Lalitpur District (, in Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Lalitpur as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2001) of 337,785. It is one of three districts in the Kathmandu Valley, along with Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. Its population was 466,784 in the initial 2011 census tabulation.http://census.gov.np/images/pdf/Preliminary%20Leaflet%202011.pdf It is surrounded by Makwanpur, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu and Kavrepalanchowk districts.
Geography and climate
Climate Zone Elevation Range % of Area Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters1,000 to 3,300 ft. 9.9% Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters3,300 to 6,600 ft. 79.3% Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters6,400 to 9,800 ft. 10.8%
Demographics
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Lalitpur District had a population of 551,667. 5.51% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 88.08% and a sex ratio of 991 females per 1000 males. 514,847 (93.33%) lived in municipalities.
Ethnicity wise: Khas are the largest group, making up 37% of the population. Newars, the indigenous people of the Kathmandu Valley, make up nearly 30% of the population. Hill Janjatis, mainly Tamang and Magar, make up 26% of the population.
At the time of the 2021 census, 45.61% of the population spoke Nepali, 26.96% Nepal Bhasha, 12.16% Tamang, 2.90% Maithili, 2.68% Magar, 1.65% Rai, 1.17% Tharu, 1.11% Bhojpuri and 0.96% Limbu as their first language. In 2011, 47.3% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.
Administrative division There are six municipalities in Lalitpur District, including three Rural Municipalities and one Metropolitan city: Lalitpur Metropolitan City Mahalaxmi Municipality Godawari Municipality Konjyoson Rural Municipality Bagmati Rural Municipality Mahankal Rural Municipality
Former Village Development Committees Prior to federal restructuring, the following Village development committees were also part of the district. By 2017, they were all merged into municipalities or rural municipalities or were included in Lalitpur Metropolitan City.
Ashrang Badikhel, now Godawari Municipality Bhardev Bhattedanda Bisankhunarayan, now Godawari Municipality Bungamati (Bunga), now Lalitpur Metropolitan City-22 Bhainsepti, now Lalitpur Metropolitan Ciity-25 Chandanpur Chapagaun, now Godawari Municipality Chaughare Chhampi, now Godawari Municipality Dalchoki Devichaur Dhapakhel, now Lalitpur Municipality Dukuchhap, now Karyabinayak Municipality Ghusel Gimdi Godamchaur, now Godawari Municipality Godawari, now Godawari Municipality Gotikhel Harisiddhi, now Lalitpur Metropolitan City- 28 and 29 Ikudol Imadol, now Mahalakshmi Municipality Jharuwarasi, now Godawari Municipality Kaleshwar Khokana, now Lalitpur Metropolitan City- 21 Lamatar, now Mahalakshmi Municipality Lele, now Godawari Municipality Lubhu, now Mahalakshmi Municipality Malta Manikhel Nallu Pyutar Sainbu, now Lalitpur Metropolitan City- 18 Sankhu Siddhipur, now Mahalakshmi Municipality Sunakothi, now Lalitpur Municipality Thaiba, now Godawari Municipality Thecho, now Godawari Municipality Thuladurlung Tikathali, now Mahalakshmi Municipality
Other places Jharuwarasi Chyasal Jawalakhel Pyan Gaun Jhamsikhel Kumaripati Kupondole Kusunti माल्टा Siddhipur
Education
Lalitpur District has adequate education facilities in comparison to other districts, including: Adarsha Vidya Mandir (AVM) Adarsha Saula Yubak Higher Secondary School AIMS Academy Graded English Medium School (GEMS) Annal Jyoti Boarding School (AJS) United Universal School Ideal Model School Institute of Engineering (Pulchok) I.J. Pioneer High School Little Angels' School Little Learners Fun School (Saibu Bhaisepati) Rato Bangala school United school (Imadol) St. Mary's School St. Xavier's School Nepal Don Bosco School, Siddhipur Shuvatara School Vajra Academy (Jharuwarashi) Milestone School Anant English School, Siddhipur The Sudesha School (Nakhkhu) Pawan Prakriti English Secondary school (Tikathali) Pathshala Nepal Foundation (Bagdol) Prasadi Academy, Manbhawan Nalanda Secondary Boarding School (Satdobato) Kshitiz Secondary Boarding School (Harisiddhi) Nawa Bihani School, Imadole Oracle English Medium School Royal Yala World School Yala Newa International School Unique Academy/College, Kumaripati United Academy (Kumaripati) Kitini secondary higher school (thaukhel) Radiant Readers Academy (Sanepa)
Sports
Lalitpur is also home to several notable sporting organisations and grounds such as:
ANFA Complex, Satdobato Tennis Complex, Satdobato Army Physical Training Centre, Lagankhel Chyasal Technical Centre, Chyasal Thecho Badminton Club Pragaypokhari Badminton Circle, Prayagpokhari
Business/Social Organizations There are many business or social organizations in Siddhipur. + SN Organization Name Type Established Nickname Motto Logo Reference 1Unification of The YouthSocial Organization formed on 2072 B.S and legally registered on 2073 B.S UNITY Youths for social changes. http://unity.org.np
References
External links
Lamatar / Lalitpur Photos, October 2007