Mulkharka

Mulkharka is a village development committee in Okhaldhunga District in the Sagarmatha Zone of mid-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3719 living in 596 individual households.^[1]

Mulkharka मूलखर्क
Village development committee
Mulkharka Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27.27°N 86.39°E / 27.27; 86.39
Country	Nepal
Zone	Sagarmatha Zone
District	Okhaldhunga District
Population  (1991)
• Total	3,719
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Etymology

The name of the village development committee, Mulkharka, comes from the two local words, 'mul' meaning main and 'kharka' meaning a pasture.

Description

This village development committee lies in the hills of Okhaldhunga District. It has a dense forest of many useful trees, herbs and shrubs. The concept of community forest has been introduced for a decade. Wild animals and birds such as deer, tiger, porcupine, rabbit, and peacock. can be easily found in the forests. Tamang community has a majority population in the VDC while Magar community also has a small settlement.

Economy

The majority of the population depend on agriculture. Crops such as wheat, potatoes, and rice are grown. Most of the youth, especially the male ones, have been to foreign countries like Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, etc. for their employment. A few people are engaged in teaching, shop-keeping, driving, and as soldiers in the Indian Army Gurkha Rifles.