Janakpur

Area of Janakpur	9,648 km²
Population	2.8 million
Male Population	1,371,311 (49.2%)
Female Population	1,414,502 (50.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+803.9%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+3.9%
Median Age	20.7 years old
Male Median Age	19.7 years old
Female Median Age	21.7 years old
Timezone	Nepal Time

Janakpur is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal, reaching from the Indian border in the south to the Tibetan border in the north and Sagarmatha Zone in the east and Bagmati and Naryani Zones in the west. Source: Wikipedia

Janakpur Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	308,203	1,525,195	2,682,142	2,785,808
Population Density	31.9 / km²	158.1 / km²	278.0 / km²	288.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Janakpur Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 3.9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Janakpur	+803.9%	+82.7%	+3.9%
Nepal	+115%	+52%	+20.2%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Janakpur Median Age

Median Age: 20.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Janakpur	20.7 years	19.7 years	21.7 years
Nepal	21.5 years	20.4 years	22.6 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Janakpur Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	150,542	146,327	296,870
5-9	195,179	188,218	383,397
10-14	201,957	194,934	396,892
15-19	147,951	139,243	287,195
20-24	97,258	116,567	213,825
25-29	87,174	111,243	198,417
30-34	76,443	98,523	174,966
35-39	79,111	90,856	169,968
40-44	72,217	76,167	148,384
45-49	63,391	63,614	127,005
50-54	55,828	51,381	107,210
55-59	46,189	43,754	89,943
60-64	43,016	42,236	85,252
65-69	32,151	30,268	62,419
70-74	22,799	21,077	43,877
75-79	50	42	92
80-84	31	28	59
85 Plus	25	25	51

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Janakpur Population Density

Population Density: 288.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Janakpur	2.8 million	9,648 km²	288.7 / km²
Nepal	28.6 million	147,655.4 km²	193.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Janakpur Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1600 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1600	58,465	n/a	n/a
1700	70,157	1.8%	1,169
1800	86,508	2.1%	1,635
1900	120,834	3.4%	3,432
1910	128,583	6.4%	7,749
1920	142,741	11%	14,158
1930	155,476	8.9%	12,735
1940	169,347	8.9%	13,871
1950	184,447	8.9%	15,100
1960	219,619	19.1%	35,172
1970	269,637	22.8%	50,018
1990	1,525,195	137.8%	627,779
2000	2,682,142	75.9%	1,156,947
2020	3,081,684	7.2%	199,771
2030	3,650,002	18.4%	568,318
2040	4,150,097	13.7%	500,095
2050	4,567,942	10.1%	417,845
2060	4,881,767	6.9%	313,825
2070	5,067,996	3.8%	186,229
2080	5,136,787	1.4%	68,791
2090	5,092,277	-0.9%	-44,510
2100	4,979,316	-2.2%	-112,961

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Janakpur CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Janakpur	1,055,773 t	0.38 t	109.4 t/km²
Nepal	11,072,303 t	0.39 t	75 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Janakpur Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1935 to 1970)

Average Precipitation

78.4 mm

3.1 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

3.1 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (9)
Drought	Medium (5.6)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8.5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Janakpur

Places in Janakpur

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Dhanusa	1,188.7 km²	740,314	622.8 / km²
Dolakha	2,146.6 km²	167,193	77.9 / km²
Mahottari	1,000.7 km²	652,309	651.9 / km²
Ramechhap	1,564.2 km²	182,639	116.8 / km²
Sarlahi	1,263.7 km²	770,747	609.9 / km²
Sindhuli	2,484.1 km²	272,610	109.7 / km²

Other places in Nepal

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Bagmati	9,418.4 km²	4.9 million	521.4 / km²
Bheri	10,072.4 km²	1.6 million	159.9 / km²
Dhawalagiri	8,226.7 km²	456,830	55.5 / km²
Gandaki	12,324 km²	1.4 million	115.0 / km²
Karnali	21,378.5 km²	327,909	15.3 / km²
Kosi	9,584.9 km²	3.1 million	319.0 / km²
Lumbini	8,919.1 km²	2.8 million	318.2 / km²
Mahakali	6,948.3 km²	1.3 million	181.9 / km²
Mechi	8,163.4 km²	1.4 million	168.7 / km²
Narayani	8,400.6 km²	3.3 million	395.9 / km²
Rapti	11,039.3 km²	1.4 million	128.1 / km²
Sagarmatha	10,737.7 km²	2.1 million	194.9 / km²
Seti	12,795 km²	1.7 million	129.1 / km²

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