The article studies the pattern of urban and rural population growth in Nepal with a view to compare the present urban and rural population growth rates of topographical regions and administrative districts with the past growth rates wherever available. This study continues the practice of presenting estimates based on urban areas designated by the census under review rather than imposing a uniform set of criteria. The article makes use of a general survey of the urbanization trend for the period 1952-1971 which may be found in Shrestha's Urbanisation Trends and Emerging Pattern in Nepal (1975) and New Era, Study on Inter-regional Migration in Nepal (1981). (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-02-02)