Bajhang District ( , 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 ad ...

. The district, with Chainpur, that is part of

Jaya Prithvi Municipality Jaya may refer to: Media *''Jaya'', self titled albums by Jaya (singer), released in 1989, 1996 and 2001 * ''Jaya'' (film), a 2002 Indian Tamil film Mythology *''Jaya'', a name of Karna in Mahabharata; the core portion of the ''Mahabharata'' ...

, as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2011) of 195,159. The headquarter Chainpur is situated at the bank of Seti River and Bauli Khola. Bitthad Bazar is bordered with Baitadi District which is the place of Bitthad Kalika and Kedar. This place was famous for fresh milk and yogurt.

Geography and Climate

The district is surrounded by

Bajura Bajura District ( ne, बाजुरा जिल्ला ), a part of Sudurpashchim Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Martadi (today part of Badimalika municipality) as its district headquarters, ...

and

Humla Humla District ( ne, हुम्ला जिल्ला), a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Simikot as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has population of 50,858 as ...

in the East,

Baitadi Khalanga or Baitadi Khalanga is a town and seat of Baitadi District in the Sudurpashchim Province of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Burea ...

and Darchula in the West,

in the North and

Doti Doti ( ne, डोटी), also known as Doti region, Dotigarh (डोटीगढ़) as used in the Jagar (folk tales; जागर), in the Farwestern region of Nepal (Sudurpashchim Province), is a region situated between River Kali bordering ...

and

Achham Achham ( ne, अछाम जिल्ला ) is a district located in Sudurpashchim province of Nepal. It is one of the nine districts of the province. The district, with Mangalsen as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,692 km ...

in the South. The district is located between 29°29' and 30°09' north longitude, and 80°46' and 81°34 east latitude. The elevation of the district from sea level is to .

Major religious spots

1. Khaptad Baba Mandir 2. Devisthan Mandir, Chainpur (HQ of Bajhang District) 3. Chuli Tika, Chabbis 4. Ram mandir, Kada 4. Surma Sarowar, Surma 5. Khulmour Kedar Mandir (kedarnath) 6. Thali, Durga thali Municipaliti 7.Baddi jyaban, Bungle Municipality.

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 ...

, Bajhang District had a population of 195,159. Of these, 75.5% 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 ...

, 23.5%

other Other often refers to: * Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy Other or The Other may also refer to: Film and television * ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack * ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...

and 0.5%

Doteli Doteli, or Dotyali () is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 800,000 people, most of whom live in Nepal. It is a dialect of Khas, which is an ancient form of the modern Nepali language, and is written in the Devanagari script. It has official ...

as their first language. The largest ethnic group is Khas/

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 fr ...

make 49% of total population, Khas/Thakuri makes 18% 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 Nep ...

and sanyasi/giri makes 23% of total population and khas dalit makes 10% of total population.

Administration

The district consists of twelve

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 ...

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

* Bungal Municipality *

Talkot Rural Municipality Talkot (Nepali: तलकोट ) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; ''gaupalika'') in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic R ...

Masta Rural Municipality Masta (Nepali: मष्टा ) is a Gaupalika (Nepali: गाउपालिका ; ''gaupalika'') in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal. Masta has a population of 14951.The land area is 109.24 km2. De ...

Khaptadchhanna Rural Municipality Chhanna (Nepali: छान्ना ) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; ''gaupalika'') in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal. Chhanna has a population of 15893.The land area is 113.52 km ...

Thalara Rural Municipality Thalara (Nepali: थलारा ) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; ''gaupalika'') in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic ...

Bitthadchir Rural Municipality Bitthadchir (Nepali: बित्थडचिर ) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; ''gaupalika'') in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal. Bitthadchir has a population of 17154.The land area i ...

* Surma Rural Municipality *

Chhabis Pathibhera Rural Municipality Chhabis Pathibhera (Nepali: छब्बीसपाथिभेरा ) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; ''gaupalika'') in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपा� ...

Durgathali Rural Municipality Durgathali (Nepali: दुर्गाथली ) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; ''gaupalika'') in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Fede ...

Kedarsyu Rural Municipality Kedarsyu (Nepali: केदारस्यु ) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; ''gaupalika'') in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal. Kedarsyu has a population of 21307.The land area is 113.91& ...

Saipal Rural Municipality Saipal (Nepali: सइपाल ) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; ''gaupalika'') in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic R ...

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Bajhang District consisted of the following municipalities and

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, ...

: *

Banjh Banjh is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with Nepal ...

* Bagthala *

Bhairabnath Bhairabnath is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working wi ...

Bhamchaur Bhamchaur is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with N ...

Bhatekhola Bhatekhola is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with ...

Byasi Byasi is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with Nep ...

Chaudhari Chaudhari may refer to: * Chowdhury, a traditional title used by the landowners in the Indian and Pakistan subcontinent; now predominantly used as a surname * Chaudhari, Nepal *the Chodri language of Gujarat *an Indian name of the Dangaura Tharu ...

Dahabagar Dahabagar is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with N ...

Dangaji Dangaji is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with N ...

Dantola Dantola is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with N ...

Daulichaur Daulichaur is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with ...

Deulekh Deulekh is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with Nep ...

Deulikot Deulikot is a Village development committee in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 ...

Dhamena Dhamena is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with N ...

Gadaraya Gadaraya is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western Nepal. 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 muni ...

* Kadal *

Kailash Mount Kailash (also Kailasa; ''Kangrinboqê'' or ''Gang Rinpoche''; Tibetan: གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ; ; sa, कैलास, ), is a mountain in the Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It has an altitude o ...

Kalukheti Kalukheti is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with N ...

* Kanda *

Kaphalaseri Kaphalaseri is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with ...

Khiratadi Khiratadi is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with N ...

Koiralakot Koiralakot is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,762 and had 491 houses in the village. References Populated places in Bajhang Di ...

Kot Bhairab Kot Bhairab is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with ...

Kotdewal Kotdewal is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with Ne ...

Lamatola Lamatola is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with ...

* Lekhgaun *

Majhigaun Majhigaun is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with N ...

Malumela Malumela is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western Nepal. Formerly known to be the headquarter of Malumela Village Development Committee and currently known as ward no 09 of Thalara Rural Municipality. It is one of the ma ...

Mashdev Mashdev is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with N ...

* Matela *

Maulali Maulali is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with N ...

Melbisauni Melbisauni is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working wit ...

Parakatne Parakatne is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with ...

Patadewal Patadewal is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with N ...

Pauwagadhi Pauwagadhi is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with ...

Pitatola Pitatola is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western Nepal. It is located in Channa Gavisa and is very near to Kaptad. Populated places in Bajhang District {{Bajhang-geo-stub ...

* Pipalkot *

Rayal Rayal is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with Nepal's ...

Rilu Rilu is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with Nepal ...

Sainpasela Sainpasela is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working wit ...

Sunikot Sunikot is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with Nep ...

Sunkuda Sunkuda is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with Nep ...

* Surma *

Syandi Syandi is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western 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 Statistics. Working with Ne ...

Thalara Thalara is a former village development committee that is now a Rural Municipality in Bajhang District in Sudurpashchim Province of western Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, ...

References

Districts of Nepal established in 1962 {{Sudurpashchim-geo-stub