Bajura District ( ne, बाजुरा जिल्ला ), a part of

Sudurpashchim Province Sudurpashchim Province ( ne, सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश, ''Sudurpashchim Province'') (''Far-West Province'') is one of the seven provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September ...

, is 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

Martadi Martadi is a town and seat of Bajura District Coordination Committee. It is also the headquarters of the Badi Malika Municipality. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,618 and had 942 houses in the town but now it has i ...

(today part of

Badimalika Badimalika Municipality (Nepali: बडिमालिका नगरपालिका) is a newly formed municipality in Bajura District in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. It was formed in March, 2017 as decided by the Cabinet in line with ...

municipality) as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 108,781 in 2001 and 134,912 in 2011. The annual rainfall is about 13,433 mm and temperatures vary from 0 °C to 40 °C. The livelihood of more than 80% of the district population depends on agriculture farming, mainly small scale livestock. Due to low level of agricultural production, the majority of the households face acute food shortages for a large part of the year. According to the National Census 2011, the total population of the district is 134,912 comprising 69,106 female (51%) and 65,806 male (49%) residing in 24,908 households. Bajura district has an average population density of around 62 people per square km. The average family size is 5.4. Life expectancy of the people is 58 years. The average literacy rate is about 32%. Bajura district has a multi ethnic composition with Chhetri, Kami, Thakuri, Brahman, Damai, SarkI and Sanyashi (Giri and Puri). The common language is Nepali (96%) followed by Bhote Sherpa (0.46%) and Tamang (0.42%). Although accessibility to Bajura is very poor, this is improving rapidly. The Government strategy is mainly focused on the connection of VDC headquarters with all-weather motor able roads to SRN or District headquarters. Moreover, the DDC body of Bajura district has given higher priority on rural roads.

Geography and Climate

The district has nine

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, 9 ''Ilakas'' (administrative areas) and 1 constituency areas. The district is situated in

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between 81° 10′ 20″ to 81° 48′ 27″ East and

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29° 16′ 21″ to 29° 56′ 56″ North. Geographically the district is divided in three distinct regions from north to south viz. Higher Himalayan Region, Higher Mountain and mid – Mountains. The Higher Himalayan region comprises Saipal Himalayan range; High Mountain region comprises Doha Lekh and Ghori Lekh. Similarly, Mid-Mountain range comprises different ranges of mountains e.g.

Badimalika Temple Badimalika Temple is a Hindu temple. It is located in Triveni Municipality, Bajura district of Sudurpashchim Province. It is one of the major temples in Nepal. It is dedicated to Bhagwati. Malika Chaturdashi is its major festival. It is served by ...

. The District has started from 300m to 6400m in height.

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 and ...

, Bajura District had a population of 134,912. Of these, 99.0% spoke

Nepali Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken ...

and 0.5% Sherpa as their first language. The largest ethnic group is

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. Historicall ...

Chhetri Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ne, क्षेत्री ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali speakers of Khas community, some of whom trace their origin to migration from ...

make 53% of total dist population. Khas Thakuris is second largest group make 19% of population.

Bahun Bahun ( ne, बाहुन) or Khas Brahmin ( ne, खस ब्राह्मण) is a caste ( ''Varna'') among Khas people of Nepal. Their origins are from the Indo-Aryan Khasa tribe of Nepal and South Asia. According to the 2011 Nepa ...

and sanyasi/giri make 18% of population. Khas dalits make 9% and

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/ Tamang/ Sherpa Bhote is less than 1%.

Administration

The district consists of nine

, out of which four are urban municipalities and five are

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. These are as follows: * Badimalika Municipality * Triveni Municipality * Budhiganga Municipality * Budhinanda Municipality * Gaumul Rural Municipality * Jagnnath Rural Municipality * Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality * Chhededaha Rural Municipality * Himali Rural Municipality

Former Village Development Committees

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Bajura District consisted of the following

Village development committees A village development committee ( ne, गाउँ विकास समिति; ''gāum̐ vikās samiti'') in Nepal was the lower administrative part of its Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Each district had several VDCs ...

: * Atichaur * Baddhu * Bahrabis * Bichhiya * Bramhatola * Budhiganga * Chhatara * Dahakot * Dogadi * Gotri * Gudukhati *

Jagannath Jagannath ( or, ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ, lit=Lord of the Universe, Jagannātha; formerly en, Juggernaut) is a deity worshipped in regional Hindu traditions in India and Bangladesh as part of a triad along with his brother Balabhadra, and sister ...

* Jayabageshwari * Jugada * Kailashmandau * Kanda * Kolti * Kotila * Kuldeumadau * Manakot *

* Pandusain * Rugin * Sappata * Tolidewal * Wai * Jukot

Health care

The small health centres in many VDCs are without Auxiliary Health Workers (AHWs), Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs). Primary or normal treatment can be done in the district headquarters and also in Bayalpata Hospital of neighbouring district Accham while people seeking severe cases have to travel a long distance to Kathmandu or other major cities or end up dying because of lack of treatment. Many people still believe in Dhami and Jhakri and do not always seek medical or go to the hospital for treatment. An NGO, PHASE Nepal provides many health care facilities and training programs to six VDCs: Kolti, Wai, Kotila, Pandusain, Rugin and Bandhu. Many people residing in these VDCs have benefited from the program. Currently PHASE Nepal is working on several projects in this district including community health and education, livelihood, hygiene, sanitation and diarrhoea mitigation programmes. PHASE Nepal also conduct education programs like teacher training and girls empowerment programme.

Colleges and School in Bajura

Martadi, Bajura * Bajura Multiple Campus It has been conditioning the bachelor level programs with affiliation to

Tribhuwan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is ...

Kirtipur Kirtipur (Nepal Bhasa: किपू ''Kipoo'') is a Municipality and an ancient city of Nepal. The Newars are the natives of Kipoo (Kirtipur) that is believed to be derived from Kirati King Yalamber. It is located in the Kathmandu Valley 5 k ...

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, Nepal. * Badimalika English Boarding School * Converse Academy * Shree Malika Higher Secondary School Kolti, Bajura * Shree Jana Prakash Higher Secondary School Naubis, Bajura * Shree Bhanodaya higher Secondary School * Badimalika Multiple Campus It is conducting the Bachelor's level program BBS, BEd & B.A. with affiliation to

Triveni, Bajura * Ratna Higher Secondary School, Seliphal, Bajura. It was established in 2022 BS, it recently started offering +2 level program in

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and Education stream. * Masteshwori Higher Secondary School, Pandhara, Bajura. The school is providing plus two level program in

and Education stream. * Tolidewal Danda Secondary School, Toli, Bajura. Tolidewal School

The school is providing plus two level program in

and Education stream. * Tribhuwaneshwari Secondary School, Chhatara, Bajura. The school is providing plus two level program in Management and Education stream. * Shree Parvati Secondary School, Paima, Bajura * Nateshwori Secondary School, Khripata, Bajura * Damtha Secondary School, Kailashmandu Bajura * Bajura Model Academy, Khirpata Bajura

Bahrabis, Bajura * Shree Trishakti Higher Secondary School, Tallakot, Bajura The school is providing plus two level education in Management and Education faculty.

Photos of Bajura

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visited before Badimalika