Bhaktapur District


Bhaktapur district located in the eastern part of Kathmandu valley, is the smallest among the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is part of Bagmati Pradesh. The district, with Bhaktapur as its district headquarters, covers an area of and in 2011 had a population of 304,651 of whom 9,701 people were absent.

Education

Bhaktapur has been making tremendous achievements in educational sector.
The average literacy rate of Bhaktapur is 81.68, where male – 90.48 and female – 72.65 which is growing with the educational awareness among peoples.
The governmental schools in Bhaktapur are making remarkable improvement in its educational quality. The government schools have been starting to facilitate students by teaching in both English and Nepali medium. Private schools too are well known for providing quality education.
Despite topping other districts in SLC with highest enrolments, the higher studies of the Bhaktapur is not quite satisfactory. There is not enough college in Bhaktapur rendering qualitative services. That's why, students of Bhaktapur complete their higher studies in colleges of Kathmandu and Lalitpur. However, their academic performance in those college cannot be neglected. Khwopa College situated in Dekocha Bhaktapur is one of topmost college in Nepal. The academic results of this college is outstanding. This college is established and managed by Bhaktapur municipality. One of the schools in Bhaktapur genuine secondary school is also good in its techniques of teaching. It was established by municipality.

Health care

Bhaktapur lags behind to Kathmandu District and Lalitpur District when it comes to medical service. Bhaktapur does not have enough hospitals rendering Qualitative medical facilities.
However, the only cancer hospital Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, National Tuberculosis Centre and Ayurvedic Centre is located in Bhaktapur.Recently, the Government of Nepal has decided to transfer Bir hospital, the oldest hospital in Nepal, to Duwakot, Bhaktapur.

Geography and Climate

Climate ZoneElevation Range% of Area
Subtropical1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.		99.4%
Temperate2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.		 0.6%

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bhaktapur District had a population of 304,651. Of these, 46.5% spoke Nepali, 41.6% Newari, 7.8% Tamang, 1.1% Maithili, 0.5% Magar and 0.5% Bhojpuri as their first language.
47.2% of the population in the district spoke Nepali, 1.8% English and 0.4% Newari as their second language.

Municipalities

The district is divided into four municipalities:

1 Bhairavnath Temple, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, NEPAL 02.jpg|Bhairavnath Temple, Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Bhairavnath Temple at Bhaktapur- city of Devotees, NEPAL 02.jpg|Taumadhi Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square
File:Dattatreya Temple, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, NEPAL 01.jpg|Dattatreya Temple, Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Ta Pukhu, built during the reign of King Yakshya Malla in the early 15th century, Bhaktapur.jpg|Siddha Pokhari
File:Pilot Baba Aasram.JPG|Pilot Baba Ashram, Gundu