Population & Housing Census of Bhutan

2 0 N 1 7 A T P U O H P B UL F AT S O ION SU & HOUSING CEN

འབྲུག་୲་捲་ར콼བས་དང་ཁྱིམ་གྱི་லངས་རྩིས་༢༠༡༧།། 2017 POPULATION & HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN

PARO DZONGKHAG

ISBN 978-99936-28-58-3

National Statistics Bureau Royal Government of Bhutan www.nsb.gov.bt NATIONAL STATISTICS BUREAU ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF BHUTAN 9 789993 628583 འབྲུག་୲་捲་ར콼བས་དང་ཁྱིམ་གྱི་லངས་རྩིས་༢༠༡༧།། 2017 POPULATION & HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN

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ii CONTENTS

Foreword...... iv Acknowledgement...... v Summary Table of Key Findings...... vi List of Tables...... vii List of Figures...... vii List of Accronyms...... viii Section 1: INTRODUCTION...... 1 1.1 Background...... 1 1.2 Legal Basis...... 1 1.3 Administrative set up at the Dzongkhag/Thromde level...... 2 Section 2: DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS...... 3 Introduction...... 3 2.1 Concepts and Definition...... 3 2.2 Population of Paro...... 4 2.3 Size and Change of Population ...... 4 2.4 Population by Area ...... 4 2.5 Sex Ratio...... 5 2.6 Population by Selected Broad Age Groups...... 5 2.7 Dependency Ratios...... 5 2.8 Population Age-sex Pyramid ...... 6 2.9 Population by Type of Household...... 6 2.10 Bhutanese and Non-Bhutanese Population...... 8 Section 3: EDUCATION...... 9 Introduction...... 9 3.1 Literacy ...... 9 3.2 School Attendance ...... 10 3.3 Educational Attainment ...... 11 3.4 Attendance of Traditional Learning ...... 12 Section 4: HEALTH...... 13 Introduction ...... 13 4.1 Fertility...... 13 4.2 Mortality...... 14 4.3 Disability ...... 14 Section 5: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT...... 16 Introduction...... 16 5.1 Working-age Population, Economically Active and Inactive Population...... 16 5.2 Labour Force Rates...... 17 Section 6: MIGRATION...... 18 Introduction...... 18 6.1 Concepts and Measures...... 18 6.2 Lifetime Migration...... 19 Section 7: HOUSING, HOUSEHOLD AMENITIES, AND FOOD SUFFICIENCY...... 20 Introduction...... 20 7.1 Household Size...... 20 7.2 Housing Conditions...... 21 7.3 Housing Amenities...... 23 7.4 Ownership of Household Assets and Communication/Media Facilities...... 25 7.5 Access to Road-head and Usage of Health Facilities...... 27 7.6 Food Sufficiency...... 27 ANNEX 1: 2017 PHCB Indicators: Definitions, Numerators and Denominators...... 29 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables...... 32

iii FOREWORD

I take immense pleasure in presenting the decision-making at all-levels, both in the 2017 Population and Housing Census of public and private sectors. Bhutan (PHCB) Dzongkhag Report. The I am hopeful that the information in Report contains information on population this Report would prove useful for evidence by age, sex, educational attainment, migra- based decision-making and formulation of tion, fertility, disability, mortality, housing policies and plans. Both the national and amenities, assets, and employment at the local governments could use the census Dzongkhag/Thromde and Gewog levels. information to define service areas, iden- The 2017 PHCB was conducted from tify current requirement of services and 30 May to 01 June 2017 using the de facto infrastructure, and predict future demands. approach. Extensive efforts have been made Further, it would serve as the basis for mea- to successfully undertake this nationwide suring progress towards the achievement census. It involved meticulous planning and of key national as well as other time-bound systematic preparation in all stages, ranging targets in the country. from stakeholder meetings, questionnaire I would like to express my sincere design, testing of questionnaire, preparation gratitude and appreciation to all officials in of enumerator and supervisor’s manuals, the Dzongkhags and Thromdes for their active training of trainers, training of enumerators participation and for contributing towards and supervisors, field enumeration, data the successful execution of the 2017 PHCB. I entry and processing, and analyses and would also like to thank the general public for report writing. I commend the hard work the overwhelming support and cooperation and persistent efforts put in by the National extended to the census officials during the Statistics Bureau in successfully completing 2017 PHCB field enumeration period from these processes. 30 May to 01 June 2017. Every country strives to achieve higher socio-economic growth and human development. In order to bring about holistic development, reliable information on the population of the country is required. The Population and Housing Census provides (Sonam Topgay) an important dataset that helps us under- Vice Chairman stand changes and trends in population National Census Steering Committee dynamics which are crucial for informed Royal Government of Bhutan iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The 2017 Population and Housing Census We also wish to acknowledge and of Bhutan (PHCB) entailed nationwide col- earnestly thank the 9,750 enumerators and laboration and coordination. The National supervisors for their hard and sincere work. Census Secretariat, instituted at the National The commitment shown by the supervisors Statistics Bureau (NSB), would like to take and enumerators, who worked from the early this opportunity to express our sincere grat- hours of the morning till late in the evening itude to all the agencies and individuals who during the census enumeration period, are contributed to the success of the Census. exemplary and truly deserving of our utmost We are truly indebted to the Honourable appreciation. Prime Minister for his steadfast support and Most importantly, we would like to the Royal Government of Bhutan for funding sincerely thank the people of Bhutan for the 2017 PHCB in its entirety. We would the unprecedented support and coopera- also like to express our sincerest gratitude tion extended to the census officials during to the Honourable members of the National the enumeration. The enthusiastic support Census Steering Committee (NCSC) for their shown by the public makes us believe that invaluable counsel, guidance, and support the public understands the importance of during the implementation of the Census. the Census, making our task most gratifying. The NCSC’s role in the successful execution Finally, I wish to express my sin- of the 2017 PHCB cannot be overstated. cere appreciation and gratitude to all my Next, we would like to convey our colleagues at the NSB and our Dzongkhag sincere appreciation to the ministries, gov- Statistical Officers for their remarkable ernmental and non-governmental agencies, efforts, commitment, and dedication to the and the Dzongkhag/Thromde Administrations service of the Tsa-Wa-Sum. for their cooperation and inputs. We are further grateful to the Dasho Dzongdas of the 20 Dzongkhags and Dasho Thrompons of the four Thromdes for their support and leadership in ensuring the successful completion of the censuses in their respective Dzongkhags (Chhime Tshering) and Thromdes. We would like to thank the Census Commissioner Royal Bhutan Police for arranging security National Census Secretariat services during the enumeration process National Statistics Bureau and the electronic and print media for their Royal Government of Bhutan coverage and dissemination of information on the 2017 PHCB.

v SUMMARY TABLE OF KEY FINDINGS

Topic Indicator 2017 Total Population 46,316* Male 23,941 Female 22,375 Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females) 107.0 Total Dependency Ratio 44.0 Child Dependency Ratio 35.5 Demographic Characteristics Aged Dependency Ratio 8.5 Population by Broad Age Group 0-14 years 11,406 15-64 years 32,161 65 years and over 2,749

Literacy Rate (%) 73.6 Male (%) 79.7 Education Female (%) 67.1 School Attendance (% of 6 Years and Above) 28.8

Crude Birth Rate (Per 1,000 Population) 14.9 Total Fertility Rate 1.5 Crude Death Rate (Deaths per 1,000 Population ) 6.4 Health Infant Mortality Rate 7.3 Child Mortality Rate 13.1 Under Five Mortality Rate 20.3

Total Regular Households 10,274 Housing, Household Average Household Size 3.9 Amenities and Food Sufficiency Improved drinking Water Source (%) 99.1 Improved Sanitation Facility (%) 75.1

Note: *Excludes 3,012 tourists/non-Bhutanese found in hotels on the census day

vi LIST OF TABLES

Table 2.1 Population Distribution by Gewog/Town and Sex, Paro 2017...... 4 Table 2.2 Distribution of Bhutanese Population by Sex and Gewog/Town, Paro 2017...... 8 Table 3.1 School Attendance for Persons Aged 6 Years and Above by Age Group, Paro 2017...... 10 Table 3.2 Population 6 Years and Above by Highest Level of Education Completed, Sex and Area, Paro 2017...... 11 Table 3.3 Population 6 Years and Above by Attendance of Traditional Learning, Sex and Area, Paro 2017...... 12 Table 4.1 Disability Prevalence Rate by Gewog/Town, Paro 2017...... 15 Table 5.1 Population 15 Years and Over by Usual Activity Status, Paro 2017...... 16 Table 5.2 Labour Force Rates, Paro 2017...... 17 Table 7.1 Room Density (person per room) by Area, Paro 2017...... 22 Table 7.2 Distribution of Households by Wall, Roof and Floor Materials by Area, Paro 2017...... 24 Table 7.3 Distribution of Households by Main Type of Energy for Lighting and Cooking by Area, Paro 2017 ...... 24 Table 7.4 Distribution of Households by Main Source of Drinking Water and by Area, Paro 2017 ...... 25 Table 7.5 Distribution of Households Experiencing Food Insufficiency in the last 12 Months by Area, Paro 2017...... 28

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 2.1 Distribution of Population by Area, Paro 2005 and 2017...... 5 Figure 2.2 Age Sex Structure of Population, Paro 2005 and 2017...... 6 Figure 2.3 Population by Type of Household, Paro 2005 and 2017...... 7 Figure 3.1 Literacy Rate by Sex and Area, Paro 2017...... 9 Figure 3.2 School Attendance for Persons Aged 6 Years and Above, Paro 2005 and 2017...... 10 Figure 7.1 Mean Household Size by Gewog/Town, Paro 2017...... 21 Figure 7.2 Percent Distribution of Housing Units by Tenancy, Paro 2017...... 21 Figure 7.3 Distribution of Households with Improved Sanitation Facilities by Gewog/Town, Paro 2017...... 22 Figure 7.4 Distribution of Households without Improved Sanitation Facilities by Gewog/Town, Paro 2017 ...... 23 Figure 7.5 Distribution of Households with Access to Improved Sources of Drinking Water by Gewog/Town, Paro 2017...... 26 Figure 7.6 Distribution of Households without Access to Improved Sources of Drinking Water by Gewog/Town, Paro 2017...... 26 Figure 7.7 Distribution of Households Without Access to Reliable Sources of Drinking Water by Gewog/Town, Paro 2017...... 27 Figure 7.8 Percent Distribution of Households by Time Taken to Reach the Nearest Road Head, Paro 2005 and 2017...... 28 Figure 7.9 Distribution of Households Experiencing Food Insufficiency in the last 12 months by Gewog/Town, Paro 2017...... 28

vii LIST OF ACCRONYMS

ASDR Age Specific Death Rate ASFR Age Specific Fertility Rate CBR Crude Birth Rate CDR Crude Death Rate CMR Child Mortality Rate CSPro Census and Survey Processing System CTC Census Technical Committee DCC Dzongkhag Census Committee DSO Dzongkhag Statistical Officer DUDES Department of Urban Development and Engineering Services EA Enumeration Areas ECCD Early Childhood Care and Development GFR General Fertility Rate GMFR General Marital Fertility Rate ICPD International Conference on Population and Development ILO International Labour Organization IMR Infant Mortality Rate ISCO International Standard Classification of Occupations ISIC International Standard Industrial Classification LFPR Labour Force Participation Rate MMR Maternal Mortality Ratio MoHCA Ministry of Home and Culture Affairs NCS National Census Secretariat NCSC National Census Steering Committee NSB National Statistics Bureau OCC Office of the Census Commissioner PHCB Population and Housing Census of Bhutan SDGs Sustainable Development Goals TCC Thromde Census Committee TFR Total Fertility Rate U5MR Under-5 Mortality Rate VIP Ventilated Improved Pit WG Washington Group

viii Section 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background evidence-based decision-making at the The overall objective of the 2017 lower administrative levels. Crucially, Population and Housing Census of Dzongkhag data can be used for the allo- Bhutan (PHCB) is to provide the cation of resources, positioning of social Government and other development infrastructures and services, research, partners with data for the purposes and policy analyses. of policy formulation, socio-economic This Report presents information planning, service delivery, and indica- on population, household character- tors for measuring progress towards istics, and housing conditions of Paro the achievement of key government Dzongkhag. Population characteris- as well as other time-bound targets. In tics include spatial distribution of the addition, the data collected through population, age and sex composition, the Census are intended to be used for dependency, education and literacy, monitoring national and international health, disability, labour and unem- development initiatives, including sec- ployment, and migration. Household toral development plans, the Sustainable characteristics and housing conditions Development Goals (SDGs), and the include socio-economic amenities avail- International Conference on Population able to households, quality of housing, and Development (ICPD). and food sufficiency. The Census is an important 1.2 Legal Basis source of benchmark information on the characteristics of the population In the absence of an act related to and households at the Dzongkhag and population and housing census, the Gewog levels. Disaggregated data are Royal Government of Bhutan issued a vital for development planning and Government Order to carry out the 2017

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PHCB. In accordance with the Executive Committee (TCC) were instituted at the Order, the National Census Secretariat Dzongkhag and Thromde levels respec- (NCS) was established at the National tively with different sector heads as Statistics Bureau (NSB) and National their members. TheDasho Dzongdas/ Census Steering Committee (NCSC) was Thrompons served as the chairpersons instituted to provide overall policy guid- of the DCCs/TCCs and oversee the suc- ance and advice on the conduct of the cessful conduct of the census operation 2017 PHCB. within their respective Dzongkhags and Thromdes. The DCC/TCC was also 1.3 Administrative set up at the responsible for recruiting supervisors Dzongkhag/Thromde level and enumerators for their respective In order to execute the census operations Dzongkhags/Thromdes, conducting train- on the ground, the Dzongkhag Census ing, and carrying out field enumeration. Committee (DCC) and Thromde Census

2 Section 2: DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

Introduction and place of residence. In addition to the Population is the greatest resource of size and distribution of the population, any nation. Data on population size, age this section presents a brief analysis of structure, characteristics, and spatial changes in such parameters by compar- distribution in a well-defined territory ing data from the 2017 Census to results is a basis for plan formulation, resource from the 2005 PHCB. allocation, and good governance. 2.1 Concepts and Definition It is, therefore, important to fully examine and understand the population A population census is the total process dynamics within each Dzongkhag to effect of collecting, compiling, evaluating, specific and proper planning at a regional analyzing, and publishing or otherwise level. The 2017 Population and Housing disseminating demographic, economic, Census of Bhutan (PHCB) collected data and social data pertaining, at a specified on important demographic and social time, to all persons in a country or in characteristics such as age, sex, marital a well-delimited part of a country. The status, and etc. essential features of a population census This section provides a brief analy- are individual enumeration, universality sis of the 2017 PHCB data on population within a defined territory, simultaneity, size or the number of people residing in and defined periodicity1. Paro Dzongkhag as of the census refer- The 2017 PHCB was conducted ence day. It also looks at the distribution from 30 May to 01 June 2017. The of this population by gewog and town reference time and date for the census

1 Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Revision 2: A General Outline* United Nations

3 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) enumeration was midnight of 29 May Table 2.1 Population Distribution by Gewog/Town and Sex, Paro 2017 2017. This means that the 2017 PHCB provides population data of Paro as of Persons Name Male Female Total 00:00 hours on 30th May 2017. Urban The 2017 PHCB was conducted Paro Town 5,828 5,620 11,448 based on the de-facto method of enumer- Beteykha Town 230 235 465 Rural ation (this means that the enumeration Dokar 1,116 1,211 2,327 is done on the basis of where a person Loong-nyi 2,453 2,274 4,727 is found at the moment of the Census), Nagya 1,664 1,623 3,287 Sharpa 3,258 2,683 5,941 though in some isolated cases, a combi- Dopshar-ri 1,623 1,710 3,333 nation of the de-facto and de-jure methods Doteng 651 652 1,303 was also adopted Hoongrel 266 70 336 Lamgong 2,972 2,874 5,846 Tsento 3,122 2,824 5,946 2.2 Population of Paro Wangchang 758 599 1,357 The total population of Paro Dzongkhag Total 23,941 22,375 46,316 Note: *Excludes 3,012 tourists/non-Bhutanese found in hotels on as of 30 May 2017 was 49,328 persons the census day (Annex Table A2.1). This is the total num- 2.3 Size and Change of ber of people found within the territory Population of Paro Dzongkhag on the census reference day irrespective of their nationality. Paro Dzongkhag experienced an increase It includes 3,012 non-Bhutanese/tour- in population size by about 12,885 per- ists staying in hotels and a few of those sons during the intercensal period, which on the move on the census reference day. is an increase of about 35.4% between The analysis is based on 46,316 persons 2005 and 2017. The population of Paro since no detailed information was col- Dzongkhag in 2005 was 36,433 persons. lected from the 3,012 non-Bhutanese/ When compared with other Dzongkhags, tourists. Paro Dzongkhag ranks fourth highest in Table 2.1 presents the population terms of population size in the country. by sex, and by Gewog and Town. Of the 2.4 Population by Area total 46,316 persons, 51.7% are males and 22,375 48.3% are females. The total In 2017, for every 100 persons in the population of Paro Dzongkhag rep- Dzongkhag, 74 persons lived in rural resents 6.7% of the total population of areas and 26 persons lived in urban Bhutan. areas. At the national level, 62.2% of the total population lives in rural areas while 37.8% live in urban areas. The proportion

4 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

Figure 2.1 Distribution of Population by Area, Paro and over (elderly population). The dis- 2005 and 2017 tribution of population among these 92.0 74.3 100 age groups shows that there are 11,406

80 persons aged under 15 years, 32,161 persons aged between 15 and 64 years, and 60 Rural 2,749 persons aged 65 years and over. 40 Urban The proportions of population in Percentage 20 25.8 these broad age groups have signifi- 8.0 0 cantly changed between 2005 and 2017. 2005 2017 The proportion of child population has Year decreased to 24.6% from 29.7%, while of urban population in Paro Dzongkhag the productive population has increased is 25.7%, which is an increase of 17.7 to 69.4% from 65.0%, and the elderly percentage points since 2005. population to 5.9% from 5.3% during the same period. 2.5 Sex Ratio 2.7 Dependency Ratios Sex ratios of a population vary depend- ing on age. In general, at birth, the sex Dependency ratio is an indicator of the ratio is normally high as there are more economic burden for the care of depen- boys than girls born each year. As this dents and is calculated by taking the population grow older, sex ratio changes ratio of the number of dependents to because males and females have different the number of working-age population. exposures to risks of dying. ‘Dependents’ include the children (aged The male population in Paro less than 15 years) and the elderly (65 Dzongkhag exceeds the female popula- years and over). The total dependency tion by 1,566 persons. Sex ratio of the ratio is the sum of the child and old age Paro (number of males for every 100 dependency ratios. females) is 106.9, which is slightly lower The total and child dependency ratios than the national level sex ratio of 109.7. for Paro Dzongkhag in 2017 have fallen from 53.8 and 45.7 in 2005 to 44.0 and 35.5 2.6 Population by Selected in 2017, while the age dependency ratio has Broad Age Groups increased from 8.1 in 2005 to 8.5 in 2017. The population can be divided into three The decline in dependency ratio reflects broad age groups; those less than 15 an increase in the size of the economically years (child population), 15-64 years active cohort and a decline in the chil- (productive population), and 65 years dren-infant category (Annex Table A2.3).

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The period when the dependency proportion of its population is noticed at ratio declines is known as the ‘window of the ages 25-29 years. However, there is opportunity’ when a ‘demographic divi- a slight decrease in the age group 10-17 dend’ may be reaped because society has years in both the sexes. a growing number of potential producers Figure 2.2 illustrates the differences relative to the number of consumers. between the shapes of the population However, as fertility levels continue to pyramids and the age-sex structure of the decline, dependency ratios eventually population of Paro Dzongkhag between increase because the proportion of 2005 and 2017. A population bulge is working age starts to decline and the observed between the ages of 20-24 and proportion of older persons continues to 25-29 for both sexes. increase. 2.9 Population by Type of 2.8 Population Age-sex Pyramid Household Population pyramid is a graphical pre- To ensure complete coverage, three types sentation of age and sex composition of households were considered: regular of a population. It is a reflection of the households; institutional households; past and current fertility patterns. Paro and transient population. These different Dzongkhag has a largely young pop- types of households are defined as follows: ulation although a gradual decline in Figure 2.2 Age Sex Structure of Population, Paro fertility rates is observed in 2017. The 2005 and 2017 length of each bar shows the number of population in individual age group. With 2005 (shaded) & 2017 advancing age, the length of bar becomes 75+ shorter as compared to the base of the 70-74 65-69 pyramid. The declining bar at the base 60-64 indicates declining fertility rates in the 55-59 population, while the elongated bar at 50-54 45-49 the top indicates an increase in the life 40-44 expectancy. 35-39 Males Females 30-34 Compared to 2005 (shaded), Paro 25-29 Dzongkhag in 2017 experienced an 20-24 increase in the number of population 15-19 10-14 in each age group. The majority of the 5-9 increase among the males is seen at the 0-4 ages 25-29 and 30-34 years, while among 4000 2000 0 2000 4000 the females, significant change in the Numbers

6 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

1. Regular household consists of a single Figure 2.3 Population by Type of Household, Paro 2005 and 2017 or a combined household;

• A single household is defined as a 100 0.5 0.6 household in which all its members 98 occupy a single house. • A combined household is defined as 96 8.3 a household in which its members 94 are lodged in rooms located in two 12.5 92 or more buildings. A combined Transient household can occur if a household 90 Institution has members eating in one place

Percentage 88 but has another apartment or cen- Regular sus house used by the household. 86 91.3

2. Institutional household consists of a 84 group of persons who live in an insti- 86.9 tution, having common arrangement 82 of food or taking their food from a 80 2005 2017 common kitchen. Year 3. Transient population includes persons on transit or enroute to a certain Of the total regular household destination, e.g. persons who stayed population,10,326 persons (25.7%) live on the census night at airports, bus in urban areas while 29,916 persons stands, in vehicles, and persons trav- (74.3%) live in rural areas. Of the two elling on foot (trekkers). towns in the Dzongkhag, Paro Town has Figure 2.3 shows that on the cen- 10,126 persons, representing 98.1% of sus reference day, there were a total of total regular household population living 40,242 persons (86.9%) living in regular in urban areas, while Beteykha Town has household, 5,812 persons (12.5%) in 200 persons (1.9%). institutional households, and 262 per- Among the gewogs, Lamgong Gewog sons (0.6%) were transient population. has the highest number of regular house- Compared to 2005, the number of regu- hold population at 5,233 persons (17.5%), lar household population had decreased closely followed by Sharpa Gewog and by about 4.4 percentage points while the Tsento Gewog with 4,846 (16.2%) and institutional and transient populations 4,839 persons (16.2%) respectively. have increased by about 4.2 and 0.1 per- Hoongrel with 132 persons (0.4%) has centage points respectively (Annex Table the lowest number of regular household A2.4). population in Paro Dzongkhag.

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Table 2.2 Distribution of Bhutanese Population by Sex and Gewog/Town, Paro 2017

Number of Persons Percent Gewog/Town Male Female Total Male Female Total Sex Ratio Urban 5,443 5,768 11,211 48.6 51.4 100.0 94 Paro Town 5,214 5,533 10,747 48.5 51.5 100.0 94 Beteykha Town 229 235 464 49.4 50.6 100.0 97 Rural 15,910 16,241 32,151 49.5 50.5 100.0 98 Dokar 1,061 1,211 2,272 46.7 53.3 100.0 88 Loong-nyi 2,039 2,195 4,234 48.2 51.8 100.0 93 Nagya 1,471 1,531 3,002 49.0 51.0 100.0 96 Sharpa 2,677 2,653 5,330 50.2 49.8 100.0 101 Dopshar-ri 1,558 1,704 3,262 47.8 52.2 100.0 91 Doteng 602 651 1,253 48.0 52.0 100.0 92 Hoongrel 107 70 177 60.5 39.5 100.0 153 Lamgong 2,816 2,854 5,670 49.7 50.3 100.0 99 Tsento 2,923 2,775 5,698 51.3 48.7 100.0 105 Wangchang 656 597 1,253 52.4 47.6 100.0 110 Both Areas 21,353 22,009 43,362 49.2 50.8 100.0 97

Sharpa Gewog and Tsento Gewog 2.10 Bhutanese and Non- with 1,089 and 1,078 persons have the Bhutanese Population highest number of people living in the The total Bhutanese population in Paro institutional households, while Paro Dzongkhag as of 30 May 2017 was 43,362 Town has 1,146 persons, represent- persons (Table 2.2). Of the total, 21,353 ing 81.2% of the urban institutional persons were males and 22,009 persons population. were females. Across the Dzongkhag, 11,211 persons lived in urban areas and 32,151 persons in rural area. The total number of non-Bhutanese population in Paro Dzongkhag was 2,954 persons.

8 Section 3: EDUCATION

Introduction literate persons in the Dzongkhag, repre- The 2017 2017 PHCB collected informa- senting a literacy rate of 73.6% (Figure tion on literacy for all population aged 6 3.1). The adult (aged 15 years and above) years and above and educational attain- literacy rate is 69.8%. ment for all population aged 3 years and There is marked difference in liter- above. The highest level of education acy levels between the male and female completed was collected for all popula- Figure 3.1 Literacy Rate by Sex and Area, Paro tion who are attending school/institute 2017 or had attended in the past. In addition, 100 information on attendance of traditional 90 88.0 learning was collected. 81.9 79.7 80 75.6 76.9 73.6 3.1 Literacy 70.8 70 67.1 Literacy is defined as the ability to read 64.1 and write a short text in Dzongkha, 60 English, Lhotshamkha, or any other lan- 50 guage while literacy rate is defined as the ratio of literate population aged 6 years 40 Literacy Rate and above to the total population of the 30 same age group expressed in percentage. The literacy rate for the Dzongkhag is 20 based on a total population of 41,764 persons instead of 41,906 persons aged 10

6 years and above as 142 persons did not 0 respond to the literacy questions. The Urban Rural Both Areas Census reveals that there were 30,745 Male Female Total

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Table 3.1 School Attendance for Persons Aged 6 Years and Above by Age Group, Paro 2017

Population Age Group in Years (6 Years and 23 and School Attendance Above) 6 - 12 13 - 14 15 - 16 17 - 18 19 - 22 Above Total Total Population 41,748 5,390 1,592 1,586 1,829 4,241 27,110 1.0 Currently Attending 12,035 93.6% 88.3% 90.5% 79.0% 43.9% 3.1% 28.8% Previously Attended 16,353 1.7% 8.9% 6.3% 16.2% 45.2% 50.9% 39.2% Never Attended 13,360 4.7% 2.8% 3.2% 4.8% 11.0% 45.9% 32.0% populations with 79.7% of the male pop- 6 years and above, 158 persons have ulation literate as compared to 67.1% of not responded to questions on status the female population. The trend is sim- of school attendance. Therefore, the ilar in both urban and rural areas with a percentage of population under each cat- disparity rate of about 12.0% percentage egory of school attendance is based on points in both urban and rural areas. 41,748 persons. Of these, 28.8% are cur- Overall, the literacy level is substantially rently attending school/institute, 39.2% higher in urban areas (81.9%) than in had attended in the past and 32.0% have rural areas (70.8%). never attended school/institute. The literacy rate in ParoDzongkhag Across the age groups, the highest has increased by 8.9 percentage points, proportion of population currently from 64.7% in 2005 to 73.6% in 2017. attending school/institute is observed in the age group 6-12 years (93.6%), fol- 3.2 School Attendance lowed by 15-16 years (90.5%). Nearly half The official entry age for primary educa- (45.9%) of the population aged 23 years tion in the country is 6 years. The overall and above had never attended school/ status of school attendance by age group institute. The proportion of population in Paro Dzongkhag is summarized in currently attending school/institute is Table 3.1. Out of 41,906 persons aged slightly higher in urban areas (31.5%) as compared to 27.9% in rural areas (Annex Figure 3.2 School Attendance for Persons Aged 6 Years and Above, Paro 2005 and 2017 Table A3.2.). Figure 3.2 shows the comparison

Year 2017 28.8 39.2 32.0 of school attendance between 2005 and 2017 PHCB for all the persons aged 6

Year 2005 31.8 28.3 40.0 years and above. The proportions of population aged 6 years and above who 0 20 40 60 80 100 are currently attending school/institute Percentage has declined by 3.0 percentage points, Now Past Never while those who had attended in the past

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Table 3.2 Population 6 Years and Above by Highest Level of Education Completed, Sex and Area, Paro 2017

Highest Level of Urban Rural Both Areas Education Completed Population Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Total Population 28,388 4,469 3,945 8,414 10,826 9,148 19,974 15,295 13,093 100.0% Non-formal Education 461 0.3% 2.2% 1.2% 0.9% 2.9% 1.8% 0.7% 2.7% 1.6% ECCD/Daycare 92 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% Primary 10,425 33.1% 27.2% 30.3% 41.9% 36.4% 39.4% 39.4% 33.6% 36.7% Lower Secondary 3,181 11.0% 11.4% 11.2% 10.8% 11.7% 11.2% 10.9% 11.6% 11.2% Middle Secondary 4,409 14.0% 18.4% 16.0% 13.8% 17.1% 15.3% 13.9% 17.5% 15.5% Higher Secondary 5,559 21.6% 25.0% 23.2% 17.1% 19.2% 18.1% 18.4% 21.0% 19.6% Certificates 250 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% Diploma 482 2.6% 1.9% 2.3% 1.8% 1.0% 1.5% 2.1% 1.3% 1.7% Bachelor’s Degree 2,766 12.4% 11.3% 11.8% 8.9% 8.8% 8.9% 9.9% 9.5% 9.7% Masters and Above 577 3.3% 1.4% 2.4% 2.4% 1.3% 1.9% 2.7% 1.3% 2.0% Others 186 0.5% 0.3% 0.4% 1.0% 0.4% 0.8% 0.9% 0.4% 0.7% increased by 10.9 percentage points. grades between 7 to 8 (lower secondary), In 12 years, the drop in the proportion 4,409 persons have completed grades of population who had never attended between 9 to 10 (middle secondary) and school/institute is 8.0 percentage points. 5,559 persons have completed grades It has declined from 40.0% in 2005 to between 11 to 12 (higher secondary). 32.0% in 2017. About 2,766 and 577 persons hold bachelor’s degrees and master’s degrees and 3.3 Educational Attainment above respectively. The 2017 PHCB collected information Among those who have completed on the highest level of education com- some level of education, the highest pleted for all population aged 3 years and proportions (36.7%) have completed above if the person is currently attending the primary level, followed by higher school/institute or had attended in the and middle secondary at 19.6% and past. 15.5% respectively. About 10.0% have Table 3.2 shows the distribution of completed their bachelor’s degrees and population 6 years and above by the high- only 2.0% have completed their master’s est level of education completed2 in Paro degrees and above. Dzongkhag. Out of 28,388 persons who Among those aged 3-5 years, 586 are currently attending school/institute persons completed pre-primary educa- or had attended in the past, 10,425 per- tion and/or ECCD. sons have completed grades between 03 to 6 (primary), 3,181 persons completed

2 The highest level of education completed refers to the completion of any grade within a particular education level. 3 Grade 0 refers to pre-primary.

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Table 3.3 Population 6 Years and Above by Attendance of Traditional Learning, Sex and Area, Paro 2017

Urban Rural Both Areas Traditional Learning Population Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Total Population 1,611 196 19 215 1,207 189 1,396 1,403 208 100.0% Monastic Public 869 68.4% 26.3% 64.7% 52.8% 49.2% 52.3% 55.0% 47.1% 53.9% Monastic Private 360 8.2% 31.6% 10.2% 23.3% 30.2% 24.2% 21.2% 30.3% 22.3% Gomchen/Laymonks 333 19.4% 21.1% 19.5% 21.8% 14.8% 20.8% 21.5% 15.4% 20.7% Other 49 4.1% 21.1% 5.6% 2.2% 5.8% 2.7% 2.4% 7.2% 3.0%

3.4 Attendance of Traditional 41,906 persons aged 6 years and above, Learning 4 1,611 persons are attending traditional learning. Of these, 53.9% are in public Information on attendance of traditional monasteries and 22.3% in private mon- learning were also collected for all pop- asteries, while 20.7% are Gomchen or Lay ulation aged 6 years and above. Table monks. About 87.0% of those who are 3.3 shows the distribution of population attending traditional learning reside in by attendance of traditional learning by rural areas. sex and areas in Paro Dzongkhag. Out of

4 Traditional learning referes to monastic education in dratshang/shedra/ drubdey/gomdey/patshala. Gomchen/ Lay monks are also considered as attending traditional learning.

12 Section 4: HEALTH

Introduction questions were asked to all members of Health is an integral part of any human the household irrespective of age. development and the need for timely and 4.1 Fertility reliable health indicator data is crucial. The 2017 PHCB collected information The mean age at first birth in Paro is 22 on general health conditions from all years. There is no difference in the mean members of the household. The Census age at first birth between urban and rural collected information on fertility, mor- areas of the Dzongkhag. tality and disability. Child survival rate is defined as the Questions on fertility were asked to number of children surviving or living women aged 15-49 years to collect infor- expressed as a percentage of the num- mation on age at first birth, number of ber of children born in their lifetime to children ever born (living and dead), and women aged 15–49 years. The child sur- birth in the last 12 months. vival rate for Paro is 95.9. Questions on the occurrence of Crude Birth Rate (CBR) is the death in the 12 months prior to the cen- number of live births in a year per 1,000 sus reference day collected information population. The Crude Birth rate for on age, sex, and cause of death including Paro is 14.9. The CBR for the urban information to identify maternal death. areas in the Dzongkhag is 18.0 and for To understand and measure dis- the rural areas is 13.8. The CBR for Paro ability in Bhutan the Washington Group has reduced from 16.8 in 2005 to 14.9 (WG) of questions which cover six in 2017. functional domains of seeing, hearing, General Fertility Rate (GFR) is moving, cognition, self-care, and com- the number of births during a year per munications were adopted. The disability 1,000 women of reproductive age (15–49

13 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) years). The GFR for Paro is 52.5, a reduc- Child Mortality Rate (CMR) is the tion from 65.6 in 2005. number of deaths of children between General Marital Fertility Rate 1-4 years per 1,000 live births in a year; (GMFR) is defined as the number of Paro’s CMR is 13.1, which is an increase births during a year per 1,000 women of from 6.5 in 2005. reproductive age (15–49 years) who are Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) married or living together. The GMFR for is defined as the number of deaths of Paro is 90.6, also a reduction from 118.7 children below 5 years per 1,000 live in 2005. births in a year. The U5MR for Paro is Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is defined 20.3, a decrease from 27.7 in 2005. as the average number of children a 4.3 Disability woman would bear during her entire reproductive life, at the prevailing The information on disability for the cen- age-specific fertility rate. The TFR for sus is based on the Washington Group Paro is 1.5 per woman based on the num- (WG) Short Set of questions designed to ber of births in the 12 months before the identify people with disability by asking census. The TFR for the urban area is 1.7 whether people have difficulty perform- and for the rural area is 1.5 per woman. ing basic universal activities (walking, The TFR for Paro has reduced from 2.1 in seeing, hearing, cognition, self-care, and 2005. communication). The disability prevalence rate for 4.2 Mortality Paro according to the cut-off recom- Crude Death Rate (CDR) is defined as the mended by WG for 2017 is 1.5%. The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 pop- cut-off recommended by WG defines a ulation. The CDR for Paro is 6.4, which is person to be disabled if any one domain a slight decrease from 6.9 in 2005. The of seeing, hearing, walking, remember- CDR for the urban areas is 6.2 and for the ing, self-care, and communication is rural areas is 6.4. coded ‘Lot of Difficulty’ or ‘Cannot do at Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is all.’ The highest prevalence rate is found defined as the number of deaths of chil- in Doteng Gewog (2.9%) while the low- dren below the age of one year per 1,000 est prevalence rate is in Beteykha Town live births in a year and for Paro, it is 7.3, where no one reported to having any a decrease from 21.2 in 2005. kind of disability.

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Table 4.1 Disability Prevalence Rate by Gewog/ Town, Paro 2017

Gewog/Town Male Female Both Sexes Paro Town 0.8 1.0 0.9 Beteykha Town 0.0 0.0 0.0 Dokar 1.4 2.9 2.2 Loong-nyi 1.1 1.7 1.4 Nagya 2.0 2.5 2.2 Sharpa 1.2 2.0 1.5 Dopshar-ri 1.0 1.1 1.1 Doteng 2.8 3.1 2.9 Hoongrel 1.1 4.3 1.8 Lamgong 1.3 1.6 1.4 Tsento 1.5 1.9 1.7 Wangchang 1.3 2.5 1.8 Total 1.2 1.7 1.5

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Section 5: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

Introduction 5.1 Working-age Population, Reliable statistics on labour force are Economically Active and Inactive crucial for the country for planning, Population monitoring, and evaluating economic Table 5.1 shows population 15 years growth and development. The 2017 and over by usual activity status in Paro PHCB collected information on employ- Dzongkhag. Paro Dzongkhag has 34,910 ment for all persons aged 15 years and persons within the working-age popu- above. lation (15 years and above): 18,124 are This section presents information males and 16,786 are females. In urban on working-age population (15 years and areas, the working-age population makes above), economically active, economi- up 25.8%, and in rural areas, it is 74.2%. cally inactive, labour force participation Of the total working-age population, rate, and unemployment rate. 20,807 persons (59.6%) are economically

Table 5.1 Population 15 Years and Over by Usual Activity Status, Paro 2017

Sex Area Usual Activity Male Female Urban Rural Total Economically Active 12,490 8,317 5,121 15,686 20,807 Economically Inactive 5,634 8,469 3,894 10,209 14,103 Both Active and Inactive 18,124 16,786 9,015 25,895 34,910 Percent Economically Active 68.9 49.5 56.8 60.6 59.6 Economically Inactive 31.1 50.5 43.2 39.4 40.4 Both Active and Inactive 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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Table 5.2 Labour Force Rates, Paro 2017

Urban Rural Both Areas Both Both Both Measure Male Female Sex Male Female Sex Male Female Sex Labour Force Participation Rate 67.1 46.1 56.8 69.5 50.8 60.6 68.9 49.5 59.6 Unemployment Rate 2.2 3.2 2.6 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.3 2.0 active or in labour force. These are people 5.2 Labour Force Rates who were either working or indicated The labour force participation rate in they were seeking and available for work. Paro Dzongkhag is high among the males The rest of the working-age population, than the females (Table 5.2). In both totaling to 14,103 persons (40.4%), urban and rural areas, the labour force are economically inactive as they were participation is higher for males than students, monks/nuns, aged people, females. The overall unemployment rate housewives, retired, sick, or disabled for the Dzongkhag is 2%. Unemployment and did not do any work to generate an rate for females (2.3%) is higher than income or help in a family business, or males (1.8%) and in both urban and rural sought employment. areas, unemployment rates for females are higher than that of males.

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Section 6: MIGRATION

Introduction lifetime migrant is defined as a person Internal migration is defined as the whose Gewog/Town of residence on the change of residence from one geograph- census reference day differs from the ical unit (place of origin) to the place of Gewog/Town of birth. The other defini- destination crossing defined territorial tions used in this chapter are as follows: boundaries or communities within a An in-migrant: a person who country. For this Report, level of geo- enters a geographical area, crossing its graphical units will refer to Gewog/Town boundary from a place outside it within which means that internal migration is the same country. the change in residence across Gewog/ An out-migrant: a person who Town. leaves a geographical area, crossing its boundary to another place outside it 6.1 Concepts and Measures within the same country. Various parameters such as place of Place of Enumeration: is the birth, duration of stay, place of previous place where an individual is found and residence, and place of residence five enumerated on the day of the census years ago are used to measure internal reference day. migration. This information have been Place of Birth: is the place of the collected in the 2017 PHCB though the mother’s usual residence at the time of Report will limit its analysis to the ‘place his/her birth. If the person was born of birth.’. The measure of internal migra- outside Bhutan, the name of the coun- tion with the use of place of birth is also try is taken as the person’s birthplace. referred to as lifetime migration and the Migrants and non-migrants are classified individuals making the move as lifetime based on the place of birth. migrants. So in the present context, a Net-migrant: is the difference

18 MIGRATION between in-migration and out-migra- other Dzongkhags. Conversely, a total tion. It can be positive or negative. 9,907 persons have out migrated out of Paro to other Dzongkhags. 6.2 Lifetime Migration For Paro Dzongkhag, the percent of A total of 24,548 persons are lifetime urban to urban migrants is 4.4%, urban migrants in Paro meaning that they have to rural migrants is 7.5%, rural to urban moved from their Gewog/Town of birth migrants is 14.7%, and rural to rural and are currently residing in Paro. Out of migrants is 29.9%. these migrants, 21,709 persons are from

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Section 7: HOUSING, HOUSEHOLD AMENITIES, AND FOOD SUFFICIENCY

Introduction The section is divided into six parts: Housing is one of the basic needs of household size; housing conditions; human life. The conditions of housing housing amenities; ownership of house- units determine the quality of life of hold assets and communication/media a population. Housing amenities such facilities; access to road head and usage as access to improved drinking water, of health facilities; and food sufficiency. energy sources, and other services are 7.1 Household Size directly associated with a household’s welfare or standard of living. There were 10,274 regular households This section presents results of in Paro Dzongkhag in 2017. This is a the 2017 PHCB for Paro Dzongkhag in substantial increase (44.3%) from 7,118 relation to the household size; housing regular households in 2005. Paro Town conditions including number of rooms, has the largest number of regular house- construction materials for exterior walls, holds, while Hoongrel Gewog has the roofing, flooring material, and sanita- smallest. tion facilities; housing amenities such as The average household size5 in the water supply and energy sources; access Dzongkhag has reduced to 3.9 persons to road and other services like commu- from 4.7 persons in 2005. The average nications and technology; ownership of household size is the ratio of the total assets; and availing of health facilities. population in regular households to the

5 The average household size is calculated based on the members present in the regular households as well as members absent and outside Bhutan. Those persons who were enumerated as visitors were also included. However, members who were canvassed in the institutions or were absent during census enumeration but were within Bhutan were excluded.

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Figure 7.1 Mean Household Size by Gewog/Town, Paro 2017

5 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 4 3.5 3.4 3.0 3

Mean Household Size 1

Paro Dokar Nagya Doteng Tsento Sharpa Lamgong Hoongrel Dopshar-ri Loong-nyi Paro Town Wangchang Gewog/Town Beteykha Town number of regular households in an area. Figure 7.2 Percent Distribution of Housing Units by Tenancy, Paro 2017 Figure 7.1 shows the mean size of regular households by Gewog/Town. At 4.3, the 19.3 Owner occupied 50.3 mean household size is the highest in 42.2 Dokar Gewog while the lowest household 7.2 size is recorded in Hoongrel Gewog with Rented govt. 3.2 house 3.0 persons. 4.2

7.2 Housing Conditions 62.9 Rented private 29.1 house Information collected on the housing 38.0 conditions during the Census includes 5.1 ownership of the housing unit, number Tenancy Rent free govt. 6.9 house Urban of rooms, type of toilet facility, and the 6.4 main materials of walls, roofs, and floors. Rural 4.7 About four in ten of households in Rent free private 9.2 house Paro Paro Dzongkhag own their housing units. 8.0 In rural areas, 50.3% of the households 0.8 reside in their own housing units, 32.3% Other 1.4 are tenants while the rest live in rent-free 1.2 private or government houses and other tenancy arrangements. In contrast, in Percentage

21 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) urban areas, only 19.3% of households Figure 7.3 Distribution of Households with Improved Sanitation Facilities by Gewog/Town, Paro 2017 reside in their own housing units, more than seven in ten are tenants (70.1%) Paro 75.1 while the rest live in housing provided Paro Town 82.8 free of rent by private, government, and Sharpa 82.0 other tenancy arrangements. Loong-nyi 79.5 The Census collected information Wangchang 78.3 on the number of rooms in the dwellings, Lamgong 78.2 excluding toilets, kitchens, bathrooms, Dopshar-ri 74.7 and balconies. The number of people Doteng 71.0 Gewog/Town sleeping in a room is a major determi- Tsento 69.9 nant of crowding. The room density in Hoongrel 68.9 Paro Dzongkhag is slightly higher in Beteykha Town 57.6 urban areas (1.1 persons per room) than Nagya 54.8 in rural areas (1.0 persons per room). Dokar 45.3 The main toilet facility at the

Dzongkhag level is a flush toilet with 62.7% Percentage of households reporting using this facility. More households in urban areas (75.2%) Paro Town reported the highest than in rural areas (58.2%) use a flush toi- proportion of households with improved let. About 1.1% of households do not have a sanitation facilities at 82.8%, while toilet facility. This scenario is slightly higher Dokar Gewog recorded the lowest at in rural (1.3%) than in urban areas (0.6%). 45.3% (Figure 7.3). Additionally, 75.1% of households A quarter of the households (2,555) have toilet facilities that were either lacked access to improved sanitation facil- a flush toilet, ventilated improved pit ities in 2017. A much sharper focus on (VIP), pit latrine with a slab or com- disparities in access to sanitation among posting toilet. These are classified as Gewogs will allow for targeted interven- improved toilet facilities. The remaining tions. In absolute numbers, Paro Town had households have flush toilet to some- 455 households without access to improved where else, pit latrine (without a slab), sanitation facilities while Hoongrel Gewog long drop latrine, or no latrine facilities. had only 14 households (Figure 7.4). Table 7.1 Room Density (person per room) by Area, Paro 2017

Average Number of Room Density (Person Area Rooms in Dwelling Average Household Size per Room) Total Urban 3.4 3.8 1.1 2,701 Rural 4.1 4.0 1.0 7,573 Both Areas 3.9 3.9 1.0 10,274

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Figure 7.4 Distribution of Households without Improved Sanitation Facilities by Gewog/Town, Paro 2017

500 455 450 400 363 332 350 303 300 271 228 250 214 196 200 Numbers 150 84 100 70 50 25 14 0

n o a i n agy okar Tsent D oteng N Sharpa D Lamgong opshar-ri angchang Hoongrel Paro Tow Loong-ny D W Beteykha Tow Gewog/Town

Some 28.2% of households in the solar energy (0.2%) for the same pur- Dzongkhag have walls made of stone pose. There is no difference between with mud and stone with lime/cement urban (98.7%) and rural areas (98.6%) (Table 7.2). In rural areas the proportion in the use of electricity for lighting. The of such housing units is higher (29.0%) proportion of households using solar than urban areas (26.0%). energy and kerosene for lighting is also Most of the housing units have similar in urban and rural areas (0.5%). roofs made of metal sheets (91.1%), fol- Most of the households in Paro lowed by planks/shingles (4.9%). Planks Dzongkhag use electricity or LPG as the and shingles are the most common floor- two main sources of energy for cooking. ing materials (57.4%), followed by tiles/ In urban areas, most households use marbles, concrete/cement, and terrazzo electricity (99.0%) in combination with (26.9%). LPG (92.6%) while the usage of other sources of fuel is negligible. However, in 7.3 Housing Amenities rural areas, some households (5.0%) still The majority of households in Paro use firewood for cooking. Dzongkhag use electricity (98.6%) for The main source of drinking water lighting, though there are still a few for most households in the Dzongkhag households using kerosene (0.3%) and is piped water, accounting for 98.3% of

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Table 7.2 Distribution of Households by Wall, Roof and Floor Materials by Area, Paro 2017

Main Material for Wall Rammed Bamboo with Mud, Stone with Mud, Cement/RCC Cane/Palm/ Earth, Mud Plywood, Cardboard, Stone with Lime/ Wall, Bricks, Trunks/Bamboo, Area Blocks Wood Planks Cement Cement Blocks Other Total Urban 16.7 13.8 26.0 40.9 2.6 2,701 Rural 28.9 16.7 29.0 22.1 3.4 7,573 Both Areas 25.7 15.9 28.2 27.0 3.2 10,274 Main Material for Roof Tiles/Slates. Thatch, Bamboo, Planks/ Concrete/ Cardboard, Area Shingles Metal Sheets Cement Tarpaulin, Other Total Urban 3.6 91.2 3.0 2.3 2,701 Rural 5.4 91.1 0.8 2.8 7,573 Both Areas 4.9 91.1 1.4 2.6 10,274 Main Material for Floor Tiles/Marbles, Cement/ Earthen/Clay Planks/ Concrete, Floor, Bamboo, Area Shingles Polished Wood Terrazzo Other Total Urban 44.3 12.6 40.5 2.6 2,701 Rural 62.0 12.4 22.1 3.5 7,573 Both Areas 57.4 12.4 26.9 3.3 10,274 total households (inside and outside higher than that of PHCB 2005 (88.2%). dwelling). In addition, 0.8% of house- There are more households using piped holds use protected well/protected water inside the dwelling in urban areas spring and rainwater. These sources of (73.2%) than in rural areas (53.2%). drinking water are classified as improved About 0.9% of households in rural areas and some 99.1% have access to these reported unprotected well/spring/rivers/ improved drinking water sources which streams/lake/pond/dam as their main is more than 10 percentage points source of drinking water (Table 7.4).

Table 7.3 Distribution of Households by Main Type of Energy for Lighting and Cooking by Area, Paro 2017

Main Source of Energy for Lighting (%) Personal Area Electricity Kerosene Firewood Solar LPG Generator Candle Other Total Urban 98.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 2,701 Rural 98.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 7,573 Both Areas 98.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 10,274 Main Source of Energy for Cooking (%) Area Electricity Kerosene Firewood Bio-Gas LPG Other Total Urban 99.0 0.2 0.6 0.7 92.6 0.2 2,701 Rural 98.8 0.2 5.0 1.1 88.6 0.2 7,573 Both Areas 98.9 0.2 3.9 1.0 89.7 0.2 10,274

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Table 7.4 Distribution of Households by Main Source of Drinking Water and by Area, Paro 2017

Source of Drinking Water Protected Unprotected Well/ Piped Water Piped water Well/ Rain Spring/Rivers/ Inside the Outside the Protected Water Streams/Lake/ Other Area Dwelling Dwelling Spring Collection Pond/Dam Source Total Urban 73.2 26.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 2,701 Rural 53.2 44.8 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.2 7,573 Both Areas 58.4 39.9 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.2 10,274

Among the Gewogs/Towns, all without reliable sources of water with households (100%) in Hoongrel Gewog 404 households while Hoongrel Gewog and Beteykha Town have access to had the lowest (Figure 7.7) improved sources of drinking water About 1.5% of households in the while Dopsha-ri Gewog has the lowest Dzongkhag need to travel for at least proportion of households (97.9%) with 30 minutes to the nearest water source access to improved sources of drinking (Annex Table A7.11). water (Figure 7.5). 7.4 Ownership of Household Despite progress in access to Assets and Communication/ improved drinking water sources, 0.9% Media Facilities or some 92 households depend on unimproved drinking water sources. In Information was collected on the absolute numbers, Sharpa Gewog has 18 ownership of certain assets and com- households without access to improved munication/media facilities at the drinking water sources while Hoongrel household level. The assets include land/ Gewog and Beteykha Town have no plot, house/building, livestock, business, households (Figure 7.6). vehicle (commercial), vehicle (non-com- About 83.3% of all housing units mercial), fridge, washing machine, in the Dzongkhag have reliable water machinery, sofa, sewing machine, vac- supply. Reliable water supply is defined uum cleaner, rice cooker, jewelry, Direct as the availability of water at least during to Home (DTH), wrist watch, bicycle, the critical hours of the day (5AM-8AM, television/video, etc. For information on 11AM-2PM and 5PM-9PM) and enough the ownership of household assets and for washing and cooking. communication/media facilities at the In 2017, a little less than a fifth Dzongkhag level and by urban and rural (1,707) of the households in Paro areas refer Annex Table A7.13-A7.15. Dzongkhag lacked reliable source of water supply. In absolute numbers, Paro Town had the highest number of households

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Figure 7.5 Distribution of Households with Access to Improved Sources of Drinking Water by Gewog/Town, Paro 2017 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.1 0.5 0.5 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 Percentage 30 20 99.7 99.3 99.1 99.1 99.5 99.5 99.0 98.6 98.4 98.1 97.9 10 100.0 100.0 0

wn Paro own To sento Dokar T Doteng Sharpa Nagya Hoongrel Lamgong Loong-nyi Paro angchang Dopshar-ri W Beteykha T Gewog/Town

Unimproved Improved

Figure 7.6 Distribution of Households without Access to Improved Sources of Drinking Water by Gewog/Town, Paro 2017

20 18 18 16 16 14 14 13

12 Numbers 10 8 8 8

6 5 4 4 3 3

2 0 0 0 n wn agya To okar harpa D sento oteng S N T D Loong-nyi Lamgong Hoongrel Dopshar-ri Paro angchang W Beteykha Tow

Gewog/Town

Figure 7.7 Distribution of Households Without Access to Reliable Sources of Drinking Water by Gewog/Town, Paro 2017

450 404 400

350

300 254 250 234

186 182 Numbers 200

150 131 110 100 76 54 51 50 18 7 0 n wn okar To harpa agya sento oteng S N T D D Lamgong Loong-nyi Hoongrel Paro Dopshar-ri angchang W eteykha Tow B Gewog/Town

7.5 Access to Road-head and 7.6 Food Sufficiency Usage of Health Facilities About 4.1% of all households in the The majority (96.2%) of households Dzongkhag reported of having experi- in Paro Dzongkhag have access to the enced food insufficiency (not enough nearest road-head in less than 30 min- food to feed all household members) utes. This is a substantial improvement during the 12 months prior to the from 2005 (83.0%) though there are a Census. The situation of food insuffi- few households (0.3%) in the Dzongkhag ciency among households is higher in the that still need to travel for more than six rural areas (4.6%) than in urban areas hours to reach the nearest road point. (2.6%). The majority of households (90.0%) Households experiencing food availed health services during the 12 insufficiency vary across the Dzongkhag. months prior to the Census. Among Of the 416 households (4.1%) that those that did not, 74.2% stated that they experienced food insufficiency, Lamgong did not require health services, 10.6% Gewog had 75 households while Beteykha stated that the health facilities were too Town had only one household reporting far, and 8.8% reported of having no time. food insufficiency (Figure 7.9).

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Figure 7.8 Percent Distribution of Households by Figure 7.9 Distribution of Households Experiencing Time Taken to Reach the Nearest Road Head, Paro Food Insufficiency in the last 12 months by Gewog/ 2005 and 2017 Town, Paro 2017

Less Than 96.2 80 75 30 Minutes 83.0 70 70 70 30 2.7 Minutes-1 8.6 60 0.4 51 50 1-2 Hours 3.4 50

0.1 2-3 Hours 40 3.7 35

2017 0.0 Numbers 30 3-4 Hours 0.5 20 2005 20 17 0.0 14 4-5 Hours 11 0.1 10 0.0 2 1 5-6 Hours 0.0 0 i n a o n More Than 0.3 agy okar harpa D oteng S N Tsent D 6 Hours 0.6 LamgongLoong-ny opshar-ri angchangHoongrel Paro Tow D W Not 0.2 Gewog/Town Beteykha Tow Reported 0.0

Table 7.5 Distribution of Households Experiencing Food Insufficiency in the last 12 Months by Area, Paro 2017

Experienced food insufficiency in the last 12 months Not Area Yes No Reported Total Urban 2.6 97.2 0.2 2,701 Rural 4.6 95.4 0.1 7,573 Both Areas 4.1 95.8 0.1 10,274

28 ANNEX 1: 2017 PHCB Indicators: Definitions, Numerators and Denominators ANNEX 1: 2017 PHCB Indicators: Definitions, Numerators and Denominators

Sl. No. Indicators Definition Numerator Denominator Number of males for every 100 Number of 1 Sex Ratio Number of Males females Females Child Refers to dependents of children aged Number of Number of persons 0 to 2 Dependency 0 to 14 years as a percentage of persons 15 to 14 years Ratio population aged 15 to 64. 64 years Old Age Refers to dependents of old age 65 Number of Number of persons 65 3 Dependency years and above as a percentage of persons 15 to years and above Ratio population aged 15 to 64. 64 years Total Number of persons Number of Sum of child dependency and old 4 Dependency between 0 to 14 years persons 15 to dependency. Ratio and 65 years and above 64 years The ratio of literate population Population aged 6 years Total population aged 6 years and above to the above who can read and 5 Literacy Rate aged 6 years total population of same age group write a short text in any and above. expressed in percentage. language. The ratio of persons aged 6 years Currently Population aged 6 years and above who are currently Total population Attending above who are currently 6 attending school/institute to the aged 6 years School/ attending school/ total population of same age group and above. institute institute. expressed in percentage. The ratio of persons aged 6 years Previously Population aged 6 and above who had attended Total population Attended years above who had 7 school/institute in the past to the aged 6 years School/ attended school/ total population of same age group and above. institute institute in the past. expressed in percentage. The ratio of persons aged 6 Population aged 6 Never Attended years and above who have never Total population years above who have 8 School/ attended school/institute to the aged 6 years never attended school/ institute total population of same age group and above. institute. expressed in percentage. Crude Birth Number of live births in a year per Number of live births in 9 Total Population Rate 1,000 population a year Number of births during a year per Female General Number of live births in 10 1,000 women of reproductive age Population Fertility Rate a year (15–49 years) (Ages 15-49) Female Number of births during a year for Population General Marital Number of live births in 11 every 1,000 women of reproductive (Ages 15-49) Fertility Rate a year age who are married or living together. married or living together Average number of children a woman would bear during her entire Total Fertility reproductive life, at the prevailing age- 12 Rate specific fertility rate. ∑ (five-year age-specific birth rates for females aged 15 to 49) *5

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Sl. No. Indicators Definition Numerator Denominator Disability Any one domain/question is coded a 13 Prevalence lot of difficulty or cannot do at all. Rate Crude Death The number of deaths in a year per 14 Total number of deaths. Total population Rate 1,000 population The number of deaths of children Total number of deaths Total number of Infant Mortality 15 below the age one year per 1,000 live of children below one live births in a Rate births in a year. year. year. The number of deaths of children Total number of deaths Total number Child Mortality 16 between 1-4 years per 1,000 live of children between 1-4 of live births in Rate births in a year. years. a year The number of deaths of children Total number of deaths Total number Under Five 17 below 5 years per 1,000 live births in of children below 5 of live births in Mortality Rate a year. years. a year All persons aged 15 years and above are considered to be working- Working-age Persons 15 years and 18 age population. It comprises of Total Population Population above economically active (labour force) and inactive population. All persons who are/were employed Economically or unemployed during the during the All persons employed Working-age 19 Active (Labour reference period of the census are and unemployed population Force) referred to as economically active population. Economically Inactive Population Economically comprise of persons who were neither 20 Inactive “employed” nor “unemployed” during the reference period. Unemployed persons comprises of persons above 15 years and above who during the reference period were without work, currently available Unemployment Number of unemployed 21 for work and seeking work. It is Labour force Rate persons calculated as a percentage by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals currently in the labor force. LFPR is defined as the proportion Labour Force of the working age population which Economically active or Working-age 22 Participation is economically active or the labour labour force population Rate (LFPR) force. Number The ratio of the total population in Total population in Average of regular 23 regular households to the number of regular households in Household Size households in regular households in an area. an area. an area. Average number 24 Room Density Persons per room. Average household size. of rooms. Number of households with flush toilet, Improved Proportion of households with ventilated improved pit Total number of 25 Sanitation improved sanitation facilities. (VIP), pit latrine with households. Facility slab and composting toilet.

30 ANNEX 1: 2017 PHCB Indicators: Definitions, Numerators and Denominators

Sl. No. Indicators Definition Numerator Denominator Number of households with pipe water inside Improved Proportion of households with the dwelling, pipe water Total number of 26 Sources of improved drinking water sources. outside the dwelling, households. Drinking Water protect well/spring and rainwater. Reliable water supply is defined as availability of water at least during the Number of households Reliable Water Total number of 27 critical time (5AM-8AM, 11AM-2PM with reliable water Supply households. and 5PM-9PM) adequate for washing supply. and cooking. 28 Not having food to feed all the Food Number of households Total number of household members during the last Insufficiency with food insufficiency. households. 12 months.

31 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) ANNEX 2: STATISTICAL TABLES

Table A2.1 Population by Sex and Gewog/Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

Number of Persons Percent Gewog/Town Male Female Total Male Female Total Sex Ratio PARO 23,941 22,375 46,316 51.7 48.3 100.0 107.0 Urban 6,058 5,855 11,913 50.9 49.1 100.0 103.5 Paro Town 5,828 5,620 11,448 50.9 49.1 100.0 103.7 Beteykha Town 230 235 465 49.5 50.5 100.0 97.9 Rural 17,883 16,520 34,403 52.0 48.0 100.0 108.3 Dokar 1,116 1,211 2,327 48.0 52.0 100.0 92.2 Loong-nyi 2,453 2,274 4,727 51.9 48.1 100.0 107.9 Nagya 1,664 1,623 3,287 50.6 49.4 100.0 102.5 Sharpa 3,258 2,683 5,941 54.8 45.2 100.0 121.4 Dopshar-ri 1,623 1,710 3,333 48.7 51.3 100.0 94.9 Doteng 651 652 1,303 50.0 50.0 100.0 99.8 Hoongrel 266 70 336 79.2 20.8 100.0 380.0 Lamgong 2,972 2,874 5,846 50.8 49.2 100.0 103.4 Tsento 3,122 2,824 5,946 52.5 47.5 100.0 110.6 Wangchang 758 599 1,357 55.9 44.1 100.0 126.5

Note: Excludes 3,012 tourists/non-Bhutanese found in hotels on the census reference day

32 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables 465 336 2,327 4,727 3,287 5,941 3,333 1,303 5,846 5,946 1,357 11913 46,316 11,448 34,403 All Ages 5 8 74 98 34 62 192 187 930 115 121 143 148 127 75+ 1,122 3 2 56 61 64 97 55 40 73 26 706 130 127 576 102 70-74 4 2 67 95 98 90 86 40 33 921 159 155 762 123 128 65-69 5 4 73 49 34 202 197 124 147 151 129 173 141 1,227 1,025 60-64 2 7 96 47 48 286 284 134 137 163 122 164 155 1,359 1,073 55-59 5 6.7 63 21 52 24.1 16.6 17.2 26.7 30.7 23.2 31.9 22.2 29.7 32.7 25.5 27.9 21.6 46.2 371 366 126 194 167 251 144 217 210 Index Ageing 1,816 1,445 50-54 6 8.5 5.6 5.7 4.4 9.6 8.2 8.0 4.3 9.0 8.0 83 23 60 459 453 13.2 13.4 10.4 13.6 129 12.4 210 173 288 178 262 238 Ratio 2,103 1,644 45-49 Old Age 13 79 19 67 Dependency 620 607 135 229 169 289 192 310 338 Age 2,447 1,827 40-44 35.5 34.0 32.9 64.7 36.0 43.0 35.5 42.0 36.1 35.2 41.5 17.0 32.3 37.2 26.9 Child Ratio 17 89 22 85 962 945 142 335 212 469 253 411 460 3,440 2,478 35-39 Dependency 21 99 33 204 441 289 551 288 545 519 139 Dependency Ratio 4,292 1,184 1,163 3,108 30-34 44.0 39.6 38.6 69.1 45.6 56.3 43.7 55.3 44.1 45.7 55.1 21.3 41.3 45.2 39.3 Total Total Ratio 30 53 218 653 298 745 374 130 763 582 177 5,588 1,595 1,565 3,993 25-29 Dependency 19 70 190 632 280 637 333 131 732 549 196 465 336 Total 5,483 1,733 1,714 3,750 2,327 4,727 3,287 5,941 3,333 1,303 5,846 5,946 1,357 20-24 46,316 11,913 11,448 34,403 70 25 965 157 176 337 244 578 275 559 904 116 12 12 4,406 1,122 3,284 481 469 197 271 283 330 239 114 373 328 121 65+ 15-19 2,749 2,268 24 75 959 838 121 213 465 319 461 275 125 419 548 3,883 2,924 10-14 275 840 277 974 8,534 8,259 1,489 3,289 2,116 4,122 2,288 4,136 4,096 15-64 32,161 23,627 37 13 5-9 962 925 231 342 316 537 290 119 453 536 103 3,902 2,940 47 178 641 888 806 349 262 0-14 2,898 2,720 8,508 1,167 1,489 1,337 1,522 Population by Broad Age Groups by Population 20 10 84 11,406 0-4 977 957 197 360 253 491 241 105 465 438 3,621 2,644 Population by Age, Area and Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 Population by Broad Age Groups, Dependency Ratios and Ageing Index, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 Paro Town Paro Beteykha Town Beteykha Dokar Loong-nyi Paro Town Paro Nagya Sharpa Dopshar-ri Doteng Beteykha Town Beteykha Hoongrel Lamgong Tsento Wangchang Dokar Loong-nyi Nagya Sharpa Dopshar-ri Doteng Hoongrel Lamgong Tsento Wangchang /Town Gewog PARO /Town Gewog PARO Urban Urban Rural Rural Table A2.2 Note: Excludes 3,012 tourists/non-Bhutanese found in hotels on the census reference day Table A2.3 Note: Excludes 3,012 tourists/non-Bhutanese found in hotels on the census reference day

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Table A2.4 Population by Type of Household, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

Type of Household Percent Gewog/Town Regular Institution Transient Total Regular Institution Transient Total PARO 40,242 5,812 262 46,316 86.9 12.5 0.6 100.0 Urban 10,326 1,411 176 11,913 86.7 11.8 1.5 100.0 Paro Town 10,126 1,146 176 11,448 88.5 10.0 1.5 100.0 Beteykha Town 200 265 0 465 43.0 57.0 0.0 100.0 Rural 29,916 4,401 86 34,403 87.0 12.8 0.2 100.0 Dokar 2,129 185 13 2,327 91.5 8.0 0.6 100.0 Loong-nyi 4,039 677 11 4,727 85.4 14.3 0.2 100.0 Nagya 3,143 140 4 3,287 95.6 4.3 0.1 100.0 Sharpa 4,846 1,089 6 5,941 81.6 18.3 0.1 100.0 Dopshar-ri 3,213 116 4 3,333 96.4 3.5 0.1 100.0 Doteng 1,221 82 0 1,303 93.7 6.3 0.0 100.0 Hoongrel 134 202 0 336 39.9 60.1 0.0 100.0 Lamgong 5,233 594 19 5,846 89.5 10.2 0.3 100.0 Tsento 4,839 1,078 29 5,946 81.4 18.1 0.5 100.0 Wangchang 1,119 238 0 1,357 82.5 17.5 0.0 100.0

Note: Excludes 3,012 tourists/non-Bhutanese found in hotels on the census reference day

34 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables 70 651 652 336 266 465 230 235 1,303 5,828 5,620 2,327 1,116 1,211 4,727 2,453 2,274 3,287 1,664 1,623 5,941 3,258 2,683 3,333 1,623 1,710 11,448 All Ages 8 5 5 3 2 3 34 17 17 79 74 34 40 54 61 62 59 70 73 98 44 54 75+ 187 108 115 121 143 2 3 2 2 1 40 20 20 54 73 56 23 33 61 26 35 64 35 29 97 47 50 55 25 30 127 70-74 2 1 4 1 4 40 19 21 77 78 67 38 29 95 43 52 98 50 48 90 43 47 86 41 45 155 65-69 4 2 5 2 2 3 49 22 27 94 73 29 44 68 56 80 67 67 84 63 66 197 103 124 147 151 129 60-64 7 5 2 2 2 47 30 17 96 48 48 65 69 70 67 81 82 55 67 284 124 160 134 137 163 122 55-59 5 5 3 2 63 25 38 21 16 50 76 95 99 84 83 73 71 366 193 173 126 194 167 251 147 104 144 50-54 6 4 3 3 83 39 44 23 19 50 79 83 90 92 86 453 230 223 129 210 105 105 173 288 171 117 178 45-49 2 5 8 79 40 39 19 17 13 67 68 73 96 91 607 343 264 135 229 109 120 169 289 141 Age 148 192 101 RURAL 40-44 URBAN 5 4 89 38 51 22 17 17 13 65 77 945 502 443 142 335 186 149 212 100 112 469 251 218 253 117 136 35-39 5 99 51 48 33 28 21 10 11 91 609 554 204 113 441 239 202 289 162 127 551 305 246 288 150 138 30-34 1,163 5 71 59 53 48 30 13 17 130 834 731 218 104 114 653 346 307 298 156 142 745 428 317 374 174 200 25-29 1,565 6 68 63 70 60 19 10 13 83 131 895 819 190 107 632 335 297 280 145 135 637 401 236 333 157 176 20-24 1,714 4 70 30 40 25 21 71 86 99 77 965 435 530 157 176 337 176 161 244 126 118 578 315 263 275 137 138 15-19 9 72 53 24 15 63 58 97 125 838 411 427 121 213 116 465 228 237 319 164 155 461 244 217 275 140 135 10-14 7 6 57 62 13 37 18 19 5-9 119 925 455 470 231 118 113 342 188 154 316 161 155 537 277 260 290 148 142 5 5 52 53 10 20 10 10 96 0-4 105 957 493 464 197 101 360 190 170 253 113 140 491 270 221 241 116 125 Population by Age, Sex and Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female /Town Gewog PARO Town Paro Hoongrel Beteykha Town Beteykha Dokar Loong-nyi Nagya Sharpa Dopshar-ri Doteng Table A2.5

35 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) 758 599 5,846 2,972 2,874 5,946 3,122 2,824 1,357 23,941 22,375 46,316 All Ages 69 79 65 62 62 23 39 75+ 148 127 524 598 1,122 9 46 56 73 41 32 26 17 102 336 370 706 70-74 46 77 61 67 33 21 12 123 128 440 481 921 65-69 85 88 76 65 34 17 17 173 141 605 622 60-64 1,227 74 90 89 66 48 19 29 164 155 662 697 55-59 1,359 99 52 33 19 217 113 104 210 111 931 885 50-54 1,816 60 33 27 262 122 140 238 137 101 45-49 1,084 1,019 2,103 67 35 32 310 147 163 338 180 158 Age 40-44 1,248 1,199 2,447 BOTH AREAS 85 47 38 411 227 184 460 253 207 35-39 1,816 1,624 3,440 79 60 545 274 271 519 284 235 139 30-34 2,282 2,010 4,292 75 763 418 345 582 309 273 177 102 25-29 3,003 2,585 5,588 79 732 398 334 549 304 245 196 117 20-24 3,000 2,483 5,483 75 41 559 271 288 904 438 466 116 15-19 2,194 2,212 4,406 75 41 34 419 212 207 548 281 267 10-14 1,968 1,915 3,883 54 49 5-9 453 242 211 536 267 269 103 1,992 1,910 3,902 84 45 39 0-4 465 228 237 438 238 200 1,856 1,765 3,621 Population by Age, Sex and Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female /Town Gewog Lamgong Tsento Wangchang Both Sex Table A2.5 Note: Excludes 3,012 tourists/non-Bhutanese found in hotels on the census reference day

36 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables

Table A2.6 Population by Age, Sex and Area, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

Urban Rural Both Areas Age Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 0 106 101 207 269 246 515 375 347 722 1 76 78 154 251 211 462 327 289 616 2 104 99 203 255 273 528 359 372 731 3 104 91 195 302 282 584 406 373 779 4 113 105 218 276 279 555 389 384 773 5 74 104 178 309 302 611 383 406 789 6 98 110 208 307 273 580 405 383 788 7 104 86 190 282 289 571 386 375 761 8 85 103 188 333 252 585 418 355 773 9 112 86 198 288 305 593 400 391 791 10 89 85 174 289 267 556 378 352 730 11 87 102 189 264 267 531 351 369 720 12 118 104 222 322 294 616 440 398 838 13 94 100 194 302 320 622 396 420 816 14 86 94 180 317 282 599 403 376 779 15 87 109 196 263 280 543 350 389 739 16 84 102 186 350 314 664 434 416 850 17 103 120 223 330 326 656 433 446 879 18 123 144 267 360 327 687 483 471 954 19 109 141 250 385 349 734 494 490 984 20 174 158 332 433 368 801 607 526 1,133 21 151 182 333 380 337 717 531 519 1,050 22 209 179 388 403 309 712 612 488 1,100 23 183 153 336 424 334 758 607 487 1,094 24 191 153 344 452 310 762 643 463 1,106 25 193 141 334 471 359 830 664 500 1,164 26 156 159 315 444 382 826 600 541 1,141 27 174 147 321 454 366 820 628 513 1,141 28 180 158 338 418 381 799 598 539 1,137 29 144 143 287 369 349 718 513 492 1,005 30 155 143 298 440 352 792 595 495 1,090 31 114 104 218 278 273 551 392 377 769 32 145 125 270 363 317 680 508 442 950 33 105 109 214 298 283 581 403 392 795 34 100 84 184 284 220 504 384 304 688 35 136 95 231 293 230 523 429 325 754 36 104 88 192 243 240 483 347 328 675 37 93 116 209 284 266 550 377 382 759 38 104 88 192 277 233 510 381 321 702 39 78 60 138 204 208 412 282 268 550 40 104 73 177 246 256 502 350 329 679 41 64 51 115 166 176 342 230 227 457 42 65 58 123 204 173 377 269 231 500 43 56 48 104 154 172 326 210 220 430 44 59 42 101 130 150 280 189 192 381 45 71 58 129 203 162 365 274 220 494

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Table A2.6 Population by Age, Sex and Area, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

Urban Rural Both Areas Age Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 46 30 48 78 146 156 302 176 204 380 47 47 43 90 166 150 316 213 193 406 48 45 41 86 181 160 341 226 201 427 49 40 36 76 155 165 320 195 201 396 50 64 42 106 183 188 371 247 230 477 51 44 29 73 116 127 243 160 156 316 52 35 48 83 165 135 300 200 183 383 53 31 30 61 135 140 275 166 170 336 54 22 26 48 136 120 256 158 146 304 55 34 36 70 116 123 239 150 159 309 56 23 29 52 104 111 215 127 140 267 57 34 33 67 101 118 219 135 151 286 58 13 41 54 109 96 205 122 137 259 59 22 21 43 106 89 195 128 110 238 60 25 29 54 120 145 265 145 174 319 61 10 17 27 83 85 168 93 102 195 62 24 24 48 109 109 218 133 133 266 63 16 16 32 101 84 185 117 100 217 64 21 20 41 96 93 189 117 113 230 65 24 28 52 89 117 206 113 145 258 66 12 13 25 72 78 150 84 91 175 67 18 19 37 76 83 159 94 102 196 68 11 13 24 66 62 128 77 75 152 69 12 9 21 60 59 119 72 68 140 70 12 16 28 76 75 151 88 91 179 71 9 11 20 49 41 90 58 52 110 72 13 14 27 42 76 118 55 90 145 73 7 14 21 62 47 109 69 61 130 74 15 19 34 51 57 108 66 76 142 75 8 15 23 47 52 99 55 67 122 76 10 15 25 39 64 103 49 79 128 77 8 7 15 42 40 82 50 47 97 78 5 11 16 55 41 96 60 52 112 79 4 7 11 27 39 66 31 46 77 80 9 9 18 38 49 87 47 58 105 81 8 4 12 23 26 49 31 30 61 82 5 7 12 17 28 45 22 35 57 83 3 3 6 21 23 44 24 26 50 84 3 8 11 31 23 54 34 31 65 85 0 3 3 23 31 54 23 34 57 86 3 7 10 14 16 30 17 23 40 87 3 3 6 16 17 33 19 20 39 88 3 1 4 11 9 20 14 10 24 89 2 2 4 11 11 22 13 13 26 90 3 1 4 7 3 10 10 4 14 91 2 2 4 7 3 10 9 5 14

38 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables

Table A2.6 Population by Age, Sex and Area, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

Urban Rural Both Areas Age Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 92 0 1 1 2 5 7 2 6 8 93 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 4 6 94 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 2 4 95 0 1 1 5 0 5 5 1 6 96 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 4 97 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 98 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 99 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Ages 6,058 5,855 11,913 17,883 16,520 34,403 23,941 22,375 46,316

Note: Excludes 3,012 tourists/non-Bhutanese found in hotels on the census reference day

39 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) 45 18 27 Total 741 790 498 259 246 127 239 119 443 212 231 639 333 306 954 426 528 636 630 1,531 2,327 1,116 1,211 1,266 3 0 3 5 6 4 8 0 28 14 14 17 10 12 20 10 10 19 11 22 10 12 74 34 40 25 25 75+ 7 7 1 5 6 4 6 5 8 1 6 5 4 9 7 7 12 12 11 13 19 12 56 23 33 18 11 70-74 1 0 1 8 4 8 2 9 7 8 7 0 41 15 26 12 10 16 15 25 13 12 67 38 29 14 14 65-69 0 0 0 8 9 5 4 8 7 9 0 0 0 45 30 15 18 10 22 14 21 14 21 12 73 29 44 60-64 4 2 2 9 7 8 6 8 43 18 25 16 18 10 18 12 24 16 32 14 18 96 48 48 44 21 23 55-59 6 2 4 9 6 52 25 27 20 17 11 11 25 12 13 39 15 24 39 15 24 50 76 63 27 36 126 50-54 2 1 1 5 8 64 30 34 29 16 13 13 28 14 14 32 14 18 54 16 38 50 79 56 22 34 129 45-49 3 0 3 7 5 0 67 28 39 28 14 12 14 35 13 22 37 21 16 48 26 22 67 68 31 31 135 Age 40-44 3 2 1 8 1 7 67 51 38 17 21 20 10 10 46 24 22 65 28 37 65 77 76 42 34 118 142 35-39 1 0 1 0 71 73 53 28 20 25 10 10 38 19 19 66 29 37 79 33 46 91 54 54 144 204 113 30-34 2 1 1 54 26 25 28 14 11 38 17 21 61 38 23 92 34 58 96 85 225 108 117 218 104 114 181 25-29 6 5 1 7 80 56 35 18 21 11 27 14 13 69 42 27 70 35 35 83 84 80 189 109 190 107 164 20-24 1 0 1 7 0 99 44 55 27 17 18 10 11 31 17 14 42 31 11 84 40 44 99 77 51 51 176 15-19 1 1 0 6 8 0 65 69 43 20 14 23 33 14 19 43 25 18 51 71 97 52 52 134 122 213 116 10-14 3 2 1 70 67 35 23 31 12 13 18 41 24 17 60 26 34 96 53 43 80 50 30 5-9 137 231 118 113 2 1 1 9 8 69 64 40 20 17 20 40 19 21 52 25 27 86 42 44 96 61 51 0-4 133 197 101 112 Population by Age, Sex, Chiwog and Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 Male Male Female Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female /Town/Chiwog/Sex Gewog Jieu_Woochhu DOKAR Tenchhekha_Tsiphu Dzongdraag_Gadraag Goensakha_Phuchhekha Mendrel_Uesuna Dawakha_Tshongkha Khamdraag_Sali All Chiwogs LOONGNYI Naemjog Table A2.7

40 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables Total 586 847 289 412 297 435 585 405 180 582 562 446 243 203 538 301 237 572 274 298 557 588 3,287 1,664 1,623 1,144 4,727 2,453 2,274 1,145 8 7 5 2 0 7 0 7 23 21 12 13 11 51 59 24 98 37 24 61 25 11 14 25 13 12 30 15 15 75+ 110 4 4 7 8 7 4 3 9 8 7 1 3 8 6 8 11 12 64 35 29 20 61 11 26 35 13 10 18 10 14 70-74 8 5 9 6 7 5 2 0 0 9 9 9 17 11 88 40 48 11 85 33 11 52 10 10 21 10 11 22 13 18 65-69 8 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 19 13 11 11 10 64 58 92 54 38 33 19 14 37 19 18 28 13 15 122 60-64 6 4 2 21 25 10 13 11 12 70 67 40 16 65 24 69 29 18 11 27 15 12 25 11 14 35 16 19 137 134 55-59 6 30 41 16 22 14 19 18 84 12 83 53 26 95 27 99 30 14 16 37 17 20 33 14 19 37 23 14 167 194 50-54 6 24 39 10 21 14 18 22 83 16 90 53 30 23 23 13 10 33 16 17 37 17 20 56 27 29 173 210 105 105 45-49 4 0 0 33 47 15 15 18 32 24 64 20 96 40 77 40 13 13 31 14 17 29 11 18 54 24 30 160 197 120 Age 40-44 35 57 14 27 21 30 46 33 13 43 57 32 14 18 31 16 15 29 12 17 85 44 41 212 100 112 100 335 186 149 35-39 0 0 38 70 20 35 18 35 70 55 15 49 49 14 14 35 17 18 54 23 31 78 46 265 138 127 391 189 202 124 30-34 40 18 47 22 63 83 69 14 46 55 46 22 24 39 25 14 50 21 29 70 53 110 298 156 142 101 653 346 307 123 25-29 48 25 54 23 72 97 82 15 75 38 37 36 17 19 49 32 17 39 20 19 51 57 126 280 145 135 632 335 297 108 20-24 0 6 0 6 66 64 38 34 28 30 45 30 15 44 44 35 23 12 27 17 10 40 62 236 118 118 286 125 161 102 15-19 0 0 61 78 36 44 25 34 47 58 72 72 14 14 49 29 20 44 27 17 58 80 306 105 164 142 412 228 184 138 10-14 9 60 71 27 35 33 36 19 10 65 56 39 20 19 47 28 19 57 29 28 57 56 5-9 316 161 155 121 342 188 154 113 8 55 56 23 32 32 24 19 11 95 60 35 39 26 13 33 19 14 46 19 27 80 26 54 0-4 253 113 140 360 190 170 Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female /Town/Chiwog/Sex Gewog Baangdey All Chiwogs Pangbisa SHARPA Bara_Zhunggar All Chiwogs NAGYA Bemphu_Lingzhi_Nagu Bueltikha_Jagoen Rangzhin-Gang_Tshebji Wanakha_Zursoona Jazhina_Tsoen-Goen Table A2.7 Population by Age, Sex, Chiwog and Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

41 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) 56 75 Total 747 501 382 503 365 521 565 443 635 212 499 231 136 131 307 148 159 493 241 252 1,004 1,086 3,284 1,739 1,545 5,941 3,258 2,683 6 9 9 6 5 5 4 9 2 7 0 9 27 16 12 15 10 22 58 30 13 28 11 43 73 11 11 19 10 75+ 116 3 8 8 9 8 3 7 1 4 2 8 5 3 4 2 2 4 8 11 20 12 17 46 22 24 11 97 47 50 12 70-74 8 3 5 0 5 3 5 2 3 5 0 5 26 20 12 10 14 10 19 33 13 11 20 10 72 25 47 22 12 10 65-69 8 9 7 5 8 4 7 4 0 0 0 8 44 24 30 14 16 30 66 14 28 16 38 15 11 48 62 25 17 110 60-64 8 7 8 6 6 5 7 9 9 34 29 16 17 18 12 27 70 35 19 35 23 13 15 11 81 82 16 22 13 163 55-59 8 9 5 7 5 47 35 20 19 27 16 36 17 84 19 45 18 22 13 10 12 19 14 24 14 10 129 251 147 104 50-54 4 9 51 31 32 15 19 16 57 27 30 58 22 26 11 16 11 10 14 10 21 12 27 13 14 164 106 288 171 117 45-49 9 8 6 2 9 0 62 30 31 31 21 53 23 76 30 72 19 30 11 24 11 16 16 31 15 16 148 259 111 148 Age 40-44 9 7 3 4 8 92 38 40 20 52 18 77 40 37 37 47 13 38 24 19 11 28 16 12 277 147 130 469 251 218 35-39 6 1 5 0 32 58 12 44 20 92 44 48 35 93 22 80 13 13 13 13 37 17 20 102 339 180 159 519 273 246 30-34 7 6 98 60 43 26 55 34 63 78 54 27 27 28 13 26 13 13 55 28 27 141 397 203 194 174 146 745 428 317 25-29 6 4 2 95 99 45 59 50 40 62 71 41 19 22 12 27 16 11 37 15 22 133 327 182 145 130 118 637 401 236 20-24 3 4 1 3 6 0 6 72 33 39 87 56 49 45 13 20 10 25 36 17 19 203 116 105 265 139 126 529 266 263 15-19 8 5 3 1 2 0 82 34 43 18 39 16 91 50 41 34 13 11 23 12 12 42 24 18 290 145 145 412 244 168 10-14 9 5 3 2 85 41 47 18 38 23 50 50 34 19 13 21 10 24 12 12 47 26 21 5-9 100 351 182 169 537 277 260 6 3 3 8 8 76 35 36 21 40 14 86 41 45 34 31 17 19 17 12 16 29 14 15 0-4 324 167 157 491 270 221 Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female /Town/Chiwog/Sex Gewog Drugyaldingkha Jangsa_Jooka Dochhoeten_Neyphu Jizhigang Bjizhikha_Phubarna Chhukha_Gangjoogkha All Chiwogs DOPSHARRI Duezhi_Jipa Kempa_Kuduphu Rinchhending_Shar-ri Table A2.7 Population by Age, Sex, Chiwog and Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

42 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables 2 2 0 76 41 35 56 70 78 Total 285 162 123 126 184 106 425 213 212 283 142 141 651 652 3,333 1,623 1,710 1,303 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 6 4 2 9 3 6 6 4 90 36 54 10 30 13 17 75+ 1 0 1 0 9 0 5 0 4 2 2 0 6 2 4 7 8 8 4 4 55 25 30 15 40 20 20 70-74 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 8 5 3 2 1 1 7 8 9 3 6 82 37 45 15 37 16 21 65-69 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 5 6 2 4 9 5 7 9 59 55 14 16 43 20 23 114 60-64 2 2 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 4 3 1 8 6 2 7 3 7 55 67 19 12 10 47 30 17 122 55-59 7 4 3 0 0 9 0 6 2 4 3 3 8 8 5 73 71 19 10 14 11 11 13 63 25 38 144 50-54 3 0 3 0 0 9 0 9 4 5 7 4 9 92 86 20 11 11 24 10 14 19 10 83 39 44 178 45-49 2 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 6 6 6 8 5 3 5 80 12 25 13 12 17 12 68 29 39 181 101 Age 40-44 5 2 3 1 1 6 0 6 3 3 7 7 7 9 17 11 14 36 15 21 16 89 38 51 253 117 136 35-39 2 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 9 8 4 4 6 8 7 8 14 37 18 19 15 83 35 48 279 141 138 30-34 8 4 4 0 0 0 5 7 6 37 26 11 12 19 13 36 20 16 26 14 12 71 59 374 174 200 130 25-29 7 3 0 0 0 9 8 1 7 7 7 10 29 20 14 48 26 22 32 14 18 68 63 333 157 176 131 20-24 2 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 9 6 1 5 2 8 5 13 11 18 10 16 11 62 22 40 264 126 138 15-19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 8 12 12 16 10 12 42 26 16 35 20 15 72 45 261 140 121 117 10-14 8 4 4 0 0 0 4 6 9 21 10 11 10 21 12 45 22 23 22 12 10 57 62 5-9 290 148 142 119 3 1 2 0 0 0 9 4 5 7 9 7 30 15 15 16 31 14 17 19 12 52 53 0-4 241 116 125 105 Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female /Town/Chiwog/Sex Gewog Gaupel All Chiwogs Hoongrelkha_Jangsarbu DOTENG Phooshar Aa-tsho_Phunoob Chhubar Jabji_Loogchhoed Joogar_Pachhu All Chiwogs HOONGREL Table A2.7 Population by Age, Sex, Chiwog and Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

43 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) 5 3 2 3 1 2 31 70 Total 740 655 250 548 219 592 336 266 702 324 378 731 425 306 935 943 1,395 1,140 5,846 2,972 2,874 1,878 1 0 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 6 3 3 0 35 15 20 32 16 16 62 79 16 16 26 15 11 32 16 16 75+ 141 0 0 9 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 8 8 23 14 18 13 46 56 17 23 10 13 21 13 102 70-74 0 9 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 25 16 30 10 20 37 77 10 10 14 13 35 17 18 114 65-69 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 42 24 18 34 18 16 79 79 26 13 13 56 24 32 158 60-64 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 7 5 2 8 8 8 40 23 17 32 12 20 74 90 16 25 17 51 23 28 164 55-59 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 56 33 23 36 12 15 11 21 21 16 24 11 13 33 12 21 68 42 26 217 113 104 50-54 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 51 17 34 48 20 23 19 25 23 19 44 21 23 30 19 11 89 42 47 262 122 140 45-49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 63 28 35 66 14 31 14 35 16 14 27 27 29 12 17 98 49 49 283 120 163 Age 40-44 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 83 55 28 76 14 43 12 33 22 17 57 27 30 51 25 26 77 67 411 227 184 144 35-39 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 56 64 25 51 22 53 27 22 34 34 64 37 27 93 120 104 516 245 271 194 101 30-34 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 94 78 45 58 44 75 53 48 78 37 41 32 172 133 763 418 345 139 107 241 122 119 25-29 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 91 60 74 53 63 70 60 10 61 29 32 74 30 206 115 137 732 398 334 104 224 106 118 20-24 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 85 93 19 38 17 55 21 17 34 34 41 23 18 82 96 191 106 537 249 288 178 15-19 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 65 40 91 18 49 14 42 19 15 21 21 44 17 27 60 66 105 387 212 175 126 10-14 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 7 6 95 50 45 54 53 13 58 30 28 43 29 14 79 71 5-9 107 453 242 211 150 0 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 0 5 5 88 36 52 51 52 10 64 31 33 39 23 16 87 84 0-4 103 465 228 237 171 Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female /Town/Chiwog/Sex Gewog Loongchhungna Gangjoog_Kyidchhu Chhubjagkha All Chiwogs Goenkha All Chiwogs LAMGONG Chhukha Tsendonang Jagarthang Ngopa_Shomo Table A2.7 Population by Age, Sex, Chiwog and Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

44 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables 60 41 89 19 65 95 71 24 Total 154 444 580 263 297 181 283 623 317 306 687 608 3,294 1,732 1,562 1,295 5,946 3,122 2,824 3 1 3 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 21 18 10 10 11 27 12 15 50 30 20 30 12 18 64 62 75+ 126 2 2 1 2 1 0 8 5 6 3 6 9 3 6 5 1 12 12 24 14 10 23 10 13 73 41 32 70-74 2 2 1 0 1 2 8 4 7 4 7 5 9 1 0 1 14 14 60 25 35 38 24 14 61 67 128 65-69 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 8 4 8 0 0 0 10 16 24 10 14 52 26 26 42 27 15 71 63 134 60-64 1 7 1 5 0 2 9 4 7 5 9 8 5 3 2 16 25 17 52 29 23 55 31 24 89 66 155 55-59 2 7 2 1 0 6 8 5 3 6 3 3 24 12 12 29 12 17 95 49 46 55 25 30 99 210 111 50-54 2 1 8 1 5 5 9 3 2 1 13 22 17 28 19 35 22 13 97 56 41 65 32 33 238 137 101 45-49 3 4 0 0 3 4 7 1 0 1 18 11 23 11 12 43 21 22 84 74 38 36 186 102 330 172 158 Age 40-44 2 9 0 5 2 4 6 4 2 34 20 46 25 14 21 45 17 28 93 48 45 267 158 109 460 253 207 35-39 2 6 2 0 0 6 1 0 1 45 27 58 30 18 28 42 23 19 75 41 285 144 141 116 507 272 235 30-34 3 1 2 7 6 5 1 19 12 80 54 75 33 26 42 49 23 26 99 68 272 142 130 167 582 309 273 25-29 6 5 1 6 1 17 11 60 52 32 41 20 43 27 16 72 71 18 17 101 294 162 132 143 549 304 245 20-24 2 9 0 2 2 2 0 2 11 21 10 37 17 11 20 49 20 29 51 65 690 340 350 116 894 428 466 15-19 3 8 3 3 0 8 8 2 2 0 11 16 39 16 23 66 35 31 97 50 47 340 177 163 545 281 264 10-14 6 7 4 2 2 5 8 6 2 4 22 14 72 38 34 69 33 36 81 42 39 5-9 307 152 155 536 267 269 3 3 4 0 8 2 2 0 14 10 21 50 26 13 24 51 31 20 97 51 49 0-4 223 126 100 438 238 200 Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female /Town/Chiwog/Sex Gewog Changmedthangka_ Khangkhu TSENTO Soe_Yagsa Dungkar_Namkar Mitshig_Shana Chhungjey_Zamsar Nyamjey_Phangdo Nyechhu_Shar-ri All Chiwogs WANGCHANG Gebtoed_Olathang_Tajoog Table A2.7 Population by Age, Sex, Chiwog and Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

45 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) Total 472 907 220 919 252 286 938 163 802 123 691 758 703 599 757 750 827 853 780 451 329 1,826 1,740 1,394 1,357 1,507 1,680 2,521 1,257 1,264 3 7 5 0 7 8 27 18 12 15 15 20 18 13 13 28 60 14 21 14 39 15 15 31 16 15 46 18 28 15 75+ 6 3 3 4 7 3 1 6 9 9 7 6 6 7 23 12 11 17 10 15 26 17 17 10 22 16 20 10 10 13 70-74 8 9 5 7 6 6 1 0 8 7 6 21 13 12 16 10 24 31 11 19 13 12 14 14 22 14 31 19 12 13 65-69 5 6 9 5 9 4 9 0 0 0 9 9 31 11 15 16 22 13 24 31 15 16 15 20 11 46 16 30 22 13 60-64 9 2 9 59 21 24 35 12 42 12 21 21 10 27 48 13 19 14 29 43 19 24 39 17 22 52 21 31 22 13 55-59 7 6 53 20 25 13 28 57 16 37 10 20 34 52 18 33 16 19 57 29 28 50 26 24 86 41 45 29 17 12 50-54 7 6 5 65 22 35 30 15 73 11 38 35 65 60 34 33 31 27 56 30 26 69 30 39 87 43 44 38 20 18 45-49 0 79 22 47 11 32 11 20 67 10 43 10 73 64 39 32 34 32 39 39 90 46 44 70 55 43 26 17 110 125 Age 40-44 8 25 50 15 53 10 18 92 67 10 85 66 47 62 38 70 49 72 78 54 33 21 103 159 128 119 150 232 119 113 35-39 0 52 86 25 78 27 29 15 92 14 81 69 73 60 72 72 76 77 67 41 26 164 196 104 154 129 153 288 152 136 30-34 6 71 31 40 17 11 98 75 93 63 30 227 120 107 232 132 100 200 177 102 102 231 126 105 203 103 100 379 188 191 25-29 8 51 23 28 20 12 83 81 79 83 76 44 441 233 208 238 132 106 164 196 117 214 112 102 195 112 342 176 166 120 20-24 9 0 30 65 13 94 17 44 63 35 61 44 67 58 41 83 83 74 77 95 82 41 41 159 124 102 108 151 211 116 15-19 9 5 0 30 38 14 64 16 14 78 65 73 49 41 53 32 39 39 94 81 82 87 51 31 20 102 143 102 175 169 10-14 41 64 20 72 21 28 73 14 79 14 48 54 71 49 55 53 82 66 93 65 40 25 5-9 136 152 119 103 108 148 197 104 7 39 69 20 67 19 19 68 12 71 84 68 45 67 39 66 56 83 79 96 53 25 28 0-4 136 139 135 122 162 210 114 Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female /Town/Chiwog/Sex Gewog Mendrel_Nakha Local Area 5 Changkar_Jangteyna Local Area 5 All Chiwogs PARO TOWN PARO Local Area 1 Local Area 2 Local Area 3 Local Area 4 Local Area 5 Table A2.7 Population by Age, Sex, Chiwog and Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

46 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables Total 465 230 235 465 230 235 5,828 5,620 11,448 3 0 3 3 0 3 74 75+ 182 108 3 2 1 3 2 1 54 73 127 70-74 4 0 4 4 0 4 63 78 141 65-69 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 86 165 60-64 2 2 0 2 2 0 284 124 160 55-59 5 3 2 5 3 2 366 193 173 50-54 6 3 3 6 3 3 453 230 223 45-49 8 0 8 8 0 8 559 295 264 Age 40-44 4 4 17 13 17 13 945 502 443 35-39 0 0 11 11 11 11 540 554 30-34 1,094 30 13 17 30 13 17 834 731 25-29 1,565 6 6 19 13 19 13 895 819 20-24 1,714 0 0 86 86 86 86 912 382 530 15-19 0 0 63 63 63 63 781 411 370 10-14 37 18 19 37 18 19 5-9 925 455 470 20 10 10 20 10 10 0-4 957 493 464 Male Female Male Female Male Female /Town/Chiwog/Sex Gewog All Local Areas BETEYKHA TOWN Local Area 1 All Local Areas Table A2.7 Population by Age, Sex, Chiwog and Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 Note: Excludes 3,012 tourists/non-Bhutanese found in hotels on the census reference day

47 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 313 408 Total 100 9,974 9,566 4,913 4,928 4,972 1,899 1,079 1,170 4,025 2,718 2,802 28,819 38,793 49 49 50 48 53 48 49 45 51 50 19 49 47 44 59 48 997 537 511 206 4,892 4,686 2,202 2,426 2,355 1,950 1,328 1,443 13,808 18,700 Female All Status 51 51 50 52 47 52 51 55 49 50 81 51 53 56 52 902 542 659 202 254 Male 5,082 4,880 2,711 2,617 2,502 2,075 1,390 1,359 15,011 20,093 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 34 34 17 12 51 Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Not Reported 16 34 34 12 50 Male 2 6 2 2 0 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 59 96 34 47 23 726 123 106 217 215 115 117 943 Total 2 5 2 2 0 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 95 71 48 75 20 35 19 93 562 172 170 101 734 Female 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 45 45 28 35 14 11 21 14 12 24 Widow/Widower 164 209 Male 9 8 5 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 14 19 33 26 121 141 Total 9 7 8 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 12 12 81 10 22 15 Female Separated 8 8 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 40 11 11 Male 1 3 3 3 0 4 5 4 3 3 5 4 5 3 4 1 4 94 45 44 80 329 328 144 165 223 134 154 Total 1,415 1,086 PERCENT 1 2 2 2 0 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 Marital Status 2 84 72 33 23 53 90 221 220 950 729 108 152 112 Female Divorced Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 57 71 60 22 12 21 42 27 44 108 108 465 357 Male 96 51 52 24 53 57 52 57 54 55 59 50 49 54 49 52 632 634 153 Total 5,063 4,967 2,632 2,455 2,443 1,087 2,103 1,551 1,543 20,296 15,233 9 46 27 25 25 11 26 31 25 30 25 29 30 26 25 26 26 581 325 299 992 806 800 2,480 2,434 7,550 1,236 1,265 1,219 10,030 Female Married 50 26 26 12 27 27 28 27 28 27 28 24 25 29 40 26 506 307 126 335 745 743 Male 2,583 2,533 1,190 7,683 1,396 1,224 1,111 10,266 0 1 5 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 76 76 93 27 19 39 23 11 300 224 Total 8 9 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 37 37 97 43 17 11 134 Female 0 1 7 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 39 19 50 10 22 12 Living Together 127 166 Male 42 41 76 40 34 39 37 40 36 33 41 45 38 48 40 309 649 357 151 450 Total 4,235 3,926 1,952 2,009 2,241 1,586 1,007 1,010 11,412 15,647 8 25 20 19 38 17 15 18 15 15 17 14 17 19 14 17 746 843 962 157 289 721 419 466 151 166 1,970 1,813 4,788 6,758 Female Never Married 23 22 37 23 19 21 22 25 19 19 40 24 26 24 23 152 360 865 588 544 206 126 284 Male 2,265 2,113 6,624 1,206 1,166 1,279 8,889 Population Aged 10 Years and Above by Marital Status, Sex Paro Town Paro Town Beteykha Dokar Loong-nyi Nagya Sharpa Dopshar-ri Doteng Hoongrel Lamgong Tsento Wangchang Town Paro Town Beteykha Dokar Loong-nyi Nagya Sharpa Dopshar-ri Doteng Hoongrel Lamgong Tsento Wangchang Urban Urban /Town Gewog Rural Both Areas Rural Both Areas Table A2.8

48 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables 536 706 921 248 338 Total 1,227 1,359 1,816 2,103 2,447 3,440 4,292 5,588 5,483 4,406 3,883 38,793 291 370 481 622 697 885 127 180 1,019 1,199 1,624 2,010 2,585 2,483 2,212 1,915 18,700 Female All Status 245 336 440 605 662 931 121 158 1,084 Male 1,248 1,816 2,282 3,003 3,000 2,194 1,968 20,093 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 3 5 1 0 0 0 16 19 51 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Female 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 3 5 1 0 0 0 Not Reported 16 18 50 Male 6 0 0 85 70 43 33 17 18 12 84 87 118 136 111 123 943 Total 8 6 0 0 85 85 99 73 60 36 30 14 15 51 63 109 734 Female 7 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 33 27 26 24 12 10 33 24 Widow/Widower 209 Male 4 4 7 7 8 6 3 0 1 1 12 16 19 29 13 11 141 Total 0 4 3 5 3 8 7 5 6 6 2 0 1 13 10 20 93 Female Separated 1 0 1 2 4 4 1 3 1 9 9 7 5 1 0 0 48 Male 8 6 0 9 18 26 55 68 86 51 133 147 171 222 227 188 Total 1,415 Marital Status 5 3 0 5 12 21 31 50 54 92 33 108 110 142 153 131 950 Female Divorced 3 6 5 3 0 4 24 18 32 41 39 61 80 74 57 18 465 Male 1 95 210 358 485 679 935 141 Total 1,074 1,464 1,743 2,038 2,861 3,394 3,399 1,419 20,296 1 98 62 63 178 221 337 437 531 675 800 976 839 1,340 1,640 1,832 10,030 Female Married 0 33 78 112 180 264 342 498 543 789 943 580 Male 1,062 1,521 1,754 1,567 10,266 0 2 3 7 7 9 9 3 1 15 11 23 28 78 87 17 300 Total 0 1 1 4 2 2 2 6 3 0 10 12 10 26 45 10 134 Female 0 1 2 3 5 7 7 5 5 7 0 1 Living Together 11 18 52 42 166 Male 32 36 52 62 87 93 12 130 139 183 295 591 Total 1,882 3,890 4,284 3,879 15,647 7 14 11 15 19 31 29 49 52 72 106 172 582 1,553 2,135 6,758 1,911 Female Never Married 5 18 25 37 43 56 64 81 87 Population Aged 10 Years and Above by Marital Status Sex, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 111 189 419 Male 1,300 2,337 2,149 8,889 1,968 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 All Ages 10-14 85+ Age Group Table A2.9

49 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) 23.8 28.5 33.2 42.8 49.2 51.9 65.6 73.5 80.4 87.7 97.5 97.7 86.6 70.8 24.7 36.8 40.7 55.7 66.4 73.6 79.4 83.8 89.7 94.9 98.6 98.5 83.0 81.9 % Literate 478 201 285 368 456 614 960 959 783 Total 2,267 1,024 1,073 1,443 1,640 1,819 2,475 3,105 3,975 3,736 3,279 2,918 2,322 1,176 1,578 1,711 1,119 31,076 10,688 83 67 88 16 14 Both Sex 732 717 826 833 875 851 824 779 458 310 360 127 169 163 153 162 198 190 163 133 1,728 9,083 1,936 Illiterate 74 539 292 356 617 807 944 118 116 205 303 452 762 986 945 650 1,624 2,281 3,196 3,278 3,196 2,851 2,012 1,415 1,623 1,103 8,752 21,993 Literate 9.9 7.5 10.9 15.6 23.7 31.4 36.6 56.1 68.9 79.7 89.8 97.9 98.2 87.3 64.1 13.2 23.1 39.4 46.2 59.8 68.5 77.3 87.1 94.8 98.2 98.1 84.2 75.6 % Literate 516 537 710 793 924 265 106 160 175 225 271 447 565 747 824 615 485 385 Total 1,182 1,177 1,445 1,835 1,656 1,596 1,429 1,116 5,270 14,916 9 Female 34 26 92 96 43 11 61 465 453 542 544 586 517 450 372 169 142 245 123 106 121 109 141 128 1,053 5,353 1,285 Illiterate 51 84 20 14 37 69 129 168 249 338 660 995 974 104 162 306 437 651 781 604 476 324 1,463 1,487 1,562 1,403 9,563 3,985 Literate 37.8 47.4 50.7 61.3 65.9 67.7 74.3 77.5 81.0 86.1 97.1 97.2 86.1 76.9 46.0 63.2 63.2 70.5 86.1 84.5 88.9 89.9 91.9 94.9 99.0 98.9 81.9 88.0 % Literate 95 508 536 733 847 895 213 125 193 231 343 513 611 831 887 504 474 398 Total 1085 1,298 1,660 2,140 2,080 1,683 1,489 1,206 5,418 16,160 Male 5 5 49 41 35 46 57 32 53 57 62 67 45 72 675 267 264 284 289 289 334 374 407 289 168 115 651 3,730 Illiterate 98 60 79 410 241 272 449 558 606 964 136 199 290 456 549 764 842 499 469 326 1,286 1,733 1,791 1,634 1,448 1,038 4,767 12,430 Literate Population 6 Years and Above by Literacy, Sex, Age Group Area, Paro 2017 65+ 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 6-9 65+ 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 6-9 Rural Urban Area/Age Group Table A3.1

50 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables 23.9 29.9 34.8 45.4 53.0 57.4 69.5 76.3 83.0 90.0 97.7 97.9 85.7 73.6 % Literate Total 2,745 1,225 1,358 1,811 2,096 2,433 3,435 4,281 5,553 5,447 4,398 3,877 3,105 41,764 99 81 Both Sex 859 886 989 986 942 546 443 2,088 1,037 1,049 1,014 11,019 Illiterate 657 366 472 822 1,110 1,396 2,386 3,267 4,611 4,901 4,299 3,796 2,662 30,745 Literate 10.3 10.5 17.4 26.8 34.7 41.8 59.5 71.2 81.9 91.5 98.0 98.2 86.5 67.1 % Literate 622 697 885 Total 1,447 1,018 1,195 1,624 2,010 2,582 2,480 2,211 1,914 1,501 20,186 Female 45 35 557 576 648 665 695 658 578 468 212 203 1,298 6,638 Illiterate 65 149 121 237 353 500 966 1,432 2,114 2,268 2,166 1,879 1,298 13,548 Literate 39.1 49.9 53.1 63.2 70.2 72.4 78.4 80.8 84.0 88.7 97.5 97.7 85.0 79.7 % Literate 603 661 926 Total 1,298 1,078 1,238 1,811 2,271 2,971 2,967 2,187 1,963 1,604 21,578 Male 54 46 790 302 310 341 321 342 391 436 474 334 240 4,381 Illiterate 508 301 351 585 757 896 1,420 1,835 2,497 2,633 2,133 1,917 1,364 17,197 Literate 65+ 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 6-9 Both Areas Area/Age Group Table A3.1 Population 6 Years and Above by Literacy, Sex, Age Group Area, Paro 2017

51 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) 3.1 2.6 4.6 43.9 79.0 90.5 88.3 93.6 28.8 41.8 77.4 89.4 86.6 92.8 27.9 48.7 83.3 93.9 93.9 95.7 31.5 Attending % Currently 4 7 88 51 44 76 47 37 99 12 51 465 255 366 204 Never Never 2,088 2,261 12,457 13,360 10,369 11,099 Attended 8 92 81 84 70 19 16 Both Sex 296 100 142 226 126 561 1,916 9,431 1,355 4,376 5,050 13,807 16,353 11,303 Attended Previously Previously 846 533 313 626 408 357 351 1,860 1,445 1,435 1,406 5,043 1,234 1,037 1,078 1,055 3,734 8,671 1,309 3,364 12,035 Currently Attending 2.9 2.7 3.6 46.8 84.1 95.1 94.2 95.4 30.3 45.6 83.9 94.8 93.9 95.1 29.6 49.4 84.5 96.2 95.4 96.3 32.3 Attending % Currently 6 1 5 26 14 15 99 20 13 10 80 34 19 144 110 Never Never 6,789 7,087 5,533 5,766 1,256 1,321 Attended 7 4 6 Female 25 31 22 85 18 27 16 35 931 120 631 300 5,852 6,981 3,962 4,739 1,890 2,242 Attended Previously Previously 382 946 771 765 750 266 620 548 563 565 116 326 223 202 185 651 2,498 6,112 1,847 4,409 1,703 Currently Attending 3.3 2.5 5.6 41.2 73.9 85.7 82.4 91.8 27.5 38.5 71.3 84.2 79.5 90.8 26.4 47.9 81.9 91.2 92.2 95.1 30.7 Attending % Currently 6 3 2 62 37 29 56 34 27 65 32 321 156 256 124 832 940 Never Never 5,668 6,273 4,836 5,333 Attended Male 2 75 70 63 99 68 35 12 12 985 176 111 724 141 261 7,955 9,372 5,469 6,564 2,486 2,808 Attended Previously Previously 464 914 674 670 656 267 614 489 515 490 197 300 185 155 166 658 2,545 5,923 1,887 4,262 1,661 Currently Attending Population 6 Years and Above by School/Institute Attendance, Sex, Age Group Area, Paro 2017 23+ 19-22 17-18 15-16 13-14 6-12 23+ 19-22 17-18 15-16 13-14 6-12 23+ 19-22 17-18 15-16 13-14 6-12 Both Areas Rural Urban Area/Age Group Table A3.2

52 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables 3 4 7 2 3 5 14 27 41 10 18 28 9.3 Other 26.6 34.3 26.3 27.0 27.4 29.2 25.1 26.0 24.9 72.4 29.8 28.8 Attending % Currently 2 4 6 1 3 4 23 46 69 53 146 199 88 37 339 465 936 879 Never Masters 1,802 1,734 1,928 1,645 1,283 2,224 13,360 Attended and Above 7 32 35 67 13 20 111 161 272 438 539 977 84 Both Sex 560 203 391 585 679 Degree 1,723 2,159 1,258 1,856 1,889 4,966 16,353 Attended Bachelors Previously 4 7 0 0 0 22 42 64 11 76 30 116 192 325 316 828 748 516 317 1,844 1,390 1,558 1,116 3,047 Diploma 12,035 Currently Attending 1 6 7 1 1 2 46 40 86 35 36 71 29.3 37.8 27.3 24.6 27.1 27.8 30.5 27.4 27.1 25.4 73.6 30.5 30.3 Attending Certificate % Currently 70 70 12 13 25 23 23 241 257 498 140 974 953 188 891 892 251 542 914 820 729 516 Never 1,927 Higher 1,298 7,087 Attended Secondary 23 35 Female 203 701 988 174 581 761 241 776 291 82 63 39 30 69 214 245 459 145 685 596 Gewog /Town, Paro 2017 2,207 6,981 Attended 1,281 Middle Previously Gewog , Paro 2017 Secondary 15 162 967 705 158 432 735 400 560 275 162 67 73 59 50 1,541 6,112 166 209 375 140 109 389 442 831 Currently Attending Lower Lower Highest Level of Education Completed Highest Level Secondary 5.8 24.3 31.2 25.4 26.8 27.0 28.1 22.9 25.0 24.3 71.1 29.0 27.5 Attending 73 90 % Currently 465 630 268 353 621 163 999 1,095 1,391 2,390 School Primary 65 14 151 911 842 214 394 825 554 363 926 Never 1,014 6,273 4 4 8 2 2 4 0 0 0 5 Attended 14 19 ECCD Male 49 Daycare/ Daycare/ 357 180 217 677 344 388 1,022 1,171 1,095 1,113 2,759 9,372 Attended Previously 8 3 1 4 30 38 35 12 47 84 14 98 15 163 877 685 158 396 823 348 556 241 155 Education Non-formal Non-formal 1,506 5,923 Currently Attending Population 6 Years and Above by Highest Level of Education Completed, Sex Population 6 Years and Above by School/Institute Attendance, Sex Town/ Wangchang Tsento Lamgong Hoongrel Doteng Dopshar-ri Sharpa Nagya Loong-nyi Female Dokar Male Female Beteykha Town Beteykha Male Female Paro Town Paro Male Female Male Loong-nyi Dokar Beteykha Town Beteykha Paro Paro Town Paro Gewog Town/ /Town/Sex Gewog Table A3.4 Table A3.3

53 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) 9 3 2 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 5 2 7 9 1 8 9 52 12 50 52 11 11 134 186 Other 5 0 2 2 6 6 2 7 9 27 32 15 45 60 17 31 48 12 28 37 65 17 54 71 169 408 577 Masters and Above 4 6 61 68 10 37 36 73 26 33 59 129 110 130 240 184 202 386 116 146 262 123 148 271 1,249 1,517 2,766 Degree Bachelors 6 0 3 3 1 7 8 2 11 22 33 11 17 17 32 49 16 19 35 12 46 58 10 12 167 315 482 Diploma 5 9 2 7 9 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 4 2 3 5 14 14 21 10 10 13 23 115 135 250 Certificate 5 99 20 25 65 58 58 61 108 207 347 310 657 405 433 838 123 217 172 389 253 358 611 119 2,746 2,813 5,559 Higher Gewog /Town, Paro 2017 Secondary 42 64 11 38 49 18 39 57 92 71 106 372 352 724 339 246 585 128 115 243 263 265 528 163 2,285 2,124 4,409 Middle Secondary 6 26 40 66 14 20 41 33 74 93 77 223 239 462 160 186 346 110 119 229 176 183 359 170 Lower Lower 1,516 1,665 3,181 Highest Level of Education Completed Highest Level Secondary 99 12 175 274 547 737 513 679 112 124 148 187 335 369 444 813 577 819 334 404 738 4,404 6,021 1,284 1,192 1,396 School 10,425 Primary 0 0 0 4 3 7 9 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 1 2 2 2 4 39 53 92 11 20 11 13 24 ECCD Daycare/ Daycare/ 8 4 0 0 0 4 12 40 15 55 40 13 53 14 18 16 11 27 52 12 64 29 16 45 351 110 461 Education Non-formal Non-formal Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Paro Wangchang Tsento Lamgong Hoongrel Doteng Dopshar-ri Sharpa Nagya /Town/Sex Gewog Table A3.4 Population 6 Years and Above by Highest Level of Education Completed, Sex

54 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables

Table A4.1 Persons with Disability by Gewog/Town, Paro Table A4.2 Persons with Disability in Multiple Domain by 2017 Gewog/Town, Paro 2017

Gewog/Town Male Female Both Sexes Gewog/Town Male Female Both Sexes Paro Town 48 56 104 Paro Town 10 14 24 Beteykha Town 0 0 0 Beteykha Town 0 0 0 Dokar 16 35 51 Dokar 7 12 19 Loong-nyi 26 39 65 Loong-nyi 8 14 22 Nagya 33 40 73 Nagya 8 17 25 Sharpa 39 53 92 Sharpa 13 20 33 Dopshar-ri 17 19 36 Dopshar-ri 7 7 14 Doteng 18 20 38 Doteng 7 8 15 Hoongrel 3 3 6 Hoongrel 0 0 0 Lamgong 39 45 84 Lamgong 13 10 23 Tsento 48 53 101 Tsento 12 30 42 Wangchang 10 15 25 Wangchang 3 5 8 Total 297 378 675 Total 88 137 225

Table A7.1 Room Density (person per room), Paro Dzongkhag 2017

Room Density Average Number of Average Household Room Density Gewog/Town Rooms in Dwelling Size (Person per Room) Regular Households Urban Paro Town 3 4 1 2,642 Beteykha Town 4 3 1 59 Rural Dokar 5 4 1 495 Loong-nyi 4 4 1 1,046 Nagya 4 4 1 735 Sharpa 4 4 1 1,269 Dopshar-ri 4 4 1 776 Doteng 5 4 1 290 Hoongrel 3 3 1 45 Lamgong 4 4 1 1,389 Tsento 4 4 1 1,206 Wangchang 4 3 1 322 Both Areas 4 4 1 10,274

Table A7.2 Distribution of Households by Occupancy Status by Gewog/Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

House Occupancy Status Owner Rented Rented Rent Free Rent Free Gewog/Town Occupied Govt. House Private House Govt. House Private House Other Total Urban Paro Town 506 185 1,673 136 121 21 2,642 Beteykha Town 16 10 26 1 6 0 59 Rural Dokar 387 17 38 31 19 3 495 Loong-nyi 405 31 404 105 90 11 1,046 Nagya 633 18 30 16 7 31 735

55 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB)

Table A7.2 Distribution of Households by Occupancy Status by Gewog/Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 Sharpa 477 61 243 79 393 16 1,269 Dopshar-ri 388 25 260 77 20 6 776 Doteng 213 8 40 23 4 2 290 Hoongrel 16 2 3 16 7 1 45 Lamgong 579 12 663 98 15 22 1,389 Tsento 566 60 372 57 141 10 1,206 Wangchang 144 6 147 22 0 3 322 Both Areas 4,330 435 3,899 661 823 126 10,274

Table A7.3 Distribution of Households by Number of Rooms in Dwelling by Gewog/Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

Number of Rooms in Dwelling Eight or One Two Three Four Five Six Seven More Not Gewog/Town Room Rooms Rooms Rooms Rooms Rooms Rooms Rooms Reported Total Urban Paro Town 269 482 833 526 250 111 63 100 8 2,642 Beteykha Town 4 5 22 11 8 1 2 6 0 59 Rural Dokar 40 51 66 96 53 68 37 83 1 495 Loong-nyi 90 215 207 185 136 61 46 105 1 1,046 Nagya 89 110 113 151 73 62 41 96 0 735 Sharpa 99 332 349 146 106 75 54 106 2 1,269 Dopshar-ri 42 115 147 137 101 80 47 105 2 776 Doteng 13 32 45 62 39 29 12 56 2 290 Hoongrel 10 12 9 3 6 2 1 2 0 45 Lamgong 126 191 266 305 190 107 77 126 1 1,389 Tsento 79 210 253 269 140 91 52 111 1 1,206 Wangchang 59 57 50 52 27 25 13 39 0 322 Both Areas 920 1,812 2,360 1,943 1,129 712 445 935 18 10,274

Table A7.4 Distribution of Households by Type of Toilet Facility by Gewog/Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

Sanitation facility Flush Pit latrine toilet to latrine without Long No Flush somewhere with slab / drop Composting facilty,bush, Gewog/Town toilet else VIP slab open pit latrine toilet field Other Total Urban Paro Town 2,004 355 2 178 72 7 3 15 6 2,642 Beteykha Town 28 22 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 59 Rural Dokar 101 87 1 120 152 11 2 19 2 495 Loong-nyi 716 98 2 109 93 3 5 18 2 1,046 Nagya 179 75 2 161 189 54 61 12 2 735 Sharpa 818 123 41 182 89 4 0 8 4 1,269 Dopshar-ri 474 107 13 90 65 15 3 6 3 776 Doteng 163 35 3 40 38 8 0 2 1 290 Hoongrel 21 4 0 10 6 0 0 3 1 45 Lamgong 984 197 5 97 79 11 0 9 7 1,389 Tsento 742 200 11 86 117 28 4 17 1 1,206 Wangchang 211 45 4 36 18 4 1 3 0 322 Both Areas 6,441 1,348 84 1,115 920 146 79 112 29 10,274

56 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables 59 45 495 735 776 290 322 Total 2,642 1,046 1,269 1,389 1,206 10,274 0 5 4 0 0 6 3 0 25 58 94 14 209 Other 5 9 37 55 39 24 32 26 56 81 11 45 59 176 551 Mud 322 290 776 735 495 Total Blocks 1,206 1,389 1,269 1,046 2,642 10,274 19 13 81 149 229 269 124 280 173 129 202 168 Earth 1,836 Rammed 8 2 78 91 92 68 31 15 142 106 109 145 887 Wood Wood Planks 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 7 2 6 1 8 33 15 87 51 106 103 421 Blocks Cement Not Reported 0 5 2 4 0 19 21 44 35 10 11 103 254 Bricks 1 3 6 2 20 49 87 45 14 138 161 107 633 Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 Lime/ Cement Stone with No 30 39 256 260 681 627 840 426 8,628 1,096 1,160 1,067 2,146 0 10 17 14 22 83 Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 987 211 321 125 263 302 2,355 RCC wall Cement/ 6 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 16 Main External Wall Material Used Main External Wall Cardboard Sharing toilet with other households 3 5 5 4 66 15 30 95 69 20 67 52 26 12 53 18 Yes 13 108 229 202 108 206 490 122 380 1,638 Plywood 5 6 67 38 76 558 154 312 212 220 345 271 Mud 2,264 Stone with 6 0 8 85 14 35 38 41 21 14 47 44 353 Bamboo with Mud 0 5 8 7 3 8 0 5 1 45 10 23 115 Cane/ Palm/ Trunks/ Bamboo Distribution of Households by Type Toilet Extent Sharing with Other Distribution of Households by Main External Wall Material Used in Dwelling Wangchang Tsento Lamgong Hoongrel Doteng Dopshar-ri Sharpa Nagya Loong-nyi Dokar Beteykha Town Beteykha Paro Town Paro Paro Town Paro Beteykha Beteykha Town Dokar Loong-nyi Nagya Sharpa Dopshar-ri Doteng Hoongrel Lamgong Tsento Wangchang Both Areas Rural Urban Area/Dzongkhag /Town Gewog Urban Rural Both Areas Table A7.5 Table A7.6

57 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) 59 45 59 45 495 735 776 290 322 495 735 776 290 322 Total Total 2,642 1,046 1,269 1,389 1,206 2,642 1,046 1,269 1,389 1,206 10,274 10,274 0 2 0 3 2 4 0 0 6 2 0 25 44 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 2 Other 24 12 72 119 Other 2 13 27 61 51 983 267 207 143 417 282 103 2,556 0 4 6 1 4 2 0 0 4 1 45 13 80 Cement Concrete/ 1 2 6 0 5 8 0 0 2 1 0 35 60 Cement/Concrete/Terrazzo 0 3 9 2 0 2 4 98 13 17 39 25 Tiles/Slates 212 58 44 432 946 539 692 279 295 Tiles/Marbles 2,405 1,204 1,310 1,154 9,358 Metal Sheets 0 6 2 26 24 52 145 341 234 110 131 206 0 6 0 0 2 0 5 4 0 1,277 22 17 27 83 Tarpaulin Polished Wood Polished 0 0 5 3 4 7 0 0 4 6 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 13 45 11 Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 22 Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 Main Floor Material Used in Dwelling Main Floor Material Used in Dwelling Bamboo Main Roof Material Used in Dwelling Cardboard 0 8 0 96 45 69 90 46 42 50 39 21 506 45 40 Planks/ Shingles 451 599 575 770 484 211 763 662 143 1,151 5,894 2 0 2 2 6 2 0 0 0 1 3 11 29 Planks/Shingles Bamboo 6 1 2 1 21 31 65 39 11 29 23 17 246 2 0 1 4 3 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 17 Thatch Earthen/Clay Floor Distribution of Households by Main Roof Material Used in Dwelling Distribution of Households by Main Floor Material Used in Dwelling Dokar Beteykha Town Beteykha Loong-nyi Paro Town Paro Nagya Sharpa Dopshar-ri Doteng Hoongrel Lamgong Tsento Wangchang Paro Town Paro Beteykha Town Beteykha Dokar Loong-nyi Nagya Sharpa Dopshar-ri Doteng Hoongrel Lamgong Tsento Wangchang /Town Gewog Rural Urban /Town Gewog Both Areas Urban Rural Both Areas Table A7.7 Table A7.8

58 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables 59 45 495 735 776 290 322 Total 2,642 1,046 1,269 1,389 1,206 10,274 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 0 16 Other 56 33 447 910 506 734 271 289 LPG 2,446 1,193 1,260 1,069 9,214 0 6 3 2 3 0 5 3 19 20 13 25 99 Bio-Gas 1 1 4 15 23 52 16 10 10 20 40 205 397 Cooking Firewood 6 0 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 2 2 3 22 Kerosene 59 43 491 714 768 290 319 2,616 1,030 1,262 1,371 1,196 10,159 Electricity 7 1 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 22 Other 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 8 Candle 1 0 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 10 Personal Personal Generator 4 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 3 22 LPG 9 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 20 Solar Lighting 6 1 1 5 4 3 2 0 0 5 3 4 34 Firewood 5 0 2 2 8 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 26 Kerosene 56 44 483 718 768 287 313 2,609 1,031 1,259 1,375 1,189 10,132 Electricity Distribution of Households by Use and Source Energy Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 Paro Town Paro Beteykha Town Beteykha Dokar Loong-nyi Nagya Sharpa Dopshar-ri Doteng Hoongrel Lamgong Tsento Wangchang /Town Gewog Urban Both Areas Rural Table A7.9

59 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB)

Table A7.10 Distribution of Households by Main Source of Drinking Water by Gewog/Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

Main Source of Drinking Water Piped water Piped Water Unprotected Well/Spring/ Inside the Outside the Protected Well/ Rain Water Rivers/ Streams/Lake/ Gewog/Town Dwelling Dwelling Protected Spring Collection Pond/Dam Other Total Urban Paro Town 1,948 675 6 0 4 9 2,642 Beteykha Town 29 30 0 0 0 0 59 Rural Dokar 126 358 2 1 6 2 495 Loong-nyi 626 413 2 0 3 2 1,046 Nagya 139 561 19 2 13 1 735 Sharpa 720 507 18 6 14 4 1,269 Dopshar-ri 448 308 2 2 15 1 776 Doteng 140 146 0 1 2 1 290 Hoongrel 18 27 0 0 0 0 45 Lamgong 929 447 9 0 1 3 1,389 Tsento 698 489 9 2 8 0 1,206 Wangchang 183 134 2 0 3 0 322 Both Areas 6,004 4,095 69 14 69 23 10,274

Table A7.11 Distribution of Households by Time Taken to Reach the Nearest Water Source by Gewog/Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

Distance of Household to Water Source Gewog/Town Less Than 30 Minutes 30 Minutes - 1 Hour 1 - 2 Hours More Than 2 Hours Not Reported Total Urban Paro Town 2,628 1 2 5 6 2,642 Beteykha Town 59 0 0 0 0 59 Rural Dokar 473 20 1 1 0 495 Loong-nyi 1,045 0 0 1 0 1,046 Nagya 688 33 1 13 0 735 Sharpa 1,262 1 0 6 0 1,269 Dopshar-ri 763 8 2 3 0 776 Doteng 289 0 0 1 0 290 Hoongrel 45 0 0 0 0 45 Lamgong 1,365 11 10 3 0 1,389 Tsento 1,184 10 3 8 1 1,206 Wangchang 320 0 0 2 0 322 Both Areas 10,121 84 19 43 7 10,274

Table A7.12 Distribution of Households by Reliability of Source of Drinking Water by Gewog/Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

Reliability of Source of Drinking Water Gewog/Town Yes No Not Reported Total Urban Paro Town 2,232 404 6 2,642 Beteykha Town 41 18 0 59 Rural Dokar 418 76 1 495 Loong-nyi 915 131 0 1,046 Nagya 548 186 1 735 Sharpa 1,034 234 1 1,269 Dopshar-ri 594 182 0 776 Doteng 239 51 0 290 Hoongrel 38 7 0 45 Lamgong 1,135 254 0 1,389 Tsento 1,096 110 0 1,206 Wangchang 268 54 0 322 Both Areas 8,558 1,707 9 10,274

60 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables 59 45 495 735 776 290 322 59 45 Total Total 2,642 1,046 1,269 1,389 1,206 495 735 776 290 322 10,274 2,642 1,046 1,269 1,389 1,206 Regular Regular 10,274 Households Households 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Regular Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 the Items % with All of % with 4 0 2 5 9 4 2 0 9 3 2 2 4 the Items % with All of of the Items % With None 30 34 40 36 46 41 25 29 47 27 28 29 33 4 7 4 7 27 35 19 34 37 13 17 38 242 DTH 4 13 990 145 462 143 395 352 124 540 391 119 of the Items % With None 3,678 Jewelries 8 19 Kira 933 131 400 188 369 349 141 607 405 123 59 37 462 945 608 719 283 275 Rice 3,673 2,431 1,157 1,272 1,101 9,349 Cooker 1 3 7 4 72 Seshu Gho/ 59 72 10 95 52 24 246 645 Cleaner Vacuum Vacuum 8 2 67 74 50 42 3 8 5 3 348 158 145 127 177 134 46 58 53 26 79 59 12 123 475 1,332 Sewing DVD/VCR Machine 35 14 189 497 177 611 437 146 731 562 143 Sofa 1,542 5,084 7 5 5 7 35 19 45 99 67 41 72 24 616 226 215 230 342 211 150 116 121 117 181 109 Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 20177 1,010 2,050 Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 Camera Machinery 9 32 83 92 80 354 287 308 483 377 107 1,141 3,353 8 3 80 93 71 27 Washing Washing Machine 202 102 125 135 166 234 1,246 39 22 309 640 255 865 536 222 877 771 156 1,739 6,431 Fridge Compound/ Foreign Bow Foreign 9 26 99 69 Ownership of Common Usage Household Assets Household Ownership of Common Usage 846 148 329 118 263 300 383 342 Ownership of Individual Usage Household Assets 2,932 2 7 0 8 75 38 15 30 32 11 29 37 284 Commercial) Scooter Vehicle (Non- Vehicle 3 5 46 86 31 63 27 24 222 105 153 109 874 Motor Cycle/ Vehicle Vehicle 3 3 20 84 29 57 79 30 76 15 197 122 715 (Commercial) Bicycle 4 17 39 74 25 81 81 31 15 462 157 138 1,124 Business 12 12 59 159 215 219 436 245 229 139 273 366 23 18 2,364 183 429 246 505 389 133 639 623 146 1480 4,814 Livestock 21 15 575 291 356 405 407 383 202 542 557 119 Wrist Watch 3,873 House/ Building 23 23 956 381 507 520 598 481 230 689 637 180 Plot 5,225 Distribution of Households by Ownership Common Usage Household Assets Distribution of Households by Ownership Individual Usage Household Assets Land/ Paro Town Paro Town Paro Beteykha Town Beteykha Town Beteykha Dokar Dokar Loong-nyi Loong-nyi Nagya Sharpa Nagya Dopshar-ri Doteng Sharpa Hoongrel Lamgong Dopshar-ri Tsento Wangchang Doteng Hoongrel Lamgong Tsento Wangchang Urban /Town Gewog /Town Gewog Urban Rural Rural Both Areas Both Areas Table A7.13 Table A7.14

61 2017 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF BHUTAN (PHCB) 59 45 495 735 776 290 322 2,642 1,046 1,269 1,389 1,206 10,274 Regular Households 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Items % with All of the 1 0 2 2 5 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 % With None of the Items 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 8 Other 3 2 15 11 86 74 12 81 41 307 101 118 851 Newspaper 45 59 322 290 776 735 495 0 4 3 2 Total 44 48 24 14 49 33 10 1,206 1,389 1,269 1,046 2,642 159 390 10,274 Fixed Internet- 42 20 174 645 114 667 398 141 801 608 160 1,801 5,571 Mobile Internet- 6 8 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 78 84 17 94 24 312 105 109 848 Tablet Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 5 23 54 46 62 996 263 260 247 357 261 106 Not Reported 2,680 Laptop 4 2 23 89 13 84 87 16 82 22 319 126 867 6 7 7 Desktop No 19 76 32 Ownership of Communication/Media Facilities Ownership of Communication/Media Facilities 127 137 170 109 121 209 1,020 26 22 874 292 492 466 574 339 156 555 451 116 4,363 Phone Mobile Phone) (Simple 45 30 276 769 300 837 589 208 900 265 2,265 1,053 7,537 Phone Mobile (Smart Phone) 1 7 1 39 52 Yes 11 36 58 48 12 54 40 31 303 282 700 626 925 463 217 516 Households that Visited Health Facility Households that Visited Health Facility 9,249 1,079 1,252 1,099 2,429 (Landline) Telephone Telephone 50 25 TV/ 404 889 554 684 252 986 238 Video 2,275 1,091 1,195 8,643 7 12 77 95 377 160 204 181 229 151 241 172 Tape Tape Player 1,906 Radio/ Distribution of Households by Ownership Communication/Media Facilities Proportion of Households that visited a Health Facility During the Past Year by Wangchang Tsento Lamgong Hoongrel Doteng Dopshar-ri Sharpa Nagya Loong-nyi Dokar Beteykha Town Beteykha Paro Town Paro Paro Town Paro Beteykha Town Beteykha Dokar Loong-nyi Nagya Sharpa Dopshar-ri Doteng Hoongrel Lamgong Tsento Wangchang Both Areas Rural /Town Gewog /Town Gewog Urban Urban Rural Both Areas Table A7.15 Table A7.16

62 ANNEX 2: Statistical Tables

Table A7.17 Reasons for Not Visiting a Health Facility During the Past One Year by Gewog/Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 59 45 495 735 776 290 322 2,642 1,046 1,269 1,389 1,206 10,274 Regular Reason No No Prefer Home Transport Households Gewog/Town Too Far Need No Faith No Time Money Treatment Problem Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Urban Paro Town 2 186 1 9 1 8 2 4 213 Items % with Beteykha Town 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 All of the Rural Dokar 2 19 1 5 1 0 4 0 32 1 0 2 2 5 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Loong-nyi 5 99 1 7 2 4 2 1 121 Nagya 26 52 0 26 1 1 3 0 109 % With None of Sharpa 18 114 1 23 0 13 1 0 170 the Items Dopshar-ri 34 32 0 7 0 3 0 0 76 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 8 Doteng 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 Hoongrel 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 Other Lamgong 1 127 0 9 0 0 0 0 137 3 2 15 11 86 74 12 81 41 Tsento 16 106 0 1 0 2 2 0 127 307 101 118 851 Wangchang 3 14 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 Both Areas 109 761 4 90 5 32 17 7 1,025 Newspaper 45 59 322 290 776 735 495 0 4 3 2 Total Table A7.18 Distribution of Households by Time Taken to Reach the Nearest Road Head by Gewog/Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 44 48 24 14 49 33 10 1,206 1,389 1,269 1,046 2,642 159 390 10,274 Fixed Approach Road Internet- 30 More 42 20 Less Than Minutes-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 Than 6 Not 174 645 114 667 398 141 801 608 160 Gewog/Town 30 Minutes Hour Hours Hours Hours Hours Hours Hours Reported Total 1,801 5,571 Mobile

Internet- Urban Paro Town 2,617 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 2,642 6 8 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 78 84 17 94 24 Beteykha Town 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 312 105 109 848

Tablet Rural

Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 Dokar 448 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 495 Gewog /Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017

5 Loong-nyi 1,027 15 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1,046 23 54 46 62

996 Nagya 643 67 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 735 263 260 247 357 261 106 Not Reported 2,680

Laptop Sharpa 1,195 59 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,269 Dopshar-ri 757 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 776 4 2 23 89 13 84 87 16 82 22 Doteng 277 9 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 290 319 126 867 Hoongrel 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 6 7 7

Desktop Lamgong 1,370 11 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1,389 No 19 76 32 Ownership of Communication/Media Facilities Ownership of Communication/Media Facilities 127 137 170 109 121 209 Tsento 1,133 35 0 2 3 0 0 33 0 1,206

1,020 Wangchang 316 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 322 26 22 874 292 492 466 574 339 156 555 451 116 Both Areas 9,887 274 45 10 4 1 3 35 15 10,274 4,363 Phone Mobile Phone) (Simple Table A7.19 Distribution of Households Experiencing Food Insufficiency 45 30 276 769 300 837 589 208 900 265 in the last 12 months by Gewog/Town, Paro Dzongkhag 2017 2,265 1,053 7,537 Phone Mobile (Smart Phone) Food Insufficiency 1 7 1 39 52 Yes 11 36 58 48 12 54 40 31 303 282 700 626 925 463 217 516 Area/Dzongkhag Yes No Not Reported Total Households that Visited Health Facility Households that Visited Health Facility 9,249 1,079 1,252 1,099 2,429 Urban (Landline) Telephone Telephone Paro Town 70 2,566 6 2,642 Beteykha Town 1 58 0 59 50 25 TV/ 404 889 554 684 252 986 238 Rural Video 2,275 1,091 1,195 8,643 Dokar 17 474 4 495

7 Loong-nyi 70 976 0 1,046 12 77 95 377 160 204 181 229 151 241 172 Tape Tape Nagya 50 685 0 735 Player 1,906 Radio/ Sharpa 51 1,218 0 1,269 Dopshar-ri 20 756 0 776

Distribution of Households by Ownership Communication/Media Facilities Proportion of Households that visited a Health Facility During the Past Year by Doteng 14 276 0 290 Hoongrel 2 43 0 45 Lamgong 75 1,314 0 1,389 Tsento 35 1,170 1 1,206 Wangchang Tsento Lamgong Hoongrel Doteng Dopshar-ri Sharpa Nagya Loong-nyi Dokar Beteykha Town Beteykha Paro Town Paro Paro Town Paro Beteykha Town Beteykha Dokar Loong-nyi Nagya Sharpa Dopshar-ri Doteng Hoongrel Lamgong Tsento Wangchang Wangchang 11 311 0 322 Both Areas Rural /Town Gewog /Town Gewog Urban Urban Rural Both Areas

Table A7.15 Table A7.16 Both Areas 416 9,847 11 10,274