Kalikot District

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]

Kalikot District कालीकोट जिल्ला
District
Pachal waterfall Jite Gadhi over the Karnali in Kalikot district
Nickname:  त्रिबेणी Tribeņī
Location of Kalikot District (dark yellow) in Karnali
Country	Nepal
Province	Karnali Province
Admin HQ.	Manma (today part of Khandachakra Municipality)
Government
• Type	Coordination committee
• Body	DCC, Kalikot
Area
• Total	1,741 km2 (672 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	136,948
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NPT)
Website	ddckalikot.gov.np

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

Historical population

Census year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	87,638	—
1991	88,805	+0.13%
2001	105,580	+1.75%
2011	136,948	+2.64%
2021	144,917	+0.57%
Source: Citypopulation[3]

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.^[4]

Castes/ethnic groups in Kalikot district (2021)^[5]

1. Chhetri (29.6%)
2. Thakuri (24.5%)
3. Kami (18.7%)
4. Bahun (15.2%)
5. Damai (5.61%)
6. Sarki (3.91%)
7. Dasnami (0.91%)
8. Hill Janjati (1.30%)
9. Others (0.25%)

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.^[5]

Languages of Kalikot district (2021)^[6]

1. Nepali (73.2%)
2. Khash (26.2%)
3. Others (0.59%)

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.^[6] In 2011, 99.5% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.^[7]

Hinduism is the predominant religion, practiced by 99.79% of the population.^[8]

Administration

The district consists of nine municipalities, out of which four are urban municipalities and five are rural municipalities. These are as follows:^[9]

• 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:

Map of the VDCs in Kalikot District

• 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

• Zones of Nepal
• Paudhur
• List of natural monuments in Kalikot