▁are ▁from ▁the ▁C IA ▁World ▁Fact book , ▁unless ▁otherwise ▁indicated . ▁ ▁National ity ▁N oun : ▁Nep ali , ▁Nep al ese ▁Ad jective : ▁Nep ali , ▁Nep al ese ▁ ▁Relig ions ▁H indu ▁ 8 1 . 3 4 %, ▁Buddh ist ▁ 9 . 0 4 %, ▁ ▁Muslim ▁ 4 . 3 8 %, ▁Kir ant ▁ 3 . 0 4 %, ▁other ▁ 2 . 2 % ▁( 2 0 1 1 ▁census ). ▁Liter acy ▁Definition : ▁age ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁over ▁can ▁read ▁and ▁write ▁Total ▁population : ▁ 4 8 . 6 % ▁Male : ▁ 6 2 . 7 % ▁Fem ale : ▁ 3 4 . 9 % ▁( 2 0 0 1 ▁census ) ▁ ▁Population ▁ 2 9 , 0 3 3 , 9 1 4 ▁( J uly ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁est .) ▁ ▁Age ▁structure ▁ 0 - 1 4 ▁years : ▁ 3 0 . 9 3 % ▁( male ▁ 4 , 6 4 6 , 0 4 8 / f em ale ▁ 4 , 3 3 3 , 1 0 5 ) ▁ 1 5 - 2 4 ▁years : ▁ 2 1 . 8 6 % ▁( male ▁ 3 , 1 7 6 , 1 5 8 / f em ale ▁ 3 , 1 6 9 , 7 2 1 ) ▁ 2 5 - 5 4 ▁years : ▁ 3 5 . 9 9