Nawalpur District नवलपुर
District
Shashwat Dham, Devachuli
Location of Nawalpur (dark yellow) in Gandaki Province
Divisions of Nawalpur
Coordinates: 27°19′N 83°24′E / 27.32°N 83.40°E / 27.32; 83.40
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki Province
Established	during Rana regime
Disestablished	1962
Reestablished	2015
Admin HQ.	Kawasoti
Government
• Type	Coordination committee
• Body	DCC, Nawalpur
Area
• Total	1,331.16 km2 (513.96 sq mi)
Population
• Total	310,864
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NPT)
Website	www.ddcnawalparasi.gov.np

Nawalpur (/nəˌwʌlˈpʊər/, Nepali: नवलपुर, pronounced [ˈnʌwʌlpur]) is one of 11 districts of Gandaki Province of Nepal. The headquarters of the district is Kawasoti.^[1]

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.^[2]

History

During Rana regime, Nawalpur district was a sub-district of Chitwan District then it established separately and again merged with a small portion (Parasi) of Butwal District and established Nawalparasi District. In 2015 again Nawalpur District was again separately reestablished.

Divisions

The district is divided into four urban municipalities and four rural municipalities.^[2][3]

Urban municipalities

• Kawasoti Municipality (Headquarters)
• Gaindakot Municipality
• Devachuli
• Madhyabindu

Rural municipalities

• Baudikali Rural Municipality
• Bulingtar Rural Municipality
• Binayi Tribeni Rural Municipality
• Hupsekot Rural Municipality

Demographics

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Religion: 87.8% were Hindu, 8.7% Buddhist, 2.7% Christian, 0.5% Muslim, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.1% others.^[7]

Literacy: 74.7% could read and write, 2.1% could only read and 23.1% could neither read nor write.^[8]