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It leads towards land pollution due to random disposal of wastes.
It causes water and sound pollution.
It destroys balance among living and non-living things in environment.

Activity: 2

Which place are you living in ? Is there any problem of urbanization in your locality?
Discuss in a group about problems caused by urbanization and ways to tackle with
them. Prepare a short report and submit to your subject teacher.

Summary

1. Census is conducted in very ten years interval in Nepal. It has been conducted
regularly in Nepal since last 100 years.

2. It is said that the scientific census started from the fifth census, 1952/54 A.D.
3. By 1981 A.D., the population of Nepal crossed 15 million or 1 core 50 lakhs with the
annual growth rate of 2.62 % which is the highest till now.
4. The latest census was conducted in 2011 A.D. in which the total population of Nepal
was counted as 2,64,94,504 with the annual growth rate of 1.35%.

5. The distribution of population on the basis of age, sex, caste, language, occupation,
religion, education, etc. is called composition of population.

6. The distribution of population on the basis of their sex (i.e. male and female) is
called composition of population by sex.
7. The distribution of population on the basis of their age is called composition of
population by age.
8. The population who cannot work and has to depend on others for their living is
called dependent population.
9. The population who can work and do not have to depend on others for their living
is called independent population.
10. Population pyramid is the graphical representation of composition of population
by sex and age together at the same time.
11. The distribution of population on the basis of caste is called composition of
population by caste.
12. According to 2068 B.S. or 2011 A.D. census, people of 126 castes are spread all over
Nepal.

13. The distribution of population on the basis of language that people speak is called
composition of population by language.

14. According to 2011 A.D. census, there are 123 languages spoken in Nepal.
15. The distribution of population on the basis of occupation or profession of people
are involved in is called composition of population by occupation.

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