| Native name | कालीकोट जिल्ला |
|---|---|
| Province | Karnali Province |
| Parts style | coll |
| Admin HQ. | Manma (today part of Khandachakra Municipality) |
| Governing body | DCC, Kalikot |
| Area total | 1741 km² |
| Population total | 136,948 |
| Population as of | 2011 |
| Time zone | NPT (UTC+05:45) |
| Website | ddckalikot.gov.np |
Kalikot District (Nepali: कालीकोट जिल्ला Listen), a part of Karnali province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Manma as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,741 km2 (672 sq mi), had a population of 105,580 in 2001 and 136,948 in 2011. In September 2005, in a bid to encourage a change in social attitudes, the government announced that it would provide rice to any family that had recently had a girl born.[1]
Geography and Climate
| Climate Zone[2] | Elevation Range | % of Area |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 1.8% |
| Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. | 20.6% |
| Temperate | 2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft. | 39.4% |
| Subalpine | 3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft. | 37.3% |
| Alpine | 4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft. | 0.8% |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 87,638 | — |
| 1991 | 88,805 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 105,580 | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 136,948 | +29.7% |
| 2021 | 144,917 | +5.8% |
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Kalikot District had a population of 145,292. 11.43% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 72.72% and a sex ratio of 1011 females per 1000 males. 55,896 (38.47%) lived in municipalities.[3]
Khas people make up a majority of the population with 98% of the population. Khas Dalits make up 28% of the population. Hill Janjatis, mainly Magars, make up 1% of the population.[4]
At the time of the 2021 census, 73.24% of the population spoke Nepali and 26.17% Khash as their first language. Khash is the dialect of Nepali spoken in Karnali Province.[5] In 2011, 99.5% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.[6]
Hinduism is the predominant religion, practiced by 99.79% of the population.[7]
Administration
The district consists of nine municipalities, out of which three are urban municipalities and six are rural municipalities. These are as follows:[8]
- Khandachakra Municipality
- Raskot Municipality
- Tilagufa Municipality
- Pachaljharana Rural Municipality
- Sanni Triveni Rural Municipality
- Narharinath Rural Municipality
- Shubha Kalika Rural Municipality
- Mahawai Rural Municipality
- Palata Rural Municipality
Former Village Development Committees
Prior to the restructuring of the district, Kalikot District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees:
- Badalkot
- Bharta
- Chhapre
- Chilkhaya
- Daha
- Dholagohe
- Gela
- Jubitha
- Khin
- Kotbada
- Kumalgaun
- Lalu
- Malkot
- Manma
- Mehalmudi
- Mugraha
- Mumra
- Nanikot
- Odanaku
- Pakha
- Phoi Mahadev
- Phukot
- Ranku
- Ramnakot
- Ranchuli
- Rupsa
- Sipkhana
- Sukitaya
- Syuna
- Thirpu
See also
References
- ^ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 - US Department of State
- ^ The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system, 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
- ^ "Provincial/District/Local reports: Karnali Province". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics
- ^ "Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "Table 5: Mother tongue and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics
- ^ NepalMap Language [1] Archived 2023-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Table 5: Religion and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "स्थानिय तह" (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.