Kailali District

District in Sudurpashchim Province, NepalKailali DistrictDistrictGhodaghodi Tal, KailaliLocation of Kailali DistrictCoordinates: 28°41′N 80°52′E / 28.683°N 80.867°E / 28.683; 80.867Country NepalProvinceSudurpashchim ProvinceAdmin HQ.DhangadhiGovernment • TypeCoordination committee • BodyDCC, KailaliArea • Total3,235 km2 (1,249 sq mi)Population (2021) • Total911,155 • Density281.7/km2 (730/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)Postal Codes10900Area code91Main Language(s)Tharu, Nepali language, DoteliWebsiteddckailali.gov.np Kailali District (Nepali: कैलाली जिल्लाListenⓘ), a part of Sudurpashchim Province in Terai plain, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhangadhi as its district headquarters, covers an area of 3,235 square kilometres (1,249 mi2) and has a population of 911,155 (2021 census) and (775,709 in 2011 census), (616,697 in 2001 census). Before the reunification of Nepal by Gorkha King Prithivi Narayan Shah, this district was part of the Doti Kingdom. Nepal lost it to the East India Company after the Anglo-Nepalese war (1814-1816) between the then Kingdom of Nepal and the East India Company followe