KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 30
Of the total 6.6 million households in Nepal, 25.59 per cent have taken loans from at least one bank, financial institution, or cooperative, according to the additional information on National Census 2021 published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) today.
Province-wise, the highest number of households taking such loans is witnessed in Madhesh at 28.88 per cent and the lowest in Sudurpaschim at 21.96 per cent.
Out of the total households across the country, more than 4.12 million or 61.89 per cent have at least one member with an account in a bank or financial institution.
Of the total recorded population of 29,164,578, around 7,409,181 or 25.56 per cent have an account in a bank or financial institution.
The data also reveals that almost 60 per cent of the total 7.5 million houses in the country are one-storied tall.
As per the data, of the total 7.5 million houses in Nepal, single storey houses account for 59.82 per cent, followed by two-storey buildings which stand at 28.78 per cent.
Meanwhile, three-storey houses account for 9.17 per cent, four-storey houses at 1.3 per cent, five to seven storey houses at 0.64 per cent, eight to nine storey buildings at 0.01 per cent and 10 or above storey buildings at 0.003 per cent.
Madhesh Province has the highest number of one-storey houses at 84.42 per cent, while Bagmati Province has the highest number of houses with five or more floors at 2.34 per cent.
Of the total houses, majority (27.95 per cent) were found to be around four years old while just about 0.5 per cent of the houses were found to be over 100 years old.
As per NSO, of the total of 6.6 million households across the country, 10.27 per cent have taken government subsidies while building residential houses. The percentage is highest in Bagmati Province at 26.64 per cent and lowest in Sudurpaschim Province at 2.98 per cent.
Also, around 12.55 per cent of the households living across the country have at least one person who has received technical and vocational education or training.
A version of this article appears in the print on October 31, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
