Dallekh is a small village of

Khar Khar may refer to: Places * Khar, Mumbai, a suburb of Mumbai, India * Khar, Punjab, a town in the Punjab Province, Pakistan * Khar, Bajaur, a town in the Bajaur Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan * Khar, Nepal, a village ...

village Development committee of

Darchula Khalanga (also called Darchula) is a town and the district headquarters of the Darchula District in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. It is part of the Mahakali Municipality in the Mahakali Zone. The town is located on the bank of Mahakali ...

and resides in 85 households. Dallekh is the nearest border village of

VDC to the district headquarters, which is 10–12 km northeast from

Khalanga. The natural environment of this village attracts a number of internal tourists every year. In Dallekh there is a small town called Vinayak which has a local shopping center, tea shops and small lodges. Views of the

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can be observed from Vinayak. Dallekh is also one of the gateways to the

Api Nampa Conservation Area The Api-Nampa Conservation Area is a protected area in the Far-Western Development Region, Nepal. It was established in 2010 and covers encompassing 21 Village Development Committees in the Darchula District. The western boundary is formed by the ...

. The climate of this village is tropical to sub-tropical, and the temperature ranges between 30·c in the summer to the freezing cold in the winter. In the month of November to January Dallekh is covered with snow. Because of the climate, Dallekh is rich in biodiversity. The vegetation in the local forest, called Thaam, includes lower and upper sub-alpine forest (

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oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

, and

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). Local farmers cultivate

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barley Barley (''Hordeum vulgare''), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains, particularly in Eurasia as early as 10,000 years ago. Globally 70% of barley pr ...

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, and

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as main crops in different seasons. The population of Dallekh is composed by

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and

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. Major casts of the village are: Manyal, Sitoli, Dobal,

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, Bisht,(parki)

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Bohara Bohara is a village in the district of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar in Punjab, India. It is a small village which lies between Aur, Punjab, Aur and Nawashahr. History The village of Bohara was founded by two brothers Baba Fateh Singh Uppal and ...

and Thagunna. The majority of the population depends on agriculture for their income, however, the old trend is changing and people are now joining government jobs and going abroad for a better life. The literacy rate of Dallekh is 70% which is just above the national average but, female literacy rate is poor. Most of the people of Dallekh follow

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and people worship different deities. The main deities are ''Daadaabaag, Chhipla Kedaar, Bhumme dewataa, Bashdhaara and Bhaaraani (Jaldewataa)''. Some government offices are located in Dallekh Vinayak to provide government services to the local people of Dallekh and surrounding villages of Khar VDC. The forestry office Dallekh, Khar, Police post Dallekh, Khar and Tham Community Forest Committee, Panidhara Primary School, Dallekh, are the main government bodies established here.

References

National Population and Housing Census 2011: Village Development Community/Municipality

Department of Forest and social conservation
, Nepal
Central Bureau of Statistics
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