Area : 138.46 sq .km . the smallest district of the country 
East west length : 16 km. 
North south length : 2.2 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, Mahadev, Ghatte Khola, Khasyangkhusung, Tabaya Khusi 
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 
Total population 225461 
Male 114798(50.92%) 
Female 110633(49.08%) 
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%

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)