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Dzongkhag at a Glance

2018

National Statistics BureauPost Box No. 338, Thimphu : Bhutan

Tel: +975-2-333296/325402/322753 Fax: +975-2-323069 www.nsb.gov.btISBN 978-99936-28-39-2

Data source: Dzongkhag Statistics Section

Population Involved in Agriculture (%) 0 0 0

Un-Employment Rate 0 0 2.8Labour Force Participation Rate 0 0 59.6

8. TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION 2015 2016 2017

Length of Road (Kms.) 47 47 47Dzongkhag Roads 5.2 5.2 5.2Thromde Roads 11 11 11Gewog Connectivity Roads 10 10 10Farm Roads 69 69 69Forest Roads 1 1 1Motorable Bridges (Nos.) 8 8 8Non-Motorable Bridges (Nos.) 102 102 102Telephone Connections (Nos.) 1,854 1924 1737Internet Lease Line Connections (Nos.) 1,509 1695 1695Internet Broadband Connection (Nos.) 0 0 0Cable TV operators 2 2 2Taxis (Nos.) 380 380 380Buses Operating (Nos.) 6 6 6

9. TRADE & INDUSTRIES (Nos.) 2015 2016 2017Trade, Hotels and restaurents 84 150 215Industries 19 19 19Constructions 0 0 0

10. TOURISM (Nos.) 2015 2016 2017Tourists visited 36,432 43,023 61,523

11. ELECTRICITY 2015 2016 2017Households Electrified (%) 8144 8144 8144Units Consumed (MU) 0 0 0

12. RELIGION & CULTURE (Nos.) 2015 2016 2017Religious Institutions 10 10 10Religious Monuments 174 174 174

13. PUBLIC FINANCE-Financial Year (Mill. Nu.)

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Budget Outlay … … 1752.59 Current … … 259.993 Capital … … 1492.60 Expenditure Current … … 0 Capital … … 0

1. GENERALGeographical Characteristics 2018Area (sq. km) 1293.2Altitude (masl.) 2500

Administrative Tiers (Nos.) 2018Dungkhags 0Gewogs 10Chiwogs 50Villages 178Gungtong 174

2. POPULATION 2018Total 46,316 Male 23,941Female 22,375Population density (per sq. km) 33

3. POVERTY RATE (TERMINAL)Consumption Poverty Rate (%) 0.00Multi-dimensional Poverty Rate (%) 4.7

4. HEALTHInfrastructure (Nos.) 2015 2016 2017 Hospitals 1 1 1 Indigenous Units 1 1 1 Basic Health Units (BHUs)BHU I 3 3 3BHU II 0 0 0 Outreach Clinics 24 24 24With Sheds 24 24 24Without Sheds 0 0 0Ambulance 4 4 4

Health Personnel (Nos.) 2015 2016 2017Doctors 5 6 4Dungtshos (Indegenious Doctor) 1 1 1Sowai Menpa (Indegenious Medical Technicians) 1 1 1

Nurses 22 21 22Technicians 22 21 22 Health Indicators 2015 2016 2017Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 live births) 19 2 1

Crude Birth Rate (Per 1,000 population) 91.5 633 724

Crude Death Rate (Per 1,000 population) 186 163 66

Maternal Mortality Rate (%) 0 0 0Doctors per bed 3631 3383 3383Birth attended by trained personnel (%) 486 389 387

Under one immunization coverage (%) 532 479 463

SanitationRural water supply coverage (%) 2015 2016 2017Rural population access to safe drinking water supplies (%) 7682 7959 8026

Rural population access to improved sanitation (%) 7207 8002 8114

5. EDUCATIONNumber of educational institutes (Includes pvt. Nos) 2015 2016 2017

Tertiary Institute under RUB 1 1 2Central Schools 2 2 2Higher Secondary Schools 6 6 6Middle Secondary Schools 3 3 3Lower Secondary Schools 7 7 7Primary Schools 5 5 5Extended Class Room 6 6 6Non Formal Education Centres (NFE) 14 14 19Early Child Care and Development Centres 4 4 17Other Institutes(Includes special institutes, vocational institutes & sankrit patshala)

1 1 1

Educational Indicators (Includes private schools) 2015 2016 2017

School enrolment (Nos.)Male 5717 5768 5130Female 6125 6096 5224Teachers (Nos.)Male 263 287 284Female 230 299 348Pupil-teacher Ratio 18.1NFE Instructors 14 19 19Male 0 0 2Female 0 0 17NFE learners (Nos.) 207

Male 0 0 21Female 0 0 186

6. AGRICULTURELand Registration by Type 2015 2016 2017Dry land (acres) 2561.6 2561.6 2561.6Wet land (acres) 1753 1753 1753Orchard (acres) 5128 5128 5128Irrigation channels (kms) 61 61 61Functional 61 61 61Non- functional 0 0 0Power tillers (Nos.) 502 502 502Agriculture Extension Centres 10 10 10Agriculture Seed Production Farms 1 1 1Electric fencing (Nos.) 8 8 8Electric fencing (kms.) 10 10 10Farm sales shops (Nos.) 0 0 0

Renewal Natural Resources (RNR) 2015 2016 2017RNR extension Centres (Nos.) 10 10 10

Livestock (Nos.) 2015 2016 2017Veterinary Hospitals 1 1 1Livestock Extension Centres 10 10 10Regional Veterinary Laboratories (RLDC) 1 1 1

Fishery Farms 0 0 0Poultry farms 14 14 14Milk processing unit 1 1 1Piggery farms 3 3 3

Forestry 2015 2016 2017Territorial Division HQs 1 1 1Range Offices 1 1 2Beat Offices 1 1 1Community Forest (acreas) 4056.73 4056.73 4056.73Nursery (Nos.) 2 2 2Forest Cover (%) 94.64 94.64 94.64Protected Areas (areas) 4316 4316 4316 7. EMPLOYMENT 2015 2016 2017Labour Force (Nos.) 20,000 17,109 17,109Male 10,500 9,149 9,149Female 9,500 7,960 7,960Un-employed (Nos.) 0 0 0