Nawalpur ( / n ə ˌ w ʌ l ˈ p ʊər / , Nepali : नवलपुर , pronounced [ˈnʌwʌlpur] ) is one of 11 districts of Gandaki Province of Nepal . The headquarters of the district is Kawasoti .
2-464: Nawalpur District and Parasi District were formerly a single district, Nawalparasi District , until a reorganization effective 20 September 2015. The total area of Nawalpur District is 1,331.16 square kilometres (513.96 sq mi) and total population of this district as of 2011 Nepal census is 310864 individuals. During Rana regime , Nawalpur district was a sub-district of Chitwan District then it established separately and again merged with
4-1504: A small portion (Parasi) of Butwal District and established Nawalparasi District . In 2015 again Nawalpur District was again separately reestablished. The district is divided into four urban municipalities and four rural municipalities. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census , Nawalpur District had a population of 311,604. As their first language, 55.3% spoke Nepali , 25.2% Magar , 11.0% Tharu , 1.9% Gurung , 1.6% Newari , 1.2% Bhojpuri , 0.8% Tamang , 0.7% Kumhali , 0.5% Bote , 0.4% Khash, 0.4% Maithili , 0.3% Darai , 0.2% Hindi , 0.1% Bhujel , 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages. Ethnicity/caste: 29.1% were Magar , 23.8% Hill Brahmin , 11.8% Tharu , 7.7% Chhetri , 5.4% Kami , 3.9% Kumal , 2.9% Gurung , 2.9% Newar , 2.5% Damai /Dholi, 1.8% Thakuri , 1.4% Tamang , 1.0% Sarki , 0.8% other Dalit , 0.7% Bote, 0.6% Darai , 0.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Musalman , 0.4% Gharti/ Bhujel , 0.3% Musahar , 0.2% Badi , 0.2% Kathabaniyan, 0.2% Rai , 0.1% Koiri / Kushwaha , 0.1% Kurmi , 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Mallaha , 0.1% Sunuwar , 0.1% Teli , 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Yadav and 0.2% others. Religion: 87.8% were Hindu , 8.7% Buddhist , 2.7% Christian , 0.5% Muslim , 0.1% Prakriti and 0.1% others. Literacy: 74.7% could read and write, 2.1% could only read and 23.1% could neither read nor write. Parasi District Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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