathmandu consists largest Bahun population with 410,126 (23.5%).
As per the National Population and Housing Census 2011 of Nepal, the population of Yakkhas in Nepal was 24,336. As per the population census of Nepal 2001, there were 17,003 Yakkhas in Nepal, of which 81.43% were Kirats, 14.17% were Hindus and 1.04% were Buddhists. A few thousand Yakkhas live in Darjeeling district, Sikkim, North-Eastern states and other parts of India.
Patalkot is a village in Achham District in the Seti Zone of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, the village had a population of 1753 living in 420 houses. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census, the population was 2176, of which 29% was literate.
Bangi is a small town in Arghakhanchi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, the town had a population of 4171 living in 858 houses. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census, the population was 5382, of which 59% was literate.