Gorkha District ( ne, गोरखा जिल्ला ), a part of

Gandaki Province Gandaki Province ( ne, गण्डकी प्रदेश ) ), is one of the seven federal provinces established by the current constitution of Nepal which was promulgated on 20 September 2015. Pokhara is the province's capital city. It borde ...

, is one of the 77

districts of Nepal Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided in municipalities and rural municipalities. There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal. After the state's reconstruction of admi ...

, which is the fourth largest district (by area) of Nepal and connected historically with the creation of the modern Nepal and the name of the legendary

Gorkha The Gurkhas or Gorkhas (), with endonym Gorkhali ), are soldiers native to the Indian Subcontinent, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of Northeast India. The Gurkha units are composed of Nepalis and Indian Gorkhas and are recruit ...

soldiers. The district, with Gorkha Municipality (previously known as Prithivi Narayan Nagarpalika) as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population of 252,201 according to the

2021 Nepal census The 2021 Nepal Census was the twelfth nationwide census of Nepal conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The census was originally scheduled from 8 June to 22 June 2021, but was postponed to November 2021 due to surge in COVID-19 cases. ...

. Gorkha district is the site of the

Manakamana Manakamana Temple ( ne, मनकामना मन्दिर, IAST: ''Manakāmanā Mandira'', ) is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Bhagwati, an incarnation of Parvati and it is situated in the village of Manakamana in Gorkha District, ...

Temple. The temples of

Gorakh Nath Gorakh Kalyan is a raga in Hindustani classical music. Its name is attributed to its origins in a regional type of song of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. Since it does not resemble Kalyan Kalyan (Pronunciation: əljaːɳ is a city on the b ...

and

Gorakh Kali Gorakh Kalyan is a raga in Hindustani classical music. Its name is attributed to its origins in a regional type of song of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. Since it does not resemble Kalyan (thaat), Kalyan very much, some musicians prefer to just cal ...

are found in the district. Several major rivers—the Chepe, Daraudi,

Marsyangdi The Marshyangdi (or Marsyangdi) (Nepali: , marśyāṅdī) is a mountain river in Nepal. Its length is about 150 kilometres. The Marshyangdi begins at the confluence of two mountain rivers, the Khangsar Khola and Jharsang Khola, northwest of ...

, Budi Gandaki, and

Trishuli Tirsuli is a Himalayan mountain peak in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. It is part of the complex of mountains, including Tirsuli West, Hardeol, Dunagiri, Changabang, and Kalanka, which make up the northeast wall of the Nanda De ...

—run through the district.

Origin"Gorkha"

* * Myth holds that a saint named Gorakhnath appeared for the first time in Nepal in Gorkha. There remains a cave with his ''

paduka ''Paduka'' is an ancient form of footwear in India, consisting of a sole with a post and knob which is positioned between the big and second toe. It has been historically worn in South Asia and Southeast Asia. ''Paduka'' exist in a variety of f ...

'' ('footprint') and a likeness which supports the myth. As the city was established in the place where Sage Gorakhnath appeared, it was named ''Gorkha''.

Geography and climate

Mountains

Manaslu Manaslu ( ne, मनास्लु, also known as Kutang; muh-NAA-slu) is the eighth-highest mountain in the world at above sea level. It is in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. The name Man ...

(8,163 m) *

Himalchuli Himalchuli (also sometimes written as two words, Himal Chuli) is the second-highest mountain in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, and the 18th-highest mountain in the world (using a cutoff of 500 meters prominence, or re-ascen ...

(7,895 m) * Shringi Himal (7,177 m) * Buddha Himal (6,674 m) *

Ganesh Himal __NOTOC__ Ganesh Himāl ( ne, गणेश हिमाल) is a sub-range of the Himalayas located mostly in north-central Nepal, but some peaks lie on the border with Tibet. The Trisuli Gandaki valley on the east separates it from the Langtang Hi ...

(7,422 m) * Ngadi Chuli (7,871 m) *

Nar Phu Nar Phu, or ’Narpa, is a Sino-Tibetan variety spoken in the two villages of Nar and Phu, in the Valley of the Nar Khola in the Manang district of Nepal. It forms a dialect continuum with Manang Manang ( ne, मनाङ) is a town in the Man ...

: Peri Range 5748 m * Ganesh VI : Ganesh Himal range (6480 m) * Tobsar Peak : Shringi Himal range (6100m)

Transport

Gorkha town has daily bus services to and from Kathmandu (six hours) and Pokhara (three hours).

Demographics

At the time of the

2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities an ...

, Gorkha District had a population of 271,061. Of these, 72.9% spoke Nepali, 13.3%

Gurung Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung: ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurung people predominantly live around the Annapurna region in Manang, Mustang, Dolpo, Kaski, Lamjung, Gorkha, ...

, 4.7% Magar, 3.9%

Tamang The Tamang (; Devanagari: तामाङ; ''tāmāṅ'') are an Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group of Nepal. In Nepal Tamang/Moormi people constitute 5.6% of the Nepalese population at over 1.3 million in 2001, increasing to 1,539,830 as of the 2011 c ...

, 1.1%

Ghale Ghale is an indigenous group of Nepal. The Ghale speak Ghale language Ghale is a Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal. It belongs to the group of Ghale languages. The dialects of Ghale have limited intelligibility: (south) Barpak, Kyaura, Laprak, ...

, 2.6%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

Newari, 2.6% Miya 0.6% Kumal, 0.6% Chepang, and 0.5% Bajjika as their

first language A first language, native tongue, native language, mother tongue or L1 is the first language or dialect that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' or ''mother tongu ...

Khas Khas people (; ne, खस) popularly known as Khas Arya are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the Himalayan region of South Asia, what is now present-day Nepal, Indian states of Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Sikkim. Historical ...

are largest aboriginal group in this region they make 38% of total dist population. Pahadi Brahmin second largest group in dist population. Make 21%. Gurungs third largest group in dist population make 16%. 24.7% of the population in the district spoke Nepali, 0.8%

and 0.5% Magar as their

second language A person's second language, or L2, is a language that is not the native language (first language or L1) of the speaker, but is learned later. A second language may be a neighbouring language, another language of the speaker's home country, or a fo ...

Health care

Following is the data obtained from the PHASE Nepal website: *Central/regional/zonal hospitals: 0 *District hospitals: 2 *Primary healthcare centres: 3 *Health posts: 10 *Sub-health post: 55 *Number of doctors: 8 A district hospital is in

, the municipal hospital in

Amppipal Amppipal is a small village in the municipality Palungtar of the Gorkha District of Nepal. This village is in minutes from Ligligkot which is assumed to be the origin of unification of Nepal. This village contains a hospital originally operate ...

is supported by a German NGO. The small health centers in many village development committees (VDCs) are without Auxiliary Health Workers (AHWs), Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs). So, people seeking emergency health assistance have to travel a long distance to the district headquarters or Kathmandu or end up dying because of lack of treatment. Many people still believe in Dhami and Jhakri and are against taking medicine or going to the hospital for the treatment. An NGO, PHASE Nepal provides many health care facilities and training programs to three VDCs: Sirdibas, Bihi/Prok and Chumchet. Many people residing in these VDCs have benefited from the program.

Educational status

As per the National Population and Housing Census of Nepal 2011, the literacy rate of Gorkha is 66.34%. The female literacy rate is 59.44% and the male literacy rate is 75.09%. * Drabya Saha Multiple Campus, Gorkha Muniplicity-8, Laxmi Bazar * Gorkha Campus, Gorkha Muniplicity, Gorkha * Bhawani Multiple Campus, Palungtar, Gorkha * Dullav Campus, Masel, Ghyampesal, Gorkha * Paropakar Adarsha Multiple Campus, Jaubari, Gorkha

* Bheemodaya Multiple Campus, Aarughat, Gorkha

Administration

The district consists of 11

Municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

, out of which two are urban municipalities and nine are rural municipalities. These are as follows: * Gorkha Municipality *

Palungtar Municipality Palungtar( is a municipality in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province, central Nepal. It is made up of the seven former Village Development Committees Aanppipal, Chyangli, Dhuwakot, Gaikhur, Khoplang, Mirkot and Palumtar. It lies on the bank of ...

* Sulikot Rural Municipality *

Siranchowk Rural Municipality Siranchok Rural Municipality (Nepali : सिरानचोक गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative struct ...

* Ajirkot Rural Municipality * Tsum Nubri Rural Municipality * Dharche Rural Municipality * Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality * Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality * Aarughat Rural Municipality *

Gandaki Rural Municipality Gandaki Rural Municipality (Nepali :गण्डकी गाँउपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, wi ...

Former Village Development Committees

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

Aanppipal Amppipal is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,124 and had 1060 houses in the town. The small village Amppipal Amppipal ...

* Aaru Arbang * Aaru Chanuate * Aarupokhari * Asrang * Baguwa * Bakrang * Bhirkot * Bhumlichok * Bihi *

Borlang Borlang is a village development committee in northern-central Nepal. As of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,737 and had 837 houses. Education 1. Shree Saraswoti Secondary School, Borlang was established in 2016 BS. 2. Patan Devi ...

Barpak Barpak is a village situated in the northern part of the Gorkha district of Nepal, in the Barpak village development committee. It is inhabited by Gurungs, Ghales, Sunars, Pariyars and others. History 2015 earthquake Being close to the epi ...

* Bunkot *

Chhaikampar Chhaikampar is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1,270 and had 244 houses in the vill ...

* Chhoprak *

Chumchet Chumchet is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 979 and had 221 houses in the village. Background The village of Chumchet is ...

Chyangli Chyangli is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,612 and had 1066 houses in the town. ...

* Darbhung * Deurali * Dhawa * Dhuwakot * Gaikhur * Gakhu * Ghairung * Ghyachok * Ghyalchok * Gorakhkali * Gorkha Municipality * Gumda * Hansapur * Harmi * Jaubari *

Kashigaun Kashigaun is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of S ...

* Kerabari * Kerauja * Kharibot * Khoplang *

Laprak Laprak is situated in the northern part of Gorkha, Nepal Dharche rural Muncipality (Nepal), village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. Laprak is densely inhabited by Gurungs and few number of Sun ...

* Lapu * Lho * Makaising *

* Manbu * Masel * Mirkot * Muchhok * Namjung * Nareshwar *

Panchkhuwadeurali Panchkhuwadeurali is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bur ...

* Pandrung * Phinam * Phujel * Prok *

Ranishwara Ranishwara is a village development committee in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau ...

* Samagaun * Saurpani *

Srinathkot Srinathkot is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of ...

* Simjung *

Sirdibas Sirdibas is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of St ...

Swara Svara or swara (Devanagari: स्वर, generally pronounced as ''swar'') is a Sanskrit word that connotes simultaneously a breath, a vowel, the sound of a musical note corresponding to its name, and the successive steps of the octave or '' ...

Taklung Taklung is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Sta ...

* Takukot * Takumajhalakuribot * Tandrang *

Tanglichok Tanglichok is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of ...

* Taple * Tara Nagar * Thalajung *

Thumi Thumi is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stati ...

* Uiya *

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Gandaki Province Gurkhas Districts of Nepal established during Rana regime or before