Economic Census Atlas - Nepal Government of Nepal National Planning Commission Central Bureau of Statistics Kathmandu, Nepal March 2021 Published by: Central Bureau ofStatistics Address: Ramshahpath, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal. Phone: +977-1-4100524, 4245947 Fax: +977-1-4227720 P.O. Box No: 11031 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] ISBN: 978-9937-0-8823-7 MESSAGE The census results play a key role in the bringing out the series of reports in time. I development planning, monitoring and sincerely acknowledge Japan International It is my pleasure to announce that Central evaluation of the programs. Hence, this atlas Cooperation Agency (JICA) for technical Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has successfully will also be instrumental for the Sustainable support in this census. I would also like to conducted the nationwide first historic Development Goals (SDGs) progress thank persons both within and outside the National Economic Census (NEC) from April monitoring. I hope that this atlas will be an government who contributed the smooth to June 2018. The National Planning important source of data for policy makers, implementation of the census programme Commission is pleased to share this atlas planners, business communities, and made it a success. based on the results of National Economic development partners, researchers, civil Census of Nepal. This atlas provides visual society, media etc. in formulating policies, display on various economic, industry and undertaking development programs and business information in different dimensions studies. for the users in national and sub-national levels. The atlas reveals the statistical On behalf of National Planning Commission, information on establishments, persons I would like to extend my sincere thanks to engaged and other related characteristics. all members of steering committee and The result of this census will be the technical committee for their valuable March 2021 Prof. Dr. Pus pa Raj Kadel framework for further statistical surveys to guidance throughout the census process. Vice-Chairman generate advanced thematic characteristics. My heartiest thanks go to all the concerned leadership and staffs of CBS for Government of Nepal National Planning Commission 3 4 FOREWORD the monitoring of Fifteenth periodic plan, all concerned leadership and staffs of CBS provincial and local level plans, Sustainable for bringing out the series of reports in time. It is my immense pleasure to write few words Development Goals (SDGs) and other I also want to sincerely acknowledge the on the publication of the economic census development initiatives. I hope that this Japan International Cooperation Agency atlas of National Economic Census (NEC) census atlas will be a leading visual source (JICA) for the technical support in this 2018. Being the first economic census, it has of data for planners, policy makers, private census. I would also like to thank all great scope and importance providing sectors, development partners, researchers, stakeholders in entire government and disaggregated data on Nepalese economy civil society, media and the general public in elsewhere who contributed the smooth and its sectoral dimensions. The census formulating policies, managing development implementation of census. atlas provides mapping of various indicators programs, civic information and studies. and data in varied dimensions for the users in national, provincial and local levels. It Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) is includes the statistical information on thankful for the effort of implementing first number of establishments, persons Economic Census and carrying out this engaged and other related characteristics. census atlas. I would like to extend my The result included in this census atlas will sincere thanks to Honorable Vice-Chairman serve as the basis for further statistical Prof. Dr. Pus pa Raj Kandel for his 叫 surveys to generate advanced thematic appreciable leadership in Census Steering March 2021 Dr. Ram Kumar Phuyal characteristics. The census results play the Committee. All the members of steering Member key role in planning, monitoring and committee, technical committee and evaluation of development programs carried thematic committees are also thankful for out by three tiers of the government. their valuable guidance throughout the Therefore, this atlas will be instrumental for census process. My heartiestthanks goes to Government of Nepal National Planning Commission 5 6 PREFACE Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has support provided by Japan International brought a series of reports on National Cooperation Agency (JICA) for technical Economic Census 2018, conducted during assistance in carrying out first of its kind Data are the heart of planning and policy the period of April to June, 2018. I believe Economic Census in the country. Finally, I formulation. An informed decision-making that the different publications on economic offer our cordial appreciation to our valued process is only possible with official census providing variety of key information people, respondents and the stakeholders statistics that present the accurate picture of on the economic characteristics of the who extended their full cooperation for the the nation's economy. Hence, it becomes a economic entities will be useful to a wide smooth and successful completion of the responsibility of the government to make range of stakeholders for evidence-based census. official statistics of all the sectors easily decision making as well as policy available and accessible to all so that the formulation for overall development of the decisions made by individuals and country. The census results will be more institutions can be effective and useful in formulating policies and programs subsequently lead to yield desired results at three tiers of the government: local, within the targeted period of time. The provincial, and federal. Further, it is equally National Economic Census is the statistical important for monitoring development operation covering the establishments of progress particularly on Sustainable agriculture, forestry and fisheries (formal) 戸 Development Goals (SDGs). and various non-agriculture sectors (formal March 2021 Kewal Prasad Bhandari and informal) of the economy. The census I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Secretary was conducted with the aim to fulfill basic the Director General of CBS and his team for data gaps on economic statistics of the their great effort for successfully completing country. the Economic Census in time. I would also like to acknowledge and appreciate the Government of Nepal National Planning Commission 7 8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT statistical tables. Mapping of major I would like to thank all respondents for economic census results has been providing invaluable information during the It is my pleasure to release this Economic considered as an effective dissemination census enumeration. I heartily appreciate to Census Atlas - Nepal. Central Bureau of that impress the users in perceiving the district census officers and their team, all the Statistics (CBS) conducted the first National status of major key variables at staff of the Bureau and National Planning Economic Census 2018 (NEC2018) from administrative and geographic settings. Commission who had extended support in this national endeavor. April to June 2018, covering the entire It is expected that the atlas will serve to territory of Nepal. Its main objective was to various users such as policy makers, gratefully acknowledge technical know the nature of the economic government officials, international assistance provided by the Government of composition on the Nepalese economy. organizations, private sectors, researchers, Japan via Japan International Cooperation CBS has already released National Report and development partners in evidence Agency (JICA) in the Project on capacity Series 1, 2, & 3, Provincial Summary based decision-making process. development for the implementation of Reports, National Summary Reports in Economic Census 2018 in Nepal. Special I would like to thank Dr. Hem Raj Regmi, Nepali language, National Profiles, thanks go to Ms. Jun KONISHI and Ms. Deputy Director General, economic Analytical Report Series, Provincial Profiles Tomoko TAMURA for supporting in statistics division of the Bureau for his and Ward Profiles for the benefit of users. preparation of the atlas. Our deep thanks valuable contribution and leading role in the This output visualizes major business are due to Mr. Fumihiko Nishi, Chief Adviser census. Mr. Anil Sharma, and Mr. Mahesh characteristics of establishments and and other experts of the Project, who made Chand Pradhan, Directors of the economic entities based on the results of National all the best efforts in preparation of reports census section deserve special thanks for Economic Census 2018 of Nepal in maps. and successful implementation of NEC2018. The atlas contains the district and provincial their lead role and driving the overall census mappings of major themes namely planning, implementation, data processing CBS always welcomes comments and Establishments and Persons Engaged, and data dissemination. I also would like to suggestions from users which would be Annual Revenues/Sales and Profit and thank Mr. Prakash Pokharel, Mr. Bikash valuable for the improvement of our future Loss, Annual Salaries and Wages, and Malla, statistics officers of the Economic publications. establishment density and persons Census section for supporting in census ・ engaged density