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  Female and male population of Nepal as per census 2021 Nepal census results for 2021 indicate that 51.1% ( 14,911,027) of the population is female. It revealed that there are 95.59 males per100 females.  Out of 77 districts, 60 have a higher female population than males. Taplejung, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Bara, Parsa, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Makwanpur, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Rasuwa, Manang, Mustang, Jumla, Mugu and Humla districts have higher number of males compared to females .

                  Census 2021 and 2011, A Comparision Map showing district level population density based on census report 2021 and 2011         Data Source: Central Bureau of Statistics Nepal (cbs.gov.np) Nepal’s population rose to 29,164, 578 according to the census of 2021 from 26,494,504 in 2011. Population density at the national level is 198 individuals per square kilometre compared to 180 persons per square kilometre in 2011. However, increase in population density does not imply that the people are living more or less evenly across the country. Kathmandu and Bhaktapur, as in 2011, have the highest population density in the year 2021 with a value of 5169 and 4416, respectively. Similarly, Lalitpur district has the third highest value of population density. In the year 2011, the population density in Kaski, Parbat, Syangja and Gulmi districts were not that different, but in 2021 concentration of people can be observed in Kaski and Parbat. The Terai region (southern part of Nepa