Population and Economic Data of Nepal 2011 - Municipal-Level Data from different sources, including the National Census

This dataset comprises compiled data utilized for the integrated seismic risk assessment presented in the following study:

Bhochhibhoya, S., & Maharjan, R. (2022). Integrated seismic risk assessment in Nepal. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 22(10), 3211-3230. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-3211-2022

Dataset Contents:

1. data_used_paper.csv: Municipality-level data used directly in the paper. Note that some entries are available only at the district level; please refer to the study for specific details.
2. opendata.xlsx: A comprehensive Excel file compiling relevant district-level data obtained from the OpenData website.
3. additional_survey_district.csv: Census data at the district level that was not included in the analysis.

Data Sources:
The data were compiled from publicly available sources and were not originally collected by the authors. Key sources include:

1. CBS – Central Bureau of Statistic: National Population and Housing Census 2011 (National Report),https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/census/documents/Nepal/Nepal-Census-2011-Vol1.pdf (last access:20 November 2021), 2012.
2. CBS – Central Bureau of Statistic: Population Monograph of Nepal,Vol. I (Population Dynamics), https://nepal.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/PopulationMonograph2014Volume1.pdf(last access: 20 November 2021), 2014a.
3. CBS – Central Bureau of Statistic: Population Monograph of Nepal,Vol. III (Economical Demography), https://nepal.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/PopulationMonographV02.pdf (last access:20 November 2021), 2014b.
4. Sharma, P., Guha-Khasnobis, B., and Khanal, D. R.: Nepal human development report 2014, https://www.npc.gov.np/images/category/NHDR_Report_2014.pdf (last access: 20 Novem-ber 2021), 2014
5. Department of Health Services (2013).
6. Budget report for year 2070–2071 BS (Bikram Sambat,based on Nepali calendar) (2013–2014 CE).
7. Department of Education (2013–2014). 
8. Opendata Website.

If the dataset is used, please cite both the dataset and the paper (below).

Bhochhibhoya, S., & Maharjan, R. (2022). Integrated seismic risk assessment in Nepal. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 22(10), 3211-3230. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-3211-2022

Roisha, M. & Bhochhibhoya, S. (2024). Population and Economic Data of Nepal 2011 - Municipal-Level Data from different sources, including the National Census (Version v1) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14010807

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