Okhaldhunga District

Okhaldhunga District (Nepali: ओखलढुङ्गा जिल्लाListen ) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal. The district, with Okhaldhunga as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,074.5 km² (414.9 sq mi) and had a population of 156,702 in 2001 and 147,984 in 2011.[1]

Okhaldhunga District ओखलढुङ्गा जिल्ला
District
Country	Nepal
Province	Province No. 1
Admin HQ.	Siddhicharan Municipality
Government
• Type	Coordination committee
• Body	DCC, Okhaldhunga
Area
• Total	1,074 km^2 (415 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	147,984
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NPT)
Main Language(s)	Nepali language (official) Rai, Sunuwar language
Website	ddcokhaldhunga.gov.np/en/

Okhaldhunga is the place where Siddhicharan Shrestha and was born. Siddhicharan Shrestha is known as the 'Yug Kawi (युगकवी)' of Nepal.

Okhaldunga name originated from this big old Mortar/Okhal in Nepali

Geography and climate

Okhaldhunga Bazaar entrance hill

Climate Zone[2]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	22.2%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	51.1%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	24.2%
Subalpine	3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft.	2.1%

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Okhaldhunga District had a population of 147,984. Of these, 57.9% spoke Nepali, 9.2% Tamang, 8.9% Magar, 6.8% Sherpa, 4.8% Wambule, 3.8% Bahing, 2.1% Sunuwar, 1.9% Rai, 1.1% Newari, 1.0% Jero/Jerung and 0.5% Bhojpuri as their first language.

35.8% of the population in the district spoke Nepali and 1.4% Jero/Jerung, 0.6% Bahing as their second language.[3]

Village Development Committees

Map of the VDCs in Okhaldhunga District

The district contains the following VDCs from 2017:

Andheri Narayansthan, Baksa, Balakhu, Barnalu, Baruneshwor, Betini, Bhadaure, Bhussinga, Bigutar, Bilandu, Chyanam, Diyale, Fediguth, Fulbari, Gamnangtar, Harkapur, Jantarkhani, Jyamire, Kalikadevi, Khijikati, Katunje, Ketuke, Khiji Chandeshwori, Khijifalate, Kuibhir, Kuntadevi, Madhavpur, Mamkha, Manebhanjyang, Moli, Mulkharka, Narmedeshwor, Okhaldhunga, Palapu, Patle, Pokali, Pokhare, Prapcha, Ragadip, Ragani, Raniban, Ratmate, Rawadolu, Rumjatar, Salleri, Serna, Shreechaur, Singhadevi, Sisneri, Taluwa, Tarkerabari, Thakle, Thoksela, Thulachhap, Ubu, Yasam

Municipality

Siddhicharan Municipality

Tourist area

Khijee Tholedamba Tourists are attracted towards the beauty of Khiji Okhaldhunga.

Khiji Tholedama

See also

• Zones of Nepal

References

1. Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal Archived July 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
2. 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 Nov 22, 2013
3. 2011 Nepal Census, Social Characteristics Tables

• "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.