Jajarkot District

Jajarkot District (Nepali: जाजरकोट जिल्लाListen^ⓘ) a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Khalanga as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,230 km² (860 sq mi)^[1] and has a population of 171,304 in 2011 Nepal census.^[2]

Jajarkot
District
Jajarkot Durbar
Location of Jajarkot District (dark yellow) in Karnali
Country	Nepal
Established	2016
Admin HQ.	Khalanga
Government
• Type	Coordination committee
• Body	DCC, Jajarkot
Area
• Total	2,230 km2 (860 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	171,304
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NPT)
Website	ddcjajarkot.gov.np

Introduction

Jajarkot is one of the districts of Karnali Province in Nepal. Khalanga is its headquarters. It has 3 municipalities and 4 rural municipalities.^[3]

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[4]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	5.9%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	37.3%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	34.6%
Subalpine	3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft.	16.9%
Alpine	4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft.	2.3%
Nival	above 5,000 meters	3.0%

Demographics

Historical population

Census year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	99,312	—
1991	113,958	+1.39%
2001	134,868	+1.70%
2011	171,304	+2.42%
2021	189,365	+1.01%
Source: Citypopulation[5]

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Jajarkot District had a population of 189,360. 11.41% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 75.50% and a sex ratio of 1013 females per 1000 males. 104,691 (55.29%) lived in municipalities.^[6]

Castes/ethnic groups in Jajarkot district (2021)^[7]

1. Chhetri (39.29%)
2. Kami (22.62%)
3. Thakuri (16.25%)
4. Magar (8.94%)
5. Bahun (4.5%)
6. Damai (3.93%)
7. Sarki (2.07%)
8. Dasnami (1.08%)
9. Others (1.32%)

Khas people make up a majority of the population with 90% of the population. Chhetris form 39% of the population, while Khas Dalits make up 29% of the population. Magars make up 9% of the population.^[7]

At the time of the 2021 census, 98.35% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.^[8] In 2011, 99.1% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.^[9]

Religion in Jajarkot District (2021)[10]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			98.65%
Christianity			0.93%
Other or not stated			0.42%

Divisions

Municipalities

Name	Nepali	Population (2011)	Area (km2)	Density
Bheri	भेरी	33,515	219.77	153
Chhedagad	छेडागाड	35,295	284.20	124
Tribeni Nalgad	त्रिवेणी नलगाड	25,597	387.44	66

Rural municipalities

Name	Nepali	Population (2011)	Area (km2)	Density
Junichande	जुनीचाँदे	21,733	346.21	63
Kushe	कुशे	20,621	273.97	75
Barekot	बारेकोट	18,083	577.5	31
Shivalaya	शिवालय	15,269	134.26	114

Towns and villages

Map of the VDCs in Jajarkot District

• Archhani
• Bhagawati Tol
• Bharatigaun
• Bheri
• Bhur
• Daha
• Dandagaun
• Dasera
• Dhime
• Garkhakot
• Jagatipur
• Jhapra
• Junga Thapachaur
• Karkigaun
• Khagenkot
• Khalanga
• Kortrang
• Lahai
• Majhkot
• Nayakwada
• Paink
• Pajaru
• Punama
• Ragda
• Ramidanda
• Rokayagaun
• Sakala
• Salma
• Sima
• Suwanauli
• Talegaun
• Thala Raikar

Notable people

• Ratna Prashad Sharma Neupane Social worker and Leader of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), member of Legislature Parliament 1999
• Shakti Bahadur Basnet Leader of Nepal Communist Party
• Rajeev Bikram Shah Leader of Nepali Congress
• Dambar Bahadur Singh Central committee member and Leader of Nepal Communist Party CPN UML

See also

• List of Monuments in Jajarkot District
• Zones of Nepal (Former)