Myagdi District ( ), a part of

Gandaki Province Gandaki Province ( ) ), 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 borders the Tibet Autonomous Region in Southw ...

, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Beni as its district headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 114,447 in 2001 and 113,641 in 2011. Magar people especially Pun Magar or simply

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are the largest population in Maydi district. In Myagdi district, there are many

villages, such as Doba (3rd largest Pun village), Narchyang, Paudwar, Pakhapani, Dana, Bega, Ghorepani, Chimkhola, Dagnam, Shikha, Baduk, Darmija, Kot Gau, Owlo, Rima / Bima, Histan gau, Dachale gau, Khibang, Kuye Pani gau, Muna gau, Dang, Ramche, Jhi/Jhin Patal khet, Begkhola, Mudi, Bhurung,BireThati, Tibilang, Nangi.

have many sub clans but in this area

sub clans are mostly (Chochangi, Purja, Garbuja, Paija, Ramjali, Tilija, Dut, Phagami, Sherpunja, Khoroja, Pahare. Many Gorkha soldiers are recruited from here and have been serving in British Gorkha, in Gurkha Contingent Singapore Police, in Gurkha Reserve Unit Brunie and in Gorkha Rifles (India), many Pun from here have also served in

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as a British Gorkha soldier,

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Tul Bahadur Pun ( VC) and (CGC) Dipprasad Pun (British Gorkha Army) who received Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for an act of bravery, they are also from Myagdi. The most popular tourist spots in Myagdi are:

Poon Hill Poon Hill (पून हिल) original name Pun Hill is a hill station overlooking the Annapurna Massif range and Dhaulagiri mountain range, located on border of Myagdi District and Kaski District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. This lookout is t ...

Hill, Ghorepani, Pun Hill /

Trek, Karbakeli Footpath, Beni Bazaar, Maharani Than, Dhaulagiri Himal, Todke, Jagannath Temple, Galeshwor Dham, Malika Dhuri, Singa Tatopani Kunda, Kaligandaki River, Rupse Jharna. Myagdi district is a mountainous region and to reach these places, the easiest and nearest route is from

Pokhara Pokhara ( ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city located in central Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. Named the country's "capital of tourism" it is the List of cities in Nepal, second largest city after Kathmandu, with 599,5 ...

city to Beni as its district headquarters.

Geography and climate

This district can experience 7 types of climates

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 in cooperation with the 58 municipalities and the 3,915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the m ...

, Myagdi District had a population of 113,641. As their first language, 94.4% spoke Nepali, 2.2% Magar, 1.0% Magar Kham, 0.9%

Chhantyal The Chhantyal () are an indigenous people of Nepal. Chhantyals are considered an indigenous group by the Government of Nepal. Most of the Chhantyal dwellings are concentrated in the western part of the country. Baglung and Myagdi are two distri ...

, 0.6% Newari, 0.1%

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri may refer to: * Bhojpuri language, an Indo-Aryan language of India and Nepal * Bhojpuri grammar, grammatical rules of the language * Bhojpuri nouns, nouns of the language * Bhojpuri people, people who speak the language * Bhojpuri region ...

, 0.1%

Gurung Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung language, Gurung: ) are a Tibetan people, Tibetan ethnic group living in the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurungs speak Tamu kyi which is a Sino-Tibetan language derived from the ...

, 0.1%

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1%

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

, 0.1%

Sign language Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words. Sign languages are expressed through manual articulation in combination with #Non-manual elements, no ...

, 0.1% Thakali and 0.2% other languages. Ethnicity/caste: 39.6% were Magar, 17.0%

Chhetri Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali language, Nepali speaking people historically associated with the warrior class and administration, some of ...

, 15.4%

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, 8.0% Hill Brahmin, 5.8%

Damai Damai ( ; IAST: ''Damāĩ'') is an occupational caste found among indigenous people comprising 45 subgroups. Their surnames take after the subgroup they belong to. People belonging to this caste are traditionally tailors and musicians capable o ...

/Dholi, 3.5%

, 3.4% Sarki, 2.0%

Thakuri The Thakuri (Nepali: ठकुरी) . This term is Nepalese title ""Thakuri"", which translates to 'master of the estate'. The term denotes the royal descendants of kings of Baise Rajya and Chaubisi Rajya. During the height of their influence ...

, 1.3%

Newar Newar (; , endonym: Newa; , Pracalit script: ), or Nepami, are primarily inhabitants in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and its surrounding areas, and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Page 15. Newars are a distinct linguisti ...

, 1.0%

, 0.9% Thakali, 0.5%

Kisan Kisan may refer to: * Kisan people The Kisan are a tribal group found in Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand. They are traditional farmers and a food gathering people. They speak Kisan, a dialect of Kurukh language, Kurukh, as well as Odia lang ...

, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% other

Dalit Dalit ( from meaning "broken/scattered") is a term used for untouchables and outcasts, who represented the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. They are also called Harijans. Dalits were excluded from the fourfold var ...

, 0.1%

Musalman Musalman may refer to: *Mussulman, variant of an archaic term for "Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, th ...

, 0.1%

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and 0.3% others. Religion: 87.2% were

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, 10.3%

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, 1.3%

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, 0.8%

Prakriti Prakriti ( ) is "the original or natural form or condition of anything, original or primary substance". It is a key concept in Hinduism, formulated by the ''Samkhya'' school, where it does not refer merely to matter or nature, but includes all cog ...

, 0.2%

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and 0.2% others. Literacy: 71.5% could read and write, 2.3% could only read and 26.1% could neither read nor write.

Administration

The district consists of 6

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, out of which one is an urban municipality and five are

rural municipalities A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipalities in Canada, a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, a ...

. These are as follows: * Beni Municipality * Annapurna Rural Municipality *

Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality Dhaulagiri Municipality (Nepali :धवलागिरी गाँउपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Myagdi District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, ...

* Mangala Rural Municipality * Malika Rural Municipality * Raghuganga Rural Municipality

Former Village Development Committees

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Myagdi District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees: *

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Arthunge Arthunge was a village development committee in Myagdi District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of western-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 ...

* Baadook * Babiyachaur * Baranja * Begkhola * Beni Municipality * Bhakilmi * Bhanbare *

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Chimkhola Chimkhola () is a village in Myagdi District in Gandaki Province of western-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 Statistics. Working w ...

Dagnam Dagnam is a Pun village development committee in Myagdi District in the Dhaulagiri Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Burea ...

* Dana * Darwang * Devisthan * Doba * Ghar * Ghatan * Gurja Khani * Histhan Mandali * Jhin *

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* Khibang * Kuhunkot * Kuinemangale * Lulang * Malkwang * Marang *

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* Nangi * Narchyang * Niskot * Okharbot * Pakhapani * Patlekhet *

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* Rakhu Bhagawati *

Rakhupiple Rakhupiple is a village development committee in Myagdi District in the Dhaulagiri Zone of western-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 ...

* Ramche * Ratnechaur * Shikha * Singa * Takam * Tatopani *

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Notable people

* Min Bahadur Sherchan, who was the oldest man to summit Mount Everest for about 5 years, was born in

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was born here. *

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, a mountaineer and former

Gurkha The Gurkhas or Gorkhas (), with the endonym Gorkhali ( Nepali: गोर्खाली ), are soldiers native to the Indian subcontinent, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of North India. The Gurkha units consist of Nepali and ...

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and

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(SBS) soldier. *

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, Man who provided internet to remote villages and Leader Of National Innovation Center.

Infrastructures

* Tatopani Hydropower Station (2 MW)

References

{{Authority control Districts of Nepal established in 1962 Gandaki Province

Geography and climate

Demographics

Administration

Former Village Development Committees

Notable people

Infrastructures

See also

References