Bajhang District

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Bajhang District
बझाङ
District
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Location of Bajhang District
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ProvinceSudurpashchim Province
Admin HQ.Chainpur (today part of Jaya Prithvi Municipality)
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Bajhang
Area
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Population
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Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Main Language(s)Bajhangi[citation needed], Nepali

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Bajhang District (Audio file "Bajhang.ogg" not found), a part of Sudurpashchim Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Chainpur, that is part of Jaya Prithvi Municipality, as its district headquarters, covers an area of Template:Cvt and has a population (2011) of 195,159.[1] 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 historicaally famous for fresh milk and yogurt.

Geography and climate

The district is surrounded by Bajura and Humla in the East, Baitadi and Darchula in the West, Humla in the North and Doti and Achham 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 900 metres (3,000 ft) to 7,035 metres (23,081 ft).[2]

Climate Zone[3] Elevation Range % of Area
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft. 		 0.5%
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft. 		18.0%
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft. 		26.5%
Subalpine 3,000 to 4,000 meters
9,800 to 13,100 ft. 		16.6%
Alpine 4,000 to 5,000 meters
13,100 to 16,400 ft. 		 8.4%
Nival above 5,000 meters 30.0%

Major religious spots

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Seti Of Bajhang
  • Bannimasta Mandir
  • Kot darbar
  • Jayaprithvi nagar darbar
  • Khaptad Baba Mandir
  • Devisthan Mandir, Chainpur (HQ of Bajhang District)
  • Chuli Tika, Chabbis
  • Ram mandir, Kada
  • Surma Sarowar, Surma
  • Khulmour Kedar Mandir (kedarnath)
  • Thali, Durga thali Municipality
  • Baddi jyaban, Purumchuli Siddanath, Bungle Municipality

Demographics

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Historical population
Census yearPop.±% p.a.
1981 124,010—    
1991 139,092+1.15%
2001 167,026+1.85%
2011 195,159+1.57%
2021 189,097−0.32%
Source: Citypopulation[4]

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Bajhang District had a population of 189,085. 9.87% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 70.54% and a sex ratio of 1137 females per 1000 males. 55,745 (29.48%) lived in municipalities.[5]

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Khas people make nearly the entire population. Chhetris make up 69% of the population, while Khas Dalits make up 15% of the population.[6]

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At the time of the 2021 census, 38.17% of the population spoke Nepali, 37.63% Bajhangi and 22.81% Doteli as their first language.[7] In 2011, 75.5% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.[8]

Hinduism is the predominant religion, practiced by 99.68% of the population.[9]

Administration

The district consists of twelve municipalities, out of which two are urban municipalities and ten are rural municipalities. These are as follows:[10]

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

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Map of the VDC/s in Bajhang District

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See also

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bajhang District (Municipality profile)" (PDF). cbs.gov.np (in नेपाली). Central Bureau of Statistics. 2018. pp. 4, 5. Retrieved 9 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal – a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), . Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved 22 November 2013
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Provincial/District/Local reports: Sudurpaschim Province" (PDF). Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Table 5: Mother tongue and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ NepalMap Language
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Table 5: Religion and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."स्थानिय तह" (in नेपाली). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

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