Nepal Next · The state · संरचना
The complete machine
Everything the Nepali state is made of, on one page: three tiers, the 753 local governments, every federal ministry and the departments citizens actually meet, the constitutional watchdogs above them all, and the schools and health posts where the state touches daily life.
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Provinces
77
Districts
753
Local governments
6,743
Wards
6
Metropolitan cities
11
Sub-metropolitan
276
Municipalities
460
Rural municipalities
The microscopic layer
Every palika in Nepal, one screen
All 753 local governments: NSO Census 2021 population, change since 2011, area, density and official code. Tap any palika to open its registry profile, where that office itself can claim and verify its record.
Source: NSO National Population and Housing Census 2021; unit totals reconciled against the national figure. Table · refreshed 2026-07-16
Where the state touches daily life
The facility layer
35,951
Schools (all types)
25,623
Community schools
3,603
Health posts
420
Hospitals
8,941
Private schools
1,387
Madrasas, gurukuls, gumbas
181
Primary health centres
426
Ayurvedic dispensaries
One community school per ~1,140 Nepalis; one health post per ~8,100. Source: Economic Survey 2025/26. The named-facility directory, every school and health post attached to its ward, is the next ingestion phase, built from CEHRD and Department of Health Services records.
The federal machine
22 ministries and the departments you actually meet
The standard federal configuration since the 2018 restructure, cabinets rename and merge portfolios, and the sitting cabinet is tracked at /sarkar. Every website below is re-checked nightly; a dead ministry link surfaces within a day.
Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
प्रधानमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय
National Vigilance Centre · Department of Printing
opmcm.gov.npMinistry of Finance
अर्थ मन्त्रालय
Inland Revenue Department · Department of Customs · FCGO · Public Debt Management Office
mof.gov.npMinistry of Home Affairs
गृह मन्त्रालय
Nepal Police · Armed Police Force · Department of Immigration · National ID & Civil Registration
moha.gov.npMinistry of Foreign Affairs
परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालय
Department of Passports · Consular Services
mofa.gov.npMinistry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
कानून, न्याय तथा संसदीय मामिला मन्त्रालय
Nepal Law Commission
moljpa.gov.npMinistry of Education, Science and Technology
शिक्षा, विज्ञान तथा प्रविधि मन्त्रालय
CEHRD · Curriculum Development Centre · National Examinations Board
moest.gov.npMinistry of Health and Population
स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्रालय
Department of Health Services · Department of Drug Administration · Department of Ayurveda
mohp.gov.npMinistry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा यातायात मन्त्रालय
Department of Roads · Department of Transport Management · Department of Railways
mopit.gov.npMinistry of Urban Development
सहरी विकास मन्त्रालय
DUDBC · Kathmandu Valley Development Authority
moud.gov.npMinistry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिँचाइ मन्त्रालय
Department of Electricity Development · Department of Water Resources & Irrigation · NEA (state utility)
moewri.gov.npMinistry of Water Supply
खानेपानी मन्त्रालय
DWSSM · Melamchi Water Supply Development Board
mows.gov.npMinistry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
कृषि तथा पशुपन्छी विकास मन्त्रालय
Department of Agriculture · Department of Livestock Services
moald.gov.npMinistry of Forests and Environment
वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय
Department of Forests & Soil Conservation · DNPWC · Department of Environment
mofe.gov.npMinistry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies
उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति मन्त्रालय
Department of Industry · Department of Commerce · Company Registrar
moics.gov.npMinistry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
संस्कृति, पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयन मन्त्रालय
CAAN · Department of Archaeology · Nepal Tourism Board
tourism.gov.npMinistry of Labour, Employment and Social Security
श्रम, रोजगार तथा सामाजिक सुरक्षा मन्त्रालय
Department of Foreign Employment · Department of Labour · Social Security Fund
moless.gov.npMinistry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens
महिला, बालबालिका तथा ज्येष्ठ नागरिक मन्त्रालय
Department of Women & Children · Social Welfare Council
mowcsc.gov.npMinistry of Communication and Information Technology
सञ्चार तथा सूचना प्रविधि मन्त्रालय
Department of Information & Broadcasting · Nepal Telecommunications Authority · Department of Information Technology
mocit.gov.npMinistry of Federal Affairs and General Administration
सङ्घीय मामिला तथा सामान्य प्रशासन मन्त्रालय
Local governance coordination — the 753's federal counterpart
mofaga.gov.npMinistry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
भूमि व्यवस्था, सहकारी तथा गरिबी निवारण मन्त्रालय
Department of Land Management & Archive · Department of Cooperatives · Survey Department
molcpa.gov.npAbove the ministries
The constitutional watchdogs
The 2015 constitution built independent bodies that answer to no minister. They are where most of this site's citations come from, when Nepal Next says “OAGN-documented”, this is who is meant.
CIAA
अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोग
Investigates abuse of authority and corruption by public officials
ciaa.gov.npOffice of the Auditor General
महालेखा परीक्षकको कार्यालय
Audits every public body; its annual report is the accountability bible this site cites constantly
oagnep.gov.npElection Commission
निर्वाचन आयोग
Conducts all three tiers of elections; keeps candidate asset records
election.gov.npNational Human Rights Commission
राष्ट्रिय मानव अधिकार आयोग
Constitutional human-rights watchdog
nhrcnepal.orgNNRFC
राष्ट्रिय प्राकृतिक स्रोत तथा वित्त आयोग
Divides revenue and grants among the three tiers — the formula behind every local budget
nnrfc.gov.npThe tier closest to you
All 753 local governments, already in the directory
Every metropolitan city, sub-metropolitan city, municipality and rural municipality, with official names, ward counts and budget data, is live in the institutions directory and the place-budget explorer. The facility layer above gets attached to these 753 pages as the ingestion completes.
Sources · cited verbatim
The Kathmandu Post, Economic Survey 2025/26 — schools and health facilities counts
Open release checked 2026-05-28Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, Local level structure — 753 units, 6,743 wards
Open release checked 2025-01-01National Statistics Office, National Population and Housing Census 2021 — administrative geography
Open release checked 2021-11-25