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Bhojpur District, Nepal

Bhojpur District, Nepal
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image_captionChandi Bazar: A famous spot of Kirat Rai Ubhauli festival in Balankha
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demographics2_info224.4
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District ( Khikamakchha District)

Bhojpur District ( ) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The district's area is 1,507 km2 with a population of 182,459 (2011). The administrative center is Bhojpur. It is surrounded by Dhankuta and Sankhuwasabha in the east, Khotang in the west, again Sankhuwasabha in north-east, Solukhumbu in the north-west and Udayapur in the South.

Etymology

According to the District Coordination Committee Bhojpur, this place was named for the Himalayan birch (Betula utilis; Nepali भोजपत्र bhojpatra), which was found here in large quantities. Pur means 'city'.

Geography and climate

Classified as a hill district, Bhojpur actually spans five of Nepal's eight climate zones. | access-date = 22 November 2013 3% of the district's area is below 300 meters elevation in the Lower Tropical zone and 31% is Upper Tropical from 300 to 1,000 meters. 50% of the land area belongs to the Subtropical Zone between 1,000 and 2,000 meters and 15% is Temperate (2,000 to 3,000 meters). 2% rises higher into the Subalpine Zone.

Climate ZoneElevation Range% of Area
Lower Tropicalbelow 300 meters (1,000 ft)2.7%
Upper Tropical300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.30.5%
Subtropical1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.49.8%
Temperate2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.15.1%
Subalpine3,000 to 4,000 meters
9,800 to 13,100 ft.1.7%

Divisions

Bhojpur is divided into two urban and seven rural municipalities:

No.TypeNamePopulation (2011)AreaWardsWebsiteDistrictBhojpur182,4591,50781http://ddcbhojpur.gov.np
1UrbanBhojpur28,107159.5112http://bhojpurmun.gov.np/
2UrbanShadanand31,61224114http://www.shadanandamun.gov.np
3RuralHatuwagadhi20,404142.619http://hatuwagadhimun.gov.np
4RuralRamprasad Rai18,848158.838http://ramprasadraimun.gov.np
5RuralAamchok18,720184.8910http://aamchowkmun.gov.np
6RuralTyamke Maiyunm17,911173.419http://tyamkemaiyummun.gov.np
7RuralArun Gaunpalika17,687154.767http://arunmun.gov.np
8RuralPauwadungma15,394118.866http://pauwadungmamun.gov.np
9RuralSalpasilichho13,111193.336http://salpasilichhomun.gov.np

Towns and villages (former VDC)

Map of the VDC/s in Bhojpur District
  • Aangtep
  • Annapurna
  • Baikunthe
  • Balankha
  • Basikhora
  • Basingtharpu
  • Bastim
  • Bhaisipankha
  • Bhubal
  • Bhulke
  • Bokhim
  • Bhojpur
  • Boya
  • Champe
  • Changre
  • Charambi
  • Chaukidanda
  • Chhinamakhu
  • Dalgaun
  • Deurali
  • Dewantar
  • Dhodalekhani
  • Dobhane
  • Dummana
  • Gogane
  • Gupteshwar
  • Hasanpur
  • Helauchha
  • Homtang
  • Jarayotar
  • Kimalung
  • Keurepani
  • Khairang
  • Khartimchha
  • Khatamma
  • Khawa
  • Kot
  • Kudak Kaule
  • Kulunga
  • Lekharka
  • Mane Bhanjyang
  • Mulpani
  • Nagi
  • Nepaledada
  • Okhre
  • Pangcha
  • Patle Pani
  • Pawala
  • Pyauli
  • Ranibas
  • Sangpang
  • Sano Dumba
  • Shadanand Municipality
  • Shyamsila
  • Siddheshwar
  • Sindrang
  • Syamsila
  • Taksar
  • Thidingkha
  • Thulo Dumba
  • Timma
  • Tiwari Bhanjyang
  • Tunggochha
  • Yaku
  • Yangpang

Demographics

|graph-pos = bottom |graph-width = |graph-height = |1981 |192,689 |1991 |198,784 |2001 |203,018 |2011 |182,459 |2021 |157923

At the 2021 Nepal census, Bhojpur District had a population of 157,923. Bhojpur had a literacy rate of 78.9% and a sex ratio of 1,019 females per 1,000 males. 55,349 (35.05%) lived in urban areas.

Ethnicity/caste: 36.31% of the population were Rai, 17.66% Chhetri, 10.78% Tamang, 7.65% Newar, 4.94% Magar, 4.58% Bahun, 4.27% Kami, 2.70% Damai, 2.44% Sarki, 1.88% Bhujel and 1.76% Sherpa.

Religion: 46.39% were Hindu, 36.29% Kirati, 16.04% Buddhist,1.21% Christian and 0.07% others.

As their first language, 47.81% of the population spoke Nepali, 20.04% Bantawa, 7.48% Tamang, 3.52% Magar, 3.29% Newari, 2.90% Kulung, 2.69% Dungmali, 2.19% Sampang, 1.86% Rai, 1.50% Sherpa, 1.49% Chamling. In 2011, 49.08% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

2015 Nepal earthquake

The district was affected by an earthquake on 25 April 2015.

References

References

  1. (November 2012). "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)".
  2. link
  3. "Nepal: Provinces and Districts".
  4. "Provincial/District/Local reports: Koshi Province". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
  5. "Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
  6. "Table 5: Religion and sex". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
  7. "Table 5: Mother tongue and sex". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
  8. "Social characteristics tables". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
  9. Bob Kasarda. (13 June 2015). "Nepal family finds starting over tough in wake of earthquake". NWI Times.
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