Kalikot District

Kalikot District
कालीकोट जिल्ला
District
Jite Gadhi over the Karnali in Kalikot district
Jite Gadhi over the Karnali in Kalikot district
Nickname: 
त्रिबेणी Tribeņī
Location of Kalikot District (dark yellow) in Karnali
Location of Kalikot District (dark yellow) in Karnali
Country Nepal
ProvinceKarnali Province
Admin HQ.Manma (today part of Khandachakra Municipality)
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Kalikot
Area
 • Total
1,741 km2 (672 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
136,948
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Websiteddckalikot.gov.np

Kalikot District (Nepali: कालीकोट जिल्ला Listenⓘ), a part of Karnali province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Manma as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,741 km2 (672 sq mi), had a population of 105,580 in 2001 and 136,948 in 2011. In September 2005, in a bid to encourage a change in social attitudes, the government announced that it would provide rice to any family that had recently had a girl born.[1]

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[2] Elevation Range % of Area
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft. 		 1.8%
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft. 		20.6%
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft. 		39.4%
Subalpine 3,000 to 4,000 meters
9,800 to 13,100 ft. 		37.3%
Alpine 4,000 to 5,000 meters
13,100 to 16,400 ft. 		 0.8%

Demographics

Historical population
Census yearPop.±% p.a.
1981 87,638—    
1991 88,805+0.13%
2001 105,580+1.75%
2011 136,948+2.64%
2021 144,917+0.57%
Source: Citypopulation[3]

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kalikot District had a population of 136,948.

As their first language, 99.5% spoke Nepali, 0.3% Magar and 0.1% other languages.[4]

Ethnicity/caste: 28.8% were Chhetri, 25.1% Thakuri, 17.7% Kami, 17.1% Hill Brahmin, 5.1% Damai/Dholi, 3.2% Sarki, 1.0% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Kumal, 0.5% Lohar, 0.4% Magar, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Teli and 0.2% others.[5]

Religion: 99.8% were Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist and 0.1% Christian.[6]

Literacy: 56.7% could read and write, 4.5% could only read and 38.7% could neither read nor write.[7]

Administration

The district consists of nine municipalities, out of which four are urban municipalities and five are rural municipalities. These are as follows:[8]

Former Village Development Committees

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Kalikot District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees:

Map of the VDCs in Kalikot District

See also

References

  1. ^ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 - US Department of State
  2. ^ The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013
  3. ^ "NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.
  4. ^ NepalMap Language [1]
  5. ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
  6. ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
  7. ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]
  8. ^ "स्थानिय तह" (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

29°9′0″N 81°37′0″E / 29.15000°N 81.61667°E / 29.15000; 81.61667

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