1952−54 Nepal census
5th national census of Nepal
The 1952−54 Nepal census was the 5th national census and first modern census of Nepal. It was conducted after the advent of the democracy in 1951. The census recorded a total population of 8,256,625.
The census was conducted by the then Department of Statistics (Sankhya Bibhag) that had been established in 1950. The department was established with a core of five officers who had received training on census methods at the International Training Center on Censuses and Statistics sponsored by the United Nations and the Government of India, in New Delhi in 1949.
The census was planned taking into consideration the concepts recommended by the U.N. for the world census of 1950. The Census was carried out in two stages: the Eastern part of the country except Mahottari District was enumerated in 1952 whereas the Western part and Mahottari District were enumerated in 1954.
Key findings
The key findings of 1952−54 census are as follows:
Population distribution
There were nine regions in Nepal during the time of 1952−54 census. Population figures for those regions are as follows:
Population by district
The census districts of 1952−54 census were based on revenue districts, known as Mal or Ilaka. However, some census district boundaries differed from the actual revenue district boundaries because of unclear boundary demarcation or to facilitate enumeration where parts of a district were more easily accessible from a neighboring district.
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