Area : 119 sq .km . the smallest district of the country
East west length : 16 km.
North south length : 12.2 km.
Latitude : 27 o 36’ to 27 o 44’ north
Longitude : 85 o 21’ to 85 o 32’ east
Temperature : Maximum 32 o c. Minimum -2 o c.
Major Rivers : Monohara, Hanumante, TabyaKhusi, Mahadev Khola , GhatteKhola
Average annual rainfall : 56mm
Nearest district East
Kavre Palanchowk District
West Kathmandu & lalitpur District
North Kathmandu & Kavre Palanchowk District
South Lalitpur District
Political and Administrative Division Development Region : Central
Zone : Bagmati
District Headquarter :
Bhaktapur Municipality
Parliamentary Constituency : 2
VDC : 16
Municipality : 2
Land used pattern
DescriptionArea (Sq.Km)Area (%)
Agricultural Land 96.57 80.1
Forest Land 12.46 10.32
Bushes 6.82 5.65
Settlement 2.67 2.21
Others 2.18 1.81
Irrigation Facilities
Total Agricultural land 3322 Hector
Population (as of 2011data)
Total population 304,651
Male 154,884
Female 149,767
Population Growth Rate 2.71%
Literacy Rate
Total Literacy Rate 59.15%
Male 69.20%
Female 49.08%
Population Distribution by Caste, Religion and Language
Religion
Hindu 92.1%
Buddhist 7.4%
Other 0.4%
Caste
Newar 62.8%
Brahman 10.20%
Chettri 18.2%
Tamang 4.7%
Language
Newari 60.9%
Nepali 34.3%
Tamang 3.8%
Major crops and production
Paddy: 25,850 metric ton per year
Corn: 6300 metric ton per year
Wheat: 15025 metric ton per year
Pulse (dal): 545 metric ton per year
Millet: 200 metric ton per year
Major fruits:
Orange, lemon, guava, pears, junar, haluwabed
Major vegetables:
Cauliflower, Peas, beans, cucumber, pumpkin, carrot, Ginger, Garlic, Cabbage, Tomato.
Major Animal Farming:
Cow, Buffalo , Goat, Sheep, Pig, Poultry, Rabbit
Road Facilities
Black topped: 82 km
Graveled: 42.75 km
Earthened: 192.49 km
Postal service
District post office 1
IIaka post office 8
Additional post office 13
Telecommunication Facilities
Digital telephone lines: 8853(digital), 15(VHF/ Marts)
Existing telephone Exchanges: 4 (Gathaghar, Bhaktapur Municipality , Nagarkot, Nankhel)
