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{{short description|Village Development Committee in Mid-Western, Nepal}}
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|subdivision_name3 = [[Pyuthan District]]
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[[Image:Macchi.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Machcchi Village, administrative center of Okharkot VDC with Gartang Khola in the foreground]]
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'''Okharkot''' is a [[town]] and [[Village Development Committee (Nepal)|Village Development Committee]] in [[Pyuthan District]], in the 'hills' of mid-western [[Nepal]]. The [[2001 Nepal census]] reported 4,484 persons in 836 households living in the V.D.C.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1|title=Nepal Census 2001|work=Nepal's Village Development Committees|publisher=[[Digital Himalaya]]|accessdate=21 September 2008}}</ref>
'''Okharkot''' is a [[town]] and [[Village Development Committee (Nepal)|Village Development Committee]] in [[Pyuthan District|Pyuthan]], a [[Geography of Nepal#The Hill Region|''Middle Hills'']] district of [[Rapti Zone]], western [[Nepal]].


==Etymology==
====Villages in this VDC<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.ngiip.gov.np/pdf/vol4pyuthan.pdf
|title = Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan
|publisher = Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program
|accessdate = 2011-03-12}}
</ref>====
</br>
{{Table
|hdrs = {{!!}} {{!!}}[[Latitude|Lat.]] {{!!}} [[Longitude|Lon]] {{!!}} [[Elevation|Elev.]]
| row1 = Ahal {{!!}} आहाल​ {{!!}} 28°10'N {{!!}} 83°00'E {{!!}} 1,089m
| row2 = Aphrekholagaun {{!!}} आफ्रेखोलागाउँ {{!!}} 28°09'N {{!!}} 82°59'E {{!!}} 1,205
| row3 = Arupata {{!!}} आरुपाटा {{!!}} 28°09'N {{!!}} 82°59'E {{!!}} 1,045
| row4 = Badikholagaun {{!!}} बादीखोलागाउँ {{!!}} 28°09'N {{!!}} 82°59'E {{!!}} 1,210
| row5 = Banstari {{!!}} बाँसटारी {{!!}} 28°08'N {{!!}} 82°58'E {{!!}} 1,205
| row6 = Bebare {{!!}} बेबरे {{!!}} 28°10'N {{!!}} 83°00'E {{!!}} 1,590
| row7 = Bhedabari {{!!}} भेडाबारी {{!!}} 28°10'N {{!!}} 83°00'E {{!!}} 1,255
| row8 = Chauke {{!!}} चौके {{!!}} 28°07'N {{!!}} 82°58'E {{!!}} 1,542
| row9 = Chichinne {{!!}} चिचिन्ने {{!!}} 28°07'N {{!!}} 82°57'E {{!!}} 1,710
| row10 = Chudhara {{!!}} चुधारा {{!!}} 28°08'N {{!!}} 82°58'E {{!!}} 1,110
| row11 = Darimchaur {{!!}} दारिमचौर​ {{!!}} 28°09'N {{!!}} 82°59'E {{!!}} 1,030
| row12 = Dhana {{!!}} ढाँणा {{!!}} 28°09'N {{!!}} 82°58'E {{!!}} 1,050
| row13 = Dhana Bajar {{!!}} ढाँडाबजार​ {{!!}} 28°09'N {{!!}} 82°58'E {{!!}} {{pad|4px}} 995
| row14 = Hariya {{!!}} हरिया {{!!}} 28°10'N {{!!}} 82°59'E {{!!}} 1,170
| row15 = Kalleri {{!!}} कल्लेरी {{!!}} 28°08'N {{!!}} 82°59'E {{!!}} 1,597
| row16 = Kamdale {{!!}} कमडाले {{!!}} 28°07'N {{!!}} 82°58'E {{!!}} 1,642
| row17 = Kami Tol {{!!}} कामी टोल​ {{!!}} 28°08'N {{!!}} 83°00'E {{!!}} 1,475
| row18 = Khahare {{!!}} खहरे {{!!}} 28°08'N {{!!}} 82°59'E {{!!}} 1,030
| row19 = Koiralpata {{!!}} कोइरलपाटा {{!!}} 28°09'N {{!!}} 82°59'E {{!!}} 1,090
| row20 = Kubinde {{!!}} कुबिण्डे {{!!}} 28°07'N {{!!}} 82°58'E {{!!}} 1,470
| row21 = Lamasera {{!!}} लामासेरा {{!!}} 28°10'N {{!!}} 82°59'E {{!!}} 1,018
| row22 = Machchhi {{!!}} मच्छी {{!!}} 28°08'N {{!!}} 82°58'E {{!!}} {{pad|4px}} 955
| row23 = Okharkot {{!!}} ओखरकोट​ {{!!}} 28°08'N {{!!}} 82°59'E {{!!}} 1,630
| row24 = Ratamata {{!!}} रातामाटा {{!!}} 28°08'N {{!!}} 83°00'E {{!!}} 1,538
| row25 = Ripapakha {{!!}} रिपापाखा {{!!}} 28°08'N {{!!}} 82°58'E {{!!}} 1,045
| row26 = Rotepani {{!!}} रोटेपानी {{!!}} 28°09'N {{!!}} 82°59'E {{!!}} 1,170
| row27 = Salleri {{!!}} सल्लेरी {{!!}} 28°08'N {{!!}} 82°58'E {{!!}} 1,610
| row28 = Samaldhara {{!!}} समलधारा {{!!}} 28°10'N {{!!}} 82°59'E {{!!}} 1,418
| row29 = Sisnekholagaun {{!!}} सिस्नेखोलागाउँ {{!!}} 28°09'N {{!!}} 83°00'E {{!!}} 1,285
| row30 = Swanbota {{!!}} स्वाँबोटा {{!!}} 28°08'N {{!!}} 82°58'E {{!!}} {{pad|4px}} 955
| row31 = Tada Pokhari {{!!}} टाडा पोखरी {{!!}} 28°08'N {{!!}} 82°58'E {{!!}} 1,285
| row32 = Tari {{!!}} टारी {{!!}} 28°07'N {{!!}} 82°59'E {{!!}} 1,285
| row33 = Tilahalna {{!!}} तिलाहाल्ना {{!!}} 28°08'N {{!!}} 82°57'E {{!!}} {{pad|4px}} 955
}}


''Okhar'' means walnut tree (''[[Juglans regia]]'' -- English Walnut native from the [[Balkans]] through [[Western China]] including foothills of the [[Himalaya]]. ''Kot'' means fortress.
''Okhar'' ({{lang-ne|ओखर}}) - walnut tree (''[[Juglans regia]]''). <br>
''kot'' ({{lang-ne|कोट}}) - guardroom, prison, police station.


==Villages in this VDC==
''Machcchī'' ({{lang-ne|मच्छी}}) Village is the VDC's administrative center at the confluence of Dharmawati River and Gartang Khola. The ''kot'' sits on a ridgetop 2 km. east and some 675 meters (2200 feet) higher. It is listed in [[IUCN]]'s inventory of historic sites. <ref>Bishnu Bhandari (1997) ''Inventory of heritage sites in Nepal'' (Gland, Switzerland:IUCN)</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! || || Ward || [[Latitude|Lat.]] || [[Longitude|Lon]] || [[Elevation|Elev.]]
|-
| Ahal || आहाल || 6 || 28°10'N || 83°00'E || 1,089m
|-
| Aphrekholagaun || आफ्रेखोलागाउँ || || 28°09'N || 82°59'E || 1,205
|-
| Arupata || आरुपाटा || || 28°09'N || 82°59'E || 1,045
|-
| Badikholagaun || बादीखोलागाउँ || || 28°09'N || 82°59'E || 1,210
|-
| Banstari || बाँसटारी || || 28°08'N || 82°58'E || 1,205
|-
| Bebare || बेबरे || || 28°10'N || 83°00'E || 1,590
|-
| Bhedabari || भेडाबारी || || 28°10'N || 83°00'E || 1,255
|-
| Chauke || चौके || 9 || 28°07'N || 82°58'E || 1,542
|-
| Chichinne || चिचिन्ने || || 28°07'N || 82°57'E || 1,710
|-
| Chudhara || चुधारा || 8 || 28°08'N || 82°58'E || 1,110
|-
| Darimchaur || दारिमचौर || 6 || 28°09'N || 82°59'E || 1,030
|-
| Dhana || ढाँणा || || 28°09'N || 82°58'E || 1,050
|-
| Dhana Bajar || ढाँडाबजार || || 28°09'N || 82°58'E || {{pad|4px}} 995
|-
| Hariya || हरिया || || 28°10'N || 82°59'E || 1,170
|-
| Kalleri || कल्लेरी || || 28°08'N || 82°59'E || 1,597
|-
| Kamdale || कमडाले || || 28°07'N || 82°58'E || 1,642
|-
| Kami Tol || कामी टोल || || 28°08'N || 83°00'E || 1,475
|-
| Khahare || खहरे || || 28°08'N || 82°59'E || 1,030
|-
| Koiralpata || कोइरलपाटा || || 28°09'N || 82°59'E || 1,090
|-
| Kubinde || कुबिण्डे || || 28°07'N || 82°58'E || 1,470
|-
| Lamasera || लामासेरा || || 28°10'N || 82°59'E || 1,018
|-
| Machchhi || मच्छी || 1 || 28°08'N || 82°58'E || {{pad|4px}} 955
|-
| Okharkot || ओखरकोट || || 28°08'N || 82°59'E || 1,630
|-
| Ratamata || रातामाटा || || 28°08'N || 83°00'E || 1,538
|-
| Ripapakha || रिपापाखा || 7 || 28°08'N || 82°58'E || 1,045
|-
| Rotepani || रोटेपानी || || 28°09'N || 82°59'E || 1,170
|-
| Salleri || सल्लेरी || || 28°08'N || 82°58'E || 1,610
|-

| Samaldhara || समलधारा || || 28°10'N || 82°59'E || 1,418
|-
| Sisnekholagaun || सिस्नेखोलागाउँ || || 28°09'N || 83°00'E || 1,285
|-
| Swanbota || स्वाँबोटा || || 28°08'N || 82°58'E || {{pad|4px}} 955
|-
| Tada Pokhari || टाडा पोखरी || || 28°08'N || 82°58'E || 1,285
|-
| Tari || टारी || || 28°07'N || 82°59'E || 1,285
|-
| Tilahalna || तिलाहाल्ना || 7 || 28°08'N || 82°57'E || {{pad|4px}} 955
|}<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.ngiip.gov.np/pdf/vol4pyuthan.pdf
|title=Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan
|publisher=Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program
|access-date=2011-03-12
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724190123/http://www.ngiip.gov.np/pdf/vol4pyuthan.pdf
|archive-date=July 24, 2011
}}
</ref>

Machcchī is the VDC's administrative center at the confluence of Dharmawati River and Gartang Khola. Okharkot village with its ancient fortress sits on a ridgetop 2&nbsp;km. east and some 675 meters (2200 feet) higher. It is listed in [[IUCN]]'s inventory of historic sites.<ref>
{{Cite book
|editor-last = Bhandari
|editor-first = Bishnu
|title = Inventory of heritage sites in Nepal
|place = Kathmandu
|publisher = IUCN Nepal
|year = 1997
|url = http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=GET_RECORD&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdata.iucn.org%2Fdbtw-wpd%2Fcommande%2Findex_newsite.htm&TN=iucn&SN=AUTO463&SE=612&RN=0&MR=20&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=1&XP=&RF=WebRes&EF=&DF=WebAff&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=254&ID=&MF=&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=1832&NR=0&NB=0&SV=0&BG=&FG=&QS=&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1
|access-date = April 15, 2011
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721013338/http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=GET_RECORD&XC=%2Fdbtw-wpd%2Fexec%2Fdbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdata.iucn.org%2Fdbtw-wpd%2Fcommande%2Findex_newsite.htm&TN=iucn&SN=AUTO463&SE=612&RN=0&MR=20&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=1&XP=&RF=WebRes&EF=&DF=WebAff&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=254&ID=&MF=&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=1832&NR=0&NB=0&SV=0&BG=&FG=&QS=&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1
|archive-date = July 21, 2011
}}
</ref>


==References==
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Okharkot
ओखरकोट
khahare
RM Development Committee
Nickname: 
jhimruk
Okharkot is located in Nepal
Okharkot
Okharkot
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°08′N 82°59′E / 28.14°N 82.98°E / 28.14; 82.98
Country   Nepal
Development RegionMid-Western
ZoneRapti Zone
DistrictPyuthan District
VDCOkharkot
Population
 (2001 Census[1])
 • Total4,484
 836 households
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Okharkot is a town and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.

Etymology[edit]

Okhar (Nepali: ओखर) - walnut tree (Juglans regia).
kot (Nepali: कोट) - guardroom, prison, police station.

Villages in this VDC[edit]

Ward Lat. Lon Elev.
Ahal आहाल 6 28°10'N 83°00'E 1,089m
Aphrekholagaun आफ्रेखोलागाउँ 28°09'N 82°59'E 1,205
Arupata आरुपाटा 28°09'N 82°59'E 1,045
Badikholagaun बादीखोलागाउँ 28°09'N 82°59'E 1,210
Banstari बाँसटारी 28°08'N 82°58'E 1,205
Bebare बेबरे 28°10'N 83°00'E 1,590
Bhedabari भेडाबारी 28°10'N 83°00'E 1,255
Chauke चौके 9 28°07'N 82°58'E 1,542
Chichinne चिचिन्ने 28°07'N 82°57'E 1,710
Chudhara चुधारा 8 28°08'N 82°58'E 1,110
Darimchaur दारिमचौर 6 28°09'N 82°59'E 1,030
Dhana ढाँणा 28°09'N 82°58'E 1,050
Dhana Bajar ढाँडाबजार 28°09'N 82°58'E   995
Hariya हरिया 28°10'N 82°59'E 1,170
Kalleri कल्लेरी 28°08'N 82°59'E 1,597
Kamdale कमडाले 28°07'N 82°58'E 1,642
Kami Tol कामी टोल 28°08'N 83°00'E 1,475
Khahare खहरे 28°08'N 82°59'E 1,030
Koiralpata कोइरलपाटा 28°09'N 82°59'E 1,090
Kubinde कुबिण्डे 28°07'N 82°58'E 1,470
Lamasera लामासेरा 28°10'N 82°59'E 1,018
Machchhi मच्छी 1 28°08'N 82°58'E   955
Okharkot ओखरकोट 28°08'N 82°59'E 1,630
Ratamata रातामाटा 28°08'N 83°00'E 1,538
Ripapakha रिपापाखा 7 28°08'N 82°58'E 1,045
Rotepani रोटेपानी 28°09'N 82°59'E 1,170
Salleri सल्लेरी 28°08'N 82°58'E 1,610
Samaldhara समलधारा 28°10'N 82°59'E 1,418
Sisnekholagaun सिस्नेखोलागाउँ 28°09'N 83°00'E 1,285
Swanbota स्वाँबोटा 28°08'N 82°58'E   955
Tada Pokhari टाडा पोखरी 28°08'N 82°58'E 1,285
Tari टारी 28°07'N 82°59'E 1,285
Tilahalna तिलाहाल्ना 7 28°08'N 82°57'E   955

[2]

Machcchī is the VDC's administrative center at the confluence of Dharmawati River and Gartang Khola. Okharkot village with its ancient fortress sits on a ridgetop 2 km. east and some 675 meters (2200 feet) higher. It is listed in IUCN's inventory of historic sites.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan" (PDF). Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
  3. ^ Bhandari, Bishnu, ed. (1997). Inventory of heritage sites in Nepal. Kathmandu: IUCN Nepal. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2011.

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