Parbat District ( ne, पर्वत जिल्ला , is a hilly area of Nepal. It is 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 ...

and one of the seventy-seven

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 ...

. The district, with Kusma as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2001) of 157,826. It is the fourth smallest district of Nepal with 47 VDCs currently (before Kushma Municipality was formed, total VDCs remained 55.). It is mainly known for the Gupteshwar Cave, which is visited by thousands of pilgrims during

Shivaratri Maha Shivaratri ( IAST: Mahāśivarātri) is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the god Shiva. The name also refers to the night when Shiva performs the heavenly dance called Tandava. In every month of the luni-solar Hindu c ...

. Patheshwari Temple a notable temple in

Kushma Kushma is a small village and the headquarter of Parbat District in Nepal. Kushma municipality was formed by merging thirteen village development committees Pang, Khurkot, Durlung, Shivalaya, Chuwa, Katuwa Chaupari, Pipaltari and Pakuwa on 1 ...

located at

Katuwa Chaupari Katuwa Chaupari ( ne, कटुवा चौपारी) is a market center in Kushma Municipality in Gyandi of Parbat District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. The formerly Village Development committee was annexed to form the municip ...

of Kushma-09. Patheshwori Mandir has many sub-temples inside like Ram Janaki Mandir, Bhagwati, Devi, Hanuman, and others. Alapeshwar cave is a cave in this district. It is also noted for the Dahere Deurali Temple, which is visited by thousands of pilgrims during

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Kamadhenu Mandir Kamadhenu Mandir ( ne, कामधेनु मन्दिर) is located in Khurkot village of Kushma municipality, Parbat. It is called in western region of Nepal in Dhawalagiri Zone. This is a temple of Lord Radha Krishna of Hindu relig ...

is another temple of Parbat district which is located in Khurkot development committee. Recently the Modi hydro project of 10 M.W. has been constructed in this district. Parbat's biggest playground lies in Phalewas village named Majhi Chour and Indra Chour.

Geography and climate

Parbat district has diversified geographical features. It extends from 28⁰ 00’ 19" N to 28⁰ 23’ 59" N latitude and 83⁰ 33’ 40" E to 83⁰ 49’ 30" E longitude

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 ...

, Parbat District had a population of 146,590. Of these, 91.6% spoke Nepali, 4.1% Magar, 3.0%

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, ...

and 0.6% Newari as their first language.2011 Nepal Census, Social Characteristics Tables
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Political division

Entire Parbat district which had earlier 55 VDCs is now divided into 2 municipalities and 5 rural municipalities (gaunpalika) as listed below: # Kushma Municipality # Phalewas Municipality # Jaljala rural municipalitybr>
# :ne:पैयूं गाउँपालिका, Paiyun Rural Municipality #

Mahashila Rural Municipality Mahashila Rural Municipality (Nepali : महाशिला गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Parbat District in Gandaki of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with ...

# Modi Rural Municipality # Bihadi Rural Municipality

Village development committees (VDCs) and municipalities

Arthar Dadakharka Arthar Dandakharka is a village development committee in Parbat District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of 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 ...

* Bachchha * Bahaki Thanti * Bajung *

Balakot Balakot (; ur, ; ) is a town in Mansehra District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The town was destroyed during the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, but was later rebuilt with the assistance of the Government of Pakistan and Saudi P ...

* Banau * Baskharka * Behulibas * Bhangara * Bhoksing * Bhorle * Bhuk Deurali * Bhuktangle * Bihadi Barachaur * Bihadi Ranipani * Pipaltari *

Chitre Chitre is a village development committee in Parbat District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of 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 Statist ...

Chuwa Chuwa is a market center in Kushma Municipality in Parbat District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. The formerly Village Development committee was annexed to form the municipality since 18 May 2014. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census ...

* Deupurkot * Deurali * Devisthan * Dhairing * Durlung * Hosrangdi * Huwas * Karkineta *

* Khola Lakuri *

Khurkot Khurkot is a market center in Kushma Municipality in Parbat District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. The formerly Village Development committee was annexed to form the municipality since 18 May 2014. At the time of the 1991 AD Nepal c ...

* Kurgha * Kushma Municipality *

Kyang Kyang is a village development committee in Parbat District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of 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 Statistic ...

* Lekhphant * Limithana * Lunkhu Deurali * Mallaj Majhphant * Mudikuwa * Nagliwang * Pakhapani *

Pakuwa Pakuwa is a market center in Kushma Municipality in Parbat District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. The formerly Village Development committee was annexed to form the municipality since 18 May 2014. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census ...

* Pang * Pangrang * Phalamkhani * Phalebas Devisthan * Phalebas Khanigaun * Ramja Deurali *

Saligram A shaligrama shila ( deva, शालिग्राम शिला, Śāligrāma-śilā), also rendered as shaligram, is a particular variety of stone collected from riverbed or banks of the Kali Gandaki, a tributary of the Gandaki River in N ...

Salija Salija is a village development committee in Parbat District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of 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 Statist ...

* Saraukhola * Shankar Pokhari * Shivalaya * Taklak * Tanglekot * Thana Maulo *

Thapathana Thapathana ( ne, थापाठाना) is one of the Ward of Phalewas Municipality of Gandaki Province established by the current constitution of Nepal which was promulgated on 20 September 2015. It was renamed as ward no. 2 of Phalewas Mun ...

Thuli Pokhari Thulipokhari is a village development committee in Parbat District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2753 people living in 557 individual households.. Thulipokhari is one of the ...

* Tilahar * Tribeni * Urampokhara * Wahakithanti * 7 Palika

References

External links

www.kushmaparbat.com(first web site about parbat kushma & parbateli)parbatjilla.com
{{Authority control Gandaki Province Districts of Nepal established in 1962