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Unscientific Census Enumeration
Emigration of a large number of Nepali youth due to the recruitment in
British Gorkha Army during the World War I.
The worldwide epidemics and influenza took the life of so many people in the
country.
After the 1941 AD Census, the population of Nepal began increasing rapidly.
The reasons for rapid growth in population are the return of the Nepalese Army
from the war Fertility Status of women increased. This resulted in the growth
in population. Since 1981 AD population of Nepal tremendously increased with
2.66 growth rate which is very high. In 1999 AD with little destination in growth
rate in population reached 1,84,91,097 with 2.10 percent but again in 2001 AD
it reached up to 2.25 percent with 231,51423. After 10 years the recently taken
census shows the population growth rate was 1.35 and the total population was
2,64,94,504 (CBS 2011 AD).

Some of the reasons for the decrease in population growth rate are the improvement
in health facilities, reduction in fertility rate, urbanization, emigration of Nepalese
is different countries, utilization family planning devices and awareness increased.

Key Words

emigration : the process of moving out to settle-permanently in a
foreign country
epidemic : quickly spreading some harmful diseases
influenza : a common illness that in caused by virus

Make a table and show the status of population growth rate in
Activity Nepal and discuss in the class.

Exercise

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:

1. Population change is a ……………process.
2. The first census started in Nepal in BS …………….

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