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|native_name = ओखरकोट |
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|subdivision_name3 = [[Pyuthan District]] |
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|population_as_of = 2001 Census<ref>{{Cite web| |
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'''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]]. |
'''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]]. |
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| Salleri || सल्लेरी || || 28°08'N || 82°58'E || 1,610 |
| Salleri || सल्लेरी || || 28°08'N || 82°58'E || 1,610 |
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| Samaldhara || समलधारा || || 28°10'N || 82°59'E || 1,418 |
| Samaldhara || समलधारा || || 28°10'N || 82°59'E || 1,418 |
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| Tilahalna || तिलाहाल्ना || 7 || 28°08'N || 82°57'E || {{pad|4px}} 955 |
| Tilahalna || तिलाहाल्ना || 7 || 28°08'N || 82°57'E || {{pad|4px}} 955 |
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|}<ref>{{Cite web |
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|title=Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan |
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|publisher=Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program |
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|access-date=2011-03-12 |
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724190123/http://www.ngiip.gov.np/pdf/vol4pyuthan.pdf |
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|archive-date=July 24, 2011 |
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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.<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 km. east and some 675 meters (2200 feet) higher. It is listed in [[IUCN]]'s inventory of historic sites.<ref> |
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{{Cite book |
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|editor-first = Bishnu |
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|title = Inventory of heritage sites in Nepal |
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|place = Kathmandu |
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|publisher = IUCN Nepal |
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|year = 1997 |
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|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 |
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|access-date = April 15, 2011 |
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|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 |
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|archive-date = July 21, 2011 |
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Latest revision as of 00:56, 6 April 2024
Okharkot
ओखरकोट khahare | |
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RM Development Committee | |
Nickname: jhimruk | |
Coordinates: 28°08′N 82°59′E / 28.14°N 82.98°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Development Region | Mid-Western |
Zone | Rapti Zone |
District | Pyuthan District |
VDC | Okharkot |
Population (2001 Census[1]) | |
• Total | 4,484 |
836 households | |
Time zone | UTC+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. | ||
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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 |
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]
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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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