Dzongkhag at A Glance
Paro Dzongkhag, 2024
INDICATORS YEAR
1. GENERAL 2024
Geographical Characteristics      
Area (sq. km) 1287.13
Altitude (masl.) 2000 to 5600
       
Administrative Tiers (Nos.) 2024
Dungkhags 0
Gewogs 10
Chiwogs 50
Villages 227
Gungtong 6
       
2. POPULATION (Projected) 2022 2023 2024
Total              50,922              51,912              52,901
Male               25,944              26,402              26,859
Female              24,979              25,510              26,042
Population density (per sq. km)                 39.7                 39.0                 38.3
   
3. POVERTY RATE (TERMINAL) 2022
Consumption Poverty Rate  (%) 6.0
Multi-dimensional Poverty Rate  (%) 1.2
     
4. HEALTH    
Infrastructure (Nos.) 2022 2023 2024
Hospitals                      2                      2                      2
Indigenous Units                      1                      1                      1
Primary Health Centres (PHC)                      3                      3                      3
Sub Post/Health Post/Health Unit                      3                      2                      2
  Outreach Clinics                    21                    21                    21
With Sheds                    19                    19                    19
Without Sheds                      2                      2                      2
Ambulance                       5                      5                      5
       
Health Personnel (Nos.) 2022 2023 2024
Doctors                      8                      3                      3
Dungtshos (Indegenious Doctor)                      3                      3                      3
Sowai Menpa (Indegenious Medical Technicians)                      3                    33                    33
Nurses                    33                    23                    23
Technicians                    23    
       
Health Indicators 2022 2023 2024
  Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 live births) 4.7
  Crude Birth Rate (Per 1,000 population)  …   …   … 
  Crude Death Rate (Per 1,000 population)  …   …   … 
  Maternal Mortality Rate (%) 0    
Doctors per bed  …                    6.3                 6.3
Birth attended by trained personnel (%)  …                  99.2               99.2
  Under one immunization coverage (%)  99% 99% 99%
       
Sanitation 2022 2023 2024
  Rural water supply coverage (%)  99.0 100.0 100.0
  Rural population access to safe drinking water supplies (%) 99.0 100.0 100.0
  Rural population access to improved sanitation (%) 78.0 99.4 99.4
       
5. EDUCATION      
Number of educational institutes (Includes pvt. Nos) 2022 2023 2024
  Tertiary Institute under RUB                      2                      2                      2
  Central Schools                      2  …   … 
  Higher Secondary Schools                       9                      7                      7
  Middle Secondary Schools                      2                      3                      3
  Lower Secondary Schools                       6                      5                      5
  Primary Schools                     11                    11                    11
Extended Class Room 0 0 0
Non Formal Education Centres (NFE)                    11                    11                    10
Early Child Care and Development Centres                    20                    20                    20
  Other Institutes(Includes special institutes, vocational institutes & sankrit patshala)                      1                      1                      1
       
Educational Indicators (Includes private schools) 2022 2023 2024
  School enrolment (Nos.)              11,233              10,693              11,078
Male               5,395               5,121               5,322
Female               5,838               5,572               5,756
  Teachers (Nos.)                  728                  720                  729
Male                  359                  371                  378
Female                  369                  349                  351
Pupil-teacher Ratio                 15.4                 14.9                 15.2
NFE Instructors                    11                    11                    10
Male                      1                      1 0
Female                    10                    10                    10
NFE learners (Nos.)                    88                  108                  111
Male 0                      3 41
Female                    88                  105                    70
       
6. AGRICULTURE      
Land Registration by Type 2022 2023 2024
Dry land (acres) 7,128.10 7,128.10 7,128.10
Wet land (acres) 4,597.79 4,597.79 4,597.79
Orchard (acres) 1,697.12 1,697.12 1,697.12
Irrigation channels  (kms)                  212                  212                  212
Functional                   108                  108                  108
Non- functional  0 0 0
Power tillers (Nos.)                  617                  617                  617
  Agriculture Extension Centres                    10                    10                    10
  Agriculture Seed Production Farms                      1                      1                      1
Electric fencing (Nos.)                    41                    41                    41
Electric fencing (kms.)                  171                  171                  171
Farm sales shops (Nos.) 0 0 0
       
Renewal Natural Resources (RNR) 2022 2023 2024
  RNR extension Centres (Nos.)                    10                    10                    10
       
Livestock (Nos.)  2022 2023 2024
  Veterinary Hospitals                      1                      1                      1
  Livestock Extension Centres                    10                    10                    10
  Regional Veterinary Laboratories (RLDC)                      1                      1                      1
  Fishery Farms                      1                      1                      1
Poultry farms                    44                    45                    45
Milk processing unit                      5                      5                      5
Piggery farms                    31                    23                    28
       
Forestry 2022 2023 2024
  Territorial Division HQs                      1                      1                      1
Range Offices                      1                      1                      1
Forest Managament Units                      2                      2                      2
  Beat Offices                      2                      2                      2
Community Forest (acreas)               5,013               5,013               5,013
Nursery (Nos.)                      1                      1                      1
  Forest Cover  (%)                    57                    57                    57
Biological corridor-01 (protected areas (sq km))                  256                  256                  256
       
7. EMPLOYMENT 2022 2023 2024
Labour Force (Nos.)           32,896  …            41,336
    Male           15,987  …            20,979
    Female           16,908  …            20,357
Un-employed (Nos.)             1,172  …              1,218
Population Involved in Agriculture (%)               33.0  …                38.0
Un-Employment Rate                 6.1  …                  4.6
Labour Force Participation Rate               58.1  …                63.7
       
8. TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION 2022 2023 2024
  Length of Road (Kms.)      
Dzongkhag Roads               30.4               30.4               30.4
Thromde Roads                   5                   5                   5
Gewog Connectivity Roads                  10                  10                  10
Farm Roads                177                177                177
Forest Roads                   1                   1                   1
  Motorable Bridges (Nos.)                  21                  21                  21
  Non-Motorable Bridges (Nos.)  …   …   … 
  Telephone Connections (Nos.)             1,454  …   … 
   Internet Lease Line Connections (Nos.)  …   …   … 
   Internet Broadband Connection (Nos.)
Cable TV operators                    5                   5                   5
Taxis (Nos.)  …   …   … 
Buses Operating (Nos.)  … 
       
9. TRADE & INDUSTRIES (Nos.) 2022 2023 2024
Trade, Hotels and restaurents                  689                  689                  689
Industries                  362                  362                  362
Constructions                  153                  153                  153
       
10. TOURISM (Nos.) 2022 2023 2024
Tourists visited  …   …   … 
       
11. ELECTRICITY 2022 2023 2024
Households Electrified (%)                100                100                100
Units Consumed (MU)  …   …   … 
       
12. RELIGION & CULTURE (Nos.) 2022 2023 2024
Religious Institutions                  183                  183                  183
Religious Monuments                  512                  512                  512
       
13. PUBLIC FINANCE-Financial Year (Mill. Nu.) 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
 Budget Outlay         1,233.487         1,045.941 1078.460
     Current            732.678            750.843 954.350
     Capital            500.809            295.098 124.110
 Expenditure         1,193.678         1,022.147 1053.436
     Current            719.614            749.871 949.293
     Capital            474.064            272.276 104.143
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