This district has given birth to many Nepal's top-level people, including the late Prime Minister Tanka Prasad Acharya.

The big industries such as Chaudhary Udhyog Gram (CUG), Bhrikuti Pulp and Paper factory[1] are located in the nawalpur area of this district.

Famous towns in Nawalpur Ragion are Gaindakot, Rajahar, Keurani, Pragatinagar, Kawasoti, Shahid nagar Danda, Chormara, Arungkhola etc.

Major cities of Nepal such as Butwal, Siddharthanagar, Tansen and Bharatpur metropolitan municipality are located in neighbouring districts.

Of these, 40.9% spoke Nepali, 29.0% Bhojpuri, 13.6% Magar, 9.8% Tharu, 1.9% Maithili, 1.5% Gurung, 1.0% Newari and 0.6% Tamang as their first language.