This file includes total population and household number of Nepal as of the year 1971 to 2011. This file was extracted from Central Bureau of Statistics Link to main source :http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/Population/National%20Report%2...http://cbs.gov.np/nada/index.php/catalog/24/download/122http://cbs.gov.np/nada/index.php/catalog/23/download/128

Abstract

The need and importance of the data provided by the census have been increasingly recognized since the preliminary figures were first published. Requests for more and more data have come, not only from governmental agencies but also from the general public, political parties and social organizations at home and abroad. The data supplied have been used for different purposes among which has been to help in the preparation of a Five Year Development Plan. The population figures and maps of the thums and pragannas prepared by the department were the only dependable bases. The National Education Commission and the administration Reorganization Commission have also been supplied with information in advance of this publication and have incorporated the data in their reports and in formulating their programme recommendations. It has been a matter of great satisfaction to find that the data are so much needed and are so widely used in building the nation.

The census collected demographic statistics on household members.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

Individual, household

Universe

The Census covered all de jure household members (usual residents) in private households.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The questionnaire of the Census of Population 1961 includes the following demographics of household members:

• Name
• Relationship to the head of the family
• Caste
• Religion
• Sex
• Age in completed Years
• Marital status
• Education
• Mother tongue
• Occupation
• Migration
• Citizenship
• Birth
• Economic activities

Abstract

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Household

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: No - Vacant units: No - Households: Yes - Individuals: Yes - Group quarters: No

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: Places which are being used by people to live in, having four walls on the all four sides, a roof and one or more room or storey. - Households: A household means a group of people living together based on the same source of income and take their meal in the same kitchen. In a household there might be only one person/many person, relatives or not relatives as well. The main basis for identifying household members of a household is decided by income expenses and kitchen concept. - Group quarters: Not available

Universe

All individuals residing within the kingdom

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: Central Bureau of Statistics

SAMPLE DESIGN: Systematic sampling is used to draw sample households from all areas except in 6 districts (Rasuwa , Mugu, Humla, Dolpa, Mustang and Manang) and 52 municipalities. In this sampling, the first serial number of house is randomly selected by the supervisor, and other numbers are selected by systematically mathematical procedure. The sampling rate is 1:8 for all ward/sub wards.

SAMPLE UNIT: House/household

SAMPLE FRACTION: 11.35%

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 2,583,245

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

There are two forms used. Schedule 1 (Short form) is used to collect the information of all households and individuals. Schedule 2 (Long form) is used to collect information of the households and individuals from the sampled households.

Abstract

The 2021 NPHC is tthe first census conducted under the federal structure of Nepal. The main census enumeration was originally scheduled to take place over 15 days- from June 8 to 22, 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the enumeration was postponed for five months. Once the impact of the pandemic subsided, the enumeration was carried out according to a new work plan for a 15 dya period from November 11 to 25, 2021.

This report contains statistical tables at the national, provincial, district and municipal levels, derived from the topics covered in the census questionaires. The work of the analyzing the data in detail is still in progress. The report provides insights into the different aspects of the census operation, including its procedure, concepts, methodology, quality control, logistics, communication, data processing, challenges faced, and other management aspects.

This census slightly differs from the previous censuses mainly due to the following activities: i. three modes of data collection (CAPI, PAPI and e-census); ii. a full count of all questions instead of sampling for certain questions, as was done in the previous two censuses, iii. collaboration with Ministry of Health and Population to ascertain the likely maternal mortality cases reported in the census by skilled health personnel; iv. data processing within its premises; v. recuitment of fresh youths as supervisor and enumerators; and vi. using school teachers as master trainers, especially for the local level training of enumerators.

The objectives of the 2021 Population Census were:

a) to develop a set of benchmark data for different purposes. b) to provide distribution of population by demographic, social and economic characteristics. c) to provide data for small administrative areas of the country on population and housing characteristics. d) to provide reliable frames for different types of sample surveys. e) to provide many demographic indicators like birth rates, death rates and migration rates. f) to project population for the coming years.

The total population of Nepal, as of the census day (25 November 2021) is 29,164,578, of which the number of males is 14,253,551 (48.87 %) and the number of females is 14,911,027 (51.13 %). Accordingly, the sex ratio is 95.59 males per 100 females. Annual average population growth rate is 0.92 percent in 2021.

Geographic coverage

National Level, Ecological belt, Urban and Rural, Province, District, Municipality, Ward Level

Analysis unit

The census results provide information up to the ward level (the lowest administrative level of Nepal), household and indivisual.

Universe

The census covered all modified de jure household members (usual residents)

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f] and online

Research instrument

In this census three main questionnaires were developed for data collection. The first was the Listing Form deveoped mainly for capturing the basic household informatioin in each Enumeration area of the whole country. The second questionnaire was the main questionnaire with eight major Sections as mentioned hereunder.

Listing Questionaire Section 1. Introduction Section 2. House information Section 3. Household information Section 4. Agriculture and livestock information Section 5. Other information

Main Questionaire Section 1. Introduction Section 2. Household Information Section 3. Individual Information Section 4. Educational Information Section 5. Migration Section 6. Fertility Section 7.Disability Section 8. Economic Activity

For the first time, the NPHC, 2021 brougt a Community Questionnaire aiming at capturing the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the Wards (the lowest administrative division under Rural/Urban Municipalities). The Community Questionnaire contains 6 Chapters. The information derived from community questionnaire is expected to validate (cross checks) certain information collected from main questionnaire.

Community questionaire Section 1. Introduction Section 2. Basic information of wards Section 3. Caste and mother tongue information Section 4. Current status of service within wards Section 5. Access of urban services and facilities within wards Section 6. Status of Disaster Risk

It is noteworty that the digital version of questionnare was applied in collecting data within the selected municipalities of Kathmandu Valley. Enumerators mobilized in Kathmandu Valley were well trained to use tablets. Besides, online mode of data collection was adpoted for all the Nepalese Diplomatic Agencies located abroad.

Cleaning operations

For the concistency of data required logics were set in the data entry programme. For the processing and analysis of data SPSS and STATA programme were employed.

Geographic coverage

National

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Local Unit Population and HouseHold data of Jhapa, harvested from CBS: http://cbs.gov.np/sectoral_statistics/population/Population%20of%20753%20Local%20Units

This dataset contains detail information about all the companies according to their districts and types. It includes two year data which was done by central bureau of statistics on 2006/07 and 2011/12. Link to original document: http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/NCME2011%20District%20Level...(Industry).pdf http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/Manufacturing/district/Table%2...

This dataset contains population of Kathmandu metropolitan city which was categorized according to age group and gender of the population. It was extracted from Central Bureau of Statistics 2011 A.D. Link : http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Volume05Part01.pdf

The dataset consists of district wise geographical area, holding number, holding area, household number, population, population land ratio and poulation density for 2011. The data is extracted from Environment Statistics of Nepal, 2013. ( http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Environment%20Statistics%20...)

Analysis unit

Persons, households, and dwellings

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: yes - Vacant Units: no - Households: yes - Individuals: yes - Group quarters: yes

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: Not available - Households: An individual or group of people who inhabit part or all of the physical or census building, usually live together, who eat from one kitchen or organize daily needs together as one unit. - Group quarters: A special household includes people living in dormitories, barracks, or institutions in which daily needs are under the responsibility of a foundation or other organization. Also includes groups of people in lodging houses or buildings, where the total number of lodgers is ten or more.

Universe

All population residing in the geographic area of Indonesia regardless of residence status. Diplomats and their families residing in Indonesia were excluded.

Kind of data

Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: Central Bureau of Statistics

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 20112539.

SAMPLE DESIGN: Geographically stratified systematic sample (drawn by IPUMS).

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

L1 questionnaire for buildings and households; L2 questionnaire for permanent residents; and L3 questionnaire for non-permanent residents (boat people, homeless persons, etc).

The dataset consits of municipality wise urban population, growth rate, sex ratio and population density for 2011. The data is extracted by Environment Statistics, 2013. (http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Environment%20Statistics%20...)

Abstract

This census provides the contribution of the private hospitals of Nepal in the national economy and hospital waste management practices with the perspective of environment management. One of the purposes of this census was to find out health care waste management practices in hospital. The main objectives of this census are: - To assess the current size, nature of the private hospitals in the country - To generate principal indicators of private hospitals such as number of private hospitals, number of persons engaged, value of fixed assets - To prepare list of operating private hospitals this will provide a frame for future sample survey of this sector. - To assess the value add in the economy made by this sector. - To fill the gap of information about the changes and developments-taking place in the hospital sector This census collected information on private hospitals in two parts mainly general information and economic transaction in first part and general hospital waste management practices with the view to assess the environment management in private hospitals in second part.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Establishment: Private and community hospital

Universe

This Census coveres any private or community or other than government financed hospitals operating indoor patient service with the availability of at least a bed service.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Cleaning operations

The data editing work had done in office as table work. The coding of data was conducted in CBS. Data entry was undertaken using CSPro 5.0 software. The data checking, tabulation and summarization was done using the statistical software package "SPSS".

Abstract

The ancient history of Nepal is assumed to have begun in 750 B.C. and ended in 250 A.D. During that period Kirats ruled the country. But no written record of this is available. Early history of Nepal had witnessed the establishment of a number of beleaguered dynasties and principalities scattered in the fertile valleys of Kathmandu and Pokhara and in the river basins of the Karnali and the Gandaki. Although some others dynasties survived for a short period of time, others ruled for centuries. The Lichhavi dynasty, for instance, lasted over four centuries (464-879 A.D.). Anothergreat dynasty-the Malla-Dynasty-had established itself in Kathmandu valley around the 13th century, and lasted over five hundred years.The divided and hostile principalities and kingdoms were finally consolidated in 1769 under king Prithivi Narayan Shah and his successors to become the modern nation of Nepal. Socially and economically, however, the modern era in Nepal's history has started with the revival of the national aspirations of the poor countries in Asia after the Second World War. These aspirations were mainly concer-ned with acquiring independence, and emncipation from the perpetual state of ignorance, poverty and political stress. Failing to democratize the regime and to bring about educational, social and economic reforms in the country, the Rana Regime was finally thrown out by the joint efforts of the King and people of Nepal in 1951. Within the frame of the open policy with other nations, Nepal has been able to implement four economic development plans, with the cooperation of several countries and International Agencies. The fifth economic development2 plan (1975-80) has placed special priority on agricultural development as infrastructure for future industrial development and also has laid emphasis on industrialization of the country than the previous plans.

The objectives of the 1971 Population Census were:

1. to provide data for small administrative areas of the country on population and household,
2. to provide sex disaggregated data of the population and other variables related to households, demographic, social and economic conditions of the country, and
3. to provide detailed information onmarriages, women, children, the aged and the disabled.
4. to determine the prevailing trends and characteristics of population change, namely, age structure, mortality, fertility, education and labour force.

Geographic coverage

National Coverage Zones Districts Towns and Village Panchayat

Analysis unit

Household, individual

Universe

The census covered all de jure household members (usual residents) in private households.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The census questionnaire is the ultimate field document from which all data are compiled. Needless to say that the simpler is the questionnaire designed the greater will be the level of accuracy and easier the counting procedures and coding and editing of the items. The questionnaire used in 1971 census was pre-coded. The purpose of pre-coding was initially to minimize the answers to be written so that further editing and coding processes would also be minimized.

The questionnaire of 1971 census contained the following items:

Family Members Name of the Head of the Household Events During Last Year Family Serial No. Family No. Household No. Total Male Female Absent (6) Months and More No. of deaths Male Marriages during Last Year Male Divorces during Last Year Signature of Respondent Mental Deficiency Disabled persons d. Age e. Place of Birth f. Citizenship g. Religion h. Mother Tongue i. Marital Status (Single, Married, Divorced, Widowed) j. Number of Children ever born during Life Time k. Number of Children still alive l. Births occurring during the Last Year m. Literacy (Literate or Illiterate) n. School Enrolment o. Years of Schooling Completed p. Economic Activity (Economically Active or Inactive) q. Economic Status (Employer, Employee, etc.) r. Status of the Unemployed

Cleaning operations

A primary check was done by the supervisors on the spot in order to tally the household schedule with the census questionnaire. Further editing and coding procedures were completed by the supervisors in the office. It was expected that a considerable proportion of unknown category will come about particularly regarding age, economic status, and other items. Regarding age some method was elaborated in pointing out a direct relationship between age and certain major events occurring during the last six or seven decades from which the enumerator, if the respondent fails to estimate his age, could deduce the respondent 's approximate age. It was thought that this method would ultimately give a better estimate of ages, instead of obtaining a very big category of unknown ages. Admittedly, this procedure had, to some extent given the enumerator, the liberty to estimate the respondent's age within the limits of a wide range, particularly, adult ages.

The dataset consists of district wise annual growth rate(%) for 2011. The data is extracted from Envrionment Statistics, 2013.( http://cbs.gov.np/wpcontent/uploads/2014/07/Environment%20Statistics%20o...)

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

households/individuals

Kind of data

Census

Frequency of data collection

Yearly

Sampling procedure

Sample size:

Abstract

The objectives of the 1991 Population Census were:

a. to develop a set of benchmark data for different purposes, b. to provide data for small administrative areas of the country on population, housing and household facilities, c. to provide reliable frames for different types of sample surveys, d. to provide sex disaggregated data of the population and other variables related to households, demographic, social and economic conditions of the country, and e. to provide detailed information on women, children, and the aged

Geographic coverage

National coverage Regional Urban and rural areas District Village Development Committee/Municipality

Analysis unit

private household, individual

Universe

The census covered all household members (usual residents) in private households.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

The 1991 census collected data based on short form for the complete enumeration of the benchmark information and the long form for the sample enumeration of other socio-economic and demographic information. The long form was administered for population dwellings in about 20 percent of the total housing units. Based on these, estimates were generated at the district level with reliable degree of precision.

The sampling scheme of the 1991 Population Census for the long form is summarized below.

1. The sampling covered the private households only. For the institutional population, Schedule-1 only was administered.

2. For the sampling, 75 administrative districts formed the main strata and VDC's and municipalities within the district formed the domains.

3. There were around 36,000 wards in the country at the time of the census. For the purpose of the census enumeration some of the large wards were further divided into sub-wards. These wards and sub-wards formed the EA's for sampling. The total number of EAs thus formed was around 40,000.

4. Sampling was carried out in each EA; housing unit being the sampling unit.

5. The list of housing units and households served as the sampling frame for the EA. The housing units were selected by systematic sampling method. The sampling interval taken was 8.

6. The list of selected housing units was made available to the enumerator for the enumeration. All households and persons found in the selected units were enumerated.

7. The ratio method was used in making estimates for the sample.

8. Tabulation groups were created separately for tabulation of persons and those for households. The main control variables for the majority of tabulations for persons were two variables: age sex. Tabulation groups for household tabulations were formed in a different manner: taking households as a tabulation group in the domain.

9. To implement the ratio estimation, first weights were calculated. The weights for sample data were computed by dividing the 100 percent counts for the same tabulation groups in the domain by sample counts for the same tabulation groups in the domain. To avoid inconsistency due to rounding, the figures were converted to whole numbers.

This detailed sampling procedure is documented in the Technical Documents.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

In 1991, both household listing and actual census field operation took place simultaneously, unlike in 1981 where household listing preceded total enumeration. Nevertheless, the number of items included in the household list was as comprehensive as before.

Two types of schedules were prepared. Form 1 for complete enumeration and Form 2 for sample enumeration. Both schedules contained questions on household as well as individuals.

FORM 1: (COMPLETE Enumeration) A. Household Information (Question relating to Household), House type & ownership, Agriculture land holding, Livestock/poultry raised for agriculture purpose, Female ownership on house, land and Livestock/Cattle, Small scale economic activities other than agriculture, Absentees from Household (HH), reasons & country of destination. B. Individual Information (Question relating to Individuals), Name, sex, age, relationship to the Household head, Caste/ethnicity, religion, Language spoken and citizen.

FORM 2: (SAMPLE Enumeration) A. Household Information (Question relating to Household), Household facilities (Radio, TV, etc.), Deaths in last 12 months in the Household. B. Individual Information (Question relating to Individuals), Place of birth, Migration, Literacy, Educational attainment, Marital status, Age at first Marriage, Children born, Economic/Non-economic activities, occupation/Industry, employment status, Reasons for not being active, Living arrangement of children below 16 years of age.

Questionnaire contents and the pre-testing of census enumeration procedure were conducted in four districts, Bajura from mountain, Mahottari from terai and Dhankuta as well as Kathmandu from the hilly region.

Cleaning operations

The completed schedules returned to the Headquarters from the field, were carefully edited which was followed by coding operations.

Data editing took place at a number of stages throughout the processing, including:

a) Office editing and coding b) During data entry c) Structure checking and completeness d) Secondary editing e) Structural checking of SPSS data files

Response rate

At the time of census there were 3,914 VDC's and 58 municipalities. VDC's contained a total of 35,226 wards while urban areas contained 806 wards. Thus total numbers of wards in the country were 36,032.

For form 2, there is no available data for response rate.

Data appraisal

The quality of the 1991 census data is evaluated in two steps. The first step deals with the evaluation of the quality of the census data on selected aspects such as age reporting, fertility, mortality, etc. The second step examines the extent of coverage in the census enumeration.

A Post Enumeration Survey (PES) was designed to evaluate the 1991 census data quality with respect to completeness of coverage. It was scheduled to be conducted in August 1991 but the actual revisiting of sampled areas for reconciliation of the differences was completed by April 1992.

This dataset include number of hospital bed capacity in different development regions. It was extracted from central bureau of statstics which was published in 2013 A.D. Link : http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/A-Report-on-Census-of-Priva...

This dataset includes number of hospitals in five different region of Nepal. This dataset was extracted from central bureau of statstics which was published on 2013 A.D. Link : http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/A-Report-on-Census-of-Priva...

This dataset contains unemployment status of Nepal which was surveyed by Nepal Labour force survey 2008. Link : http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/NLFS-2008%20Report.pdf

Analysis unit

Persons and households

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: no - Vacant Units: no - Households: yes - Individuals: yes - Group quarters: no

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: A building is an independent free-standing structure irrespective of its construction material, composed of one or more rooms. - Households: A household consists of a person or a group of persons who live together in the same housing unit or part of it and who consider themselves as one unit in terms of the provision of food and/or other essentials of living for the group. When most of the members of such a group are related by blood (i.e., biologically) the group shall be referred to as a Private Household for the purpose of the census. On the other hand when the group (i.e., household as defined earlier) consists of members who are not related by blood and they are more than 10, they will be considered as Non-Institutional Collective Household. Note that if the group consists of 10 or less members, it should be considered a private household. - Group quarters: An institution is usually a set of premises used to house a large number of people who are not related by blood or marriage but bound together by a common objective or personal interest (e.g., universities, boarding houses, hospitals, army barracks, camps, prisons, hotels, etc.)

Universe

Residents of Sudan Homeless, regugees, camp residents. Nomadic population is that group of people who rear cattle or livestock and do not stay in specific areas for long periods of time. They live in mobile housing units, usually made of wood, hide, etc. and are continuously moving in search of water and grazing for their animals. Administratively they are affiliated to tribal 'Sheikhs'and 'Farigs' councils.

Kind of data

Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: Central Bureau of Statistics

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 5066530.

SAMPLE DESIGN: Long form questionnaire for sedentary households (selected enumeration areas) and a sample of nomad households. Homeless, regugees, camp residents. Nomadic population is that group of people who rear cattle or livestock and do not stay in specific areas for long periods of time. They live in mobile housing units, usually made of wood, hide, etc. and are continuously moving in search of water and grazing for their animals. Administratively they are affiliated to tribal 'Sheikhs'and 'Farigs' councils.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Two forms: Long Questionnaire (for a sample of areas) and Short Questionnaire (for the rest of the country). The information used here is based on the long form questionnaire.