Besishahar Municipality, located in the Lamjung district of Nepal's Gandaki Province, was formed through the merger of several Village Development Committees (VDCs). According to the 2021 National Population and Housing Census, Besishahar Municipality has a population of 38,232 individuals residing in 11,038 households, with males 46.8% and females 53.2%. This section provides a quick summary of the various sanitation technologies used across the municipality's sanitation value chain. All data in this section are from the household and institutional surveys conducted for this study (ENPHO, 2023). Despite municipality being declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF), still 2% of the total population are deprived from access to basic sanitation facilities and defecate in open places.
- Prepared by: ENPHO
- Date of production: 24/04/2026
- Last update: 24/04/2026
