Census in Nepal

The National Census of Nepal is conducted every ten years to collect information about the demographic, social, economic and other parameters. The first census in Nepal was done in 1911 using a traditional approach. Since 1952/54 the census was done by adopting modern scientific methods. At present, the census is carried out by the Central Bureau of Statistics under the National Planning Commission. The census is a mandatory process to be carried out every 10 years as per the Article 281 of Constitution of Nepal. ^[1][2]

National Census of Nepal राष्ट्रिय जनगणना
Frequency	Once in ten years
Country	Nepal
Years active	114
Previous event	2021; 4 years ago (2021)
Next event	2031; 6 years' time (2031)
Website	www.cbs.gov.np

Census

1991

Main article: 1991 Nepal census

This was the ninth census conducted in Nepal.^[3]

2001

Main article: 2001 Nepal census

This was the tenth census conducted in Nepal.^[4]

2011

Main article: 2011 Nepal census

This was the eleventh census conducted in Nepal.^[5]

2021

Main article: 2021 Nepal census

This is the twelfth census being conducted in Nepal.

Results

The population of Nepal as per the census is given in the table below.

Year	Population	Gender Ratio	Growth Rate
1911	5,638,749	N/A	N/A
1920	5,573,788	N/A	-0.12
1930	5,532,574	N/A	-0.07
1941	6,283,649	N/A	1.27
1952/54	8,256,625	96.8	2.73
1961	9,412,996	97.0	1.31
1971	11,555,983	101.4	2.05
1981	15,022,839	105.0	2.62
1991	18,491,097	99.5	2.08
2001	23,151,423	98.8	2.25
2011	26,494,504	94.2	1.35
2021	29,192,480	95.9	0.93

Controversies

Experts from various sectors have critiqued the census for producing wrong data.

Languages

Main article: Languages of Nepal

The census has been critiqued for showing too many language speakers. They've laid issues with pointing foreign languages as mother tongue in Nepal. There are controversies around what consists of a language and what consists of a dialect.^[6]

References

1. Sharma, Bharat Raj. "National Population Census of Nepal" (PDF). UN Stats. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. "Census Nepal 2021". Retrieved 2021-11-14.
3. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
4. National Report 2001 -> Introduction Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics
5. "Decadal Growth :www.cbs.gov.np" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-31.
6. Regmi, Prof. Dr. Danraj. "भाषिक गणना : तथ्यांक कि मिथ्यांक ?". Naya Patrika. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links

• Central Bureau of Statistics Archived 2013-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, Nepal
• Central Bureau of Statistics Archived 2020-02-20 at the Wayback Machine (Old website)