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Data description: Nepal.txt
ArcView shape files: Nepal.shp, *.shx, *.dbf for districts, Nproad.shp, *.shx, *.dbf for road network, Npcity.shp, *.shx, *.dbf for city points
SpaceStat data set: Nepal.dat, *.dht
Contiguity weights: rook.gal, queen.gal

Source

United Nations Statistical Division. 1994. Nepal GIS database and documentation, GIS project. UNSTAT, Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, New York. contact: Uwe Deichmann, deichmann@un.org

Unit of Analysis

75 districts in Nepal

Variables

SHAPE: polygon
AREA: area of district (computed by ArcView)
PERIMETER: perimeter of district (computed by ArcView)
NPADMIN_: polygon ID number (internal)
NPADMIN_ID: polygon ID variable
DEVREG: development region (character)
ZONE: administrative zone (character)
DIST: district name (character)
SQKM: district area in square kilometers
POP66E: district population 1966 - estimated
POP71: district population 1971
POP76E: district population 1976 - estimated
POP81: district population 1981
POP86E: district population 1986 - estimated
POP91: district population 1991
POP96E: estimated district population 1996
POP01E: estimated district population 2001
PGR7181: average annual % pop growth rate 1971-1981
PGR8191: average annual % pop growth rate 1981-1991
DIFFPGR: difference in growth rate 81-91 and 71-81
DENS66E: people per square km, 1965 - estimated
DENS71: people per square km, 1971
DENS76E: people per square km, 1976 - estimated
DENS81: people per square km, 1981
DENS86E: people per square km, 1986 - estimated
DENS91: people per square km, 1991
DENS96E: people per square km, 1996 - estimated
DENS01E: people per square km, 2001 - estimated
SR0_14: sex ratio (male/fem) ages 0-14, 1991
SR15_49: sex ratio (male/fem) ages 15-49, 1991
SR50PLUS: sex ratio (male/fem) ages 50 and over
HOUSES91: number of housing units, 1991
NUMHH91: number of households, 1991
TOTLITR: literacy rate, total population, 1991
MALLITR: male literacy rate, 1991
FEMLITR: female literacy rate, 1991
CPR91: contraceptive prevalence rate (%), 1991
CPR94: contraceptive prevalence rate, 1994
WRA1549: women in reproductive age group 15-49
WRA2054: women in reproductive age group 20-54
T0_4: total # children 0-4
T5_9: total # children 5-9
CWR71: child-woman ratio, 1971
CWR81: child-woman ratio, 1981
CWR91: child-woman ratio, 1991
TFR86: total fertility rate, 1986
TFR91: total fertility rate, 1991
MFAM81: mean female age at mariage, 1981
TOTLAB: total economically active pop
PROFTECH: number of professional-technical workers
ADMIN: number of administrative workers
CLERK: number of clerical workers
SALES: number of sales workers
SERVICE: number of service workers
FARMFISH: number of workers in farming/fishing sector
PRODUCT: number of production sector workers
OTHLAB: number of workers in other sectors
AGLAB: % of econ active pop in agric sector
INDLAB: % of econ active pop in industrial sector
SERVLAB: % of econ active pop in service sector
HINDU: % Hindu
BUDDIST: % Budhist
ISLAM: % Muslims
JAIN: % Jain
CHRIST: % Christians
KIRATI: % Kirati
AGTOT: total area of land holdings in hectares, 1981
PAGOFTOT: land holdings as % of total area, 1981
PTMPCR: % land holdings in temporary crops, 1981
PTMPFALL: % temporary fallow and meadow, 1981
PPRMCR: % permanent crops, 1981
PPRMMEAD: % permanent fallow/meadow, 1981
PWOOD: % woods and forest, 1981
PAGOTH: % all other land uses, 1981
ADPOPD81: agricultural population density, 1981
OBS: observation number 1-75

All data sets are provided as is, and no warranties, expressed or implied are made as to the correctness and fitness for a purpose. Proper citation of the source of the data in published work would be appreciated.