New town development approach: A must for regional balance in Nepal

The National Population and Housing Census results released by the National Statistics Office show a decrease in population in hilly and mountainous regions and an increase in the population of the Terai region.

The Terai region holds 54 per cent of the total population, while the hilly region holds 40 per cent, and the Himalayan region holds about six per cent. Over the past decade, the population of the Terai region has grown by four per cent, while the hilly and Himalayan regions have seen a decline in population by three per cent and one per cent, respectively.