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Kanchanpur District

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typeDistrict
nameKanchanpur District
native_nameकञ्चनपुर जिल्ला
native_name_lang
image_skylineMadan chowk, kanchanpur कञ्चनपुर भीमदत्त नपा, मदन चोक - panoramio.jpg
imagesize300px
image_captionMadan Chowk at Bhimdatta municipality
image_mapKanchanpur Sudurpashchim locator.png
mapsize300
map_captionLocation of Kanchanpur District
image_map1Kanchanpur.png
mapsize1300
map_caption1Divisions of Kanchanpur District
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Sudurpashchim Province
parts_typeMunicipality
parts_stylecoll
p1Urban
p2Bheemdatta
p3Punarbas
p4Bedkot
p5Mahakali
p6Shuklaphanta
p7Belauri
p8Krishnapur
p17Rural
p18Beldandi
p19Laljhadi
established_titleEstablished
established_date1860
seat_typeAdministrative Headquarters
seatBheemdatta
leader_titleHead
leader_nameMr. Phairu Tamang
leader_title1Deputy-Head
leader_name1Mrs. Sanu Kumari Budthapa
leader_title2Parliamentary constituencies
leader_title3Provincial constituencies
government_typeCoordination committee
governing_bodyDCC, Kanchanpur
area_total_km21610
population_total451,248
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
blank_name_sec1Main Language(s)
blank_info_sec1Doteli (37.9%), Tharu (25.4%), Nepali (16.1%), Baitadeli (5.2%), others (15.4%)
blank_name_sec2Major highways
blank_info_sec2Mahendra Highway
timezone1NPT
utc_offset1+05:45
postal_code_typePostal Codes
area_code_typeTelephone Code
website

Kanchanpur District ( ), a part of Sudurpashchim Province in the Terai plain, is one of seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Bhimdatta as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,610 km2 and had a population of 134,868 in 2001 and 171,304 in 2011. It is located in south-western of Nepal. It is bordered by Kailali district in the east, Dadeldhura district in the north and with India in the south and west.

Before the reunification of Nepal by Gorkha King Prithvi Narayan Shah, this district was part of the Doti Kingdom. Nepal lost it to the East India Company after the Anglo-Nepalese war (1814–1816). Then the Kingdom of Nepal and the East India Company followed by territorial concessions of Sugauli Treaty. Later on after the treaty of 1860, Nepal recovered this land along with Kailali, Banke and Bardiya. Its first headquarters was Belauri Municipality, and the current headquarter, Mahendranagr, was declared in 2019 B.S.

The majority of the population is ethnic Tharu community, and minor groups are the peoples that have migrated from the northern hilly region. The district is renowned for Shuklaphanta National Park and the 1456.97 m long multi-span suspension bridge over Mahakali River.

Jhilmila Lake, Bedkot Lake, Bandatal, Shovatal, and Vishnu Temple, Ranital are the other tourist attractions.

Geography

The district expands from 28 degrees 38 minutes to 29 degrees 28 minutes Northern latitudes and 80 degrees 03 minutes to 80 degrees 33 minutes Eastern longitudes. It is situated at the end of westmost part of province and country on the corner of the south-west. Geographically it is on the terai, but the northern part of the district has some higher altitudes of elevation. The highest elevation of the district is 1528m, and the lowest is 176m. The main rivers of the region are Mahakali, Jobuda, Chaudhary, Mohana, Syal, Banhara, Sanbora and Doda

Climate ZoneElevation Range% of Area
title = The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification systemseries = Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110.year = 2005
Lower Tropicalbelow 300 m85.2%
Upper Tropical300 to13.0%
Subtropical1000 to1.8%

Demographics

|graph-pos = bottom |graph-width = |graph-height = |1981 |168,971 |1991 |257,906 |2001 |377,899 |2011 |451,248 |2021 |517,645

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Kanchanpur District had a population of 513,757. 8.05% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 79.65% and a sex ratio of 1135 females per 1000 males. 464,101 (90.33%) lived in municipalities.

Khas people make up a majority of the population with 67% of the population. Tharus and Rana Tharus are the largest minority with 26% of the population. Hill Janjatis, mainly Magars and Tamangs, are 3% of the population, while Madheshis (mainly the Lohar caste), are also 3% of the population.

At the time of the 2021 census, 43.57% of the population spoke Nepali, 14.24% Tharu, 12.76% Doteli, 11.13% Rana Tharu, 8.12% Baitadeli, 2.78% Bajhangi, 1.36% Darchuleli, 1.18% Tamang and 1.09% Dadeldhuri as their first language. In 2011, 15.9% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

Divisions

Kanchanpur district is divided into 7 municipalities and 2 rural municipalities: ;Municipalities:

  • Bedkot
  • Belauri
  • Bhimdatta
  • Mahakali
  • Shuklaphanta
  • Krishnapur
  • Punarbas ;Rural municipalities:
  • Laljhadi
  • Beldandi

Communication and media

Websites, Online News Portal, FM Stations and News Papers of Kanchanpur District

  • MNR Yellow Pages. Local Search Engine
  • NB Media Network
  • Suklaphanta FM 99.4 MHz
  • Radio Mahakali FM 96.2 MHz
  • Radio Belauri 105 MHz
  • Belauri Post Weekly
  • Dishanirdesh Kanchan Post Weekly
  • Farwest Times
  • Chure Times
  • Mahendranagar Post
  • Abhiyan Daily
  • Paschim Nepal Daily
  • Dainik Khabar Daily
  • New Janakranti Daily
  • Radio Nagarik FM 104.3 MHz
  • Radio Rastriya 89.8 MHz
  • Radio Barasinga 102.2 MHz
  • Radio Paschim Nepal 91.0 MHz
  • Radio Kanchanpur 90.2 MHz
  • Radio Pahichaan FM 105.3 MHz
  • Radio Sudur Sanchar 100.4 MHz
  • Radio Jhalari FM 105.9 MHz
  • Prabhu FM 102.5 MHz

Lakes In Kanchanpur District

  • Banda lake
  • Bedkot lake[[File:Bedkot Lake.jpg|thumb|Bedkot lake|300px]]
  • Pyara lake
  • Jhilmila lake
  • Shova lake
  • Shuklaphanta lake
  • Ranital

References

References

  1. (November 2012). "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
  2. (7 December 2012). "Districts of Nepal (Population, Area & Capital)". Statoids.
  3. "History of Nepal Army". Official website of Nepal Army.
  4. "District Development Committee, Kanchanpur".
  5. link
  6. "NEPAL: Administrative Division".
  7. "Provincial/District/Local reports: Sudurpaschim Province". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
  8. "Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
  9. "Table 5: Mother tongue and sex". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
  10. "NepalMap Language".
  11. "Table 5: Religion and sex". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
  12. "mnryp.com".
  13. "nepalbodh.com".
  14. "Suklaphanta FM 99.4 MHz".
  15. "Radio Mahakali FM 96.2 MHz".
  16. "Radio Belauri 105 MHz".
  17. "Radio Nagarik FM 104.3 MHz".
  18. "Radio Rastriya 89.8 MHz".
  19. "Radio Kanchanpur 90.2 MHz".
  20. "Radio Sudur Sanchar 100.4 MHz".
  21. "Radio Jhalari FM 105.9 MHz".
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