Jajarkot

जाजरकोट जिल्ला Jajarkot District
Location of the district of Jajarkot (darker purple) in the province of Karnali and in Nepal
Basic data
Country	Nepal
Capital	Khalanga
surface	1230 km²
Residents	171,304 (2011 census)
density	139 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	NP-P6
Website	ddcjajarkot.gov.np

Coordinates: 28 ° 51 '  N , 82 ° 8'  E

The Jajarkot District ( Nepali जाजरकोट जिल्ला ) is one of 77 districts in Nepal and has been part of the Karnali Province since the 2015 constitution .

history

The district was part of the Bheri administrative zone until 2015 .

geography

In 2017, Jajarkot was one of the ten poorest and most underdeveloped districts in Nepal with a Human Development Index value of less than 0.4.

Residents

At the 2001 census it had 134,868 inhabitants, in 2011 it was 171,304.

Administrative division

Cities in Jajarkot District:

• Bheri
• Chhedagad
• Nalgad

Gaunpalikas (rural communities):

• Barekot
• Kuse
• Junichande
• Shivalaya

By 2017, the district was divided into the following Village Development Committees (VDCs):

• Archhani
• Bhagawati Tol
• Daha
• Dandagaun
• Dasera
• Dhime
• Garkhakot
• Jhapra
• Junga Thapachaur
• Karkigaun
• Khagenkot
• Kortrang
• Lahai
• Majhkot
• Nayakwada
• Paink
• Pajaru
• Ragda
• Ramidanda
• Rocaya Gauntlet
• Sakala
• Salma
• Sima
• Suwanauli
• Talegaun
• Thala Raikar

Web links

Commons : Jajarkot District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Schedule-4 States, and Districts to be included in the concerned States. - Nepal Law Commission. Retrieved December 13, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Bajura, not Saptari, is the most backward district of Nepal. December 14, 2017, accessed January 17, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Census 2011: National Report . ( Memento of May 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 7.8 MB) Central Bureau of Statistics, pp. 51–52, Population Total and Area in Sq. Km
4. ↑ ^{a b} Nepal: Administrative Unit - State 6 Map | UN Nepal Information Platform. Retrieved January 1, 2019 .