There were about 975,453 people living in this city in 2011 A.D.
[3]. The population of 2013 was estimated to be 1,065,831 resulting an average population density of about 20,520 per km2. Eventhough there are 35 wards in the city, there is only one fire station site operated by Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office which lies in Basantapur.