Kalikot District

Kalikot District ( ne, कालीकोट जिल्ला ), a part of Karnali Province, Karnali province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Manma as its district headquarters, covers an area of , 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.

Geography and Climate

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kalikot District had a population of 136,948. Of these, 99.5% spoke Nepali language, Nepali as their first language.

The largest ethnic group is the Chhetri, Khas Chhetri which are 28.8% of the total population, The second largest group is Thakuri which is 25.1% of the total population. 17.7% are Kami (caste), Kami, 17.1% Bahun, Hill Brahmin, 5.1% Damai and 3.2% Sarki (ethnic group), Sarki.2011 Nepal Census, Social Characteristics Tables
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Administration

The district consists of nine List of cities in Nepal, municipalities, out of which four are urban municipalities and five are Gaupalika, rural municipalities. These are as follows:
* Khandachakra, Khandachakra Municipality
* Raskot, Raskot Municipality
* Tilagufa, Tilagufa Municipality
* Pachaljharana, Pachaljharana Rural Municipality
* Sanni Triveni, Sanni Triveni Rural Municipality
* Narharinath, Narharinath Rural Municipality
* Shubha Kalika, Shubha Kalika Rural Municipality
* Mahawai, Mahawai Rural Municipality
* Palata, Nepal, Palata Rural Municipality

Former Village Development Committees

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

*Badalkot
*Bharta, Nepal, Bharta
*Chhapre
*Chilkhaya
*Daha, Karnali, Daha
*Dholagohe
*Gela, Nepal, Gela
*Jubitha
*Khin
*Kotbada
*Kumalgaun
*Lalu, Nepal, Lalu
*Malkot
*Manma
*Mehalmudi
*Mugraha
*Mumra, Nepal, Mumra
*Nanikot
*Odanaku
*Pakha
*Phoi Mahadev
*Phukot
*Ranku, Nepal, Ranku
*Ramnakot
*Ranchuli
*Rupsa
*Sipkhana
*Sukitaya
*Syuna, Nepal, Syuna
*Thirpu

See also

*Zones of Nepal
*Paudhur
*List of natural monuments in Kalikot

References

External links

UN map of VDC boundaries, water features and roads in Kalikot
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Kalikot District,
Districts of Nepal established in 1962
Districts of Karnali Province

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