Baitadi District
Baitadi District
बैतडी | |
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NPT) | |
Telephone Code | 095 |
Main Language(s) | Baitadeli |
Baitadi District (
History
The region was once a part of the GreatGyan Chand (1376 A.D) was the first ruler of the Chand Dynasty of Champawat who was part of the third generation from Thohar Chand or Abhai Chand.[7] Gyan Chand's grandfather, Trilok Chand, and his father, Kalyan Chand, were rulers of Baitadi, according to the folk tales.[8]
The kings who ruled in Baitadi were:[citation needed]
- Thohar- Ahai Chand (1261–1281 AD)
- Trilok Chand
- Kalyan Chand
- Gyan Chand (1376 AD)
- Karm Chand
- Bharati Chand
- Ratan Chand
- Megh Chand (1503 AD)
- Kirti Chand
- Kalyan Chand
- Rudra Chand (1580 AD)
- Laxman Chand
- Dilip Chand
- Vijay Chand
- Trimal Chand
- Baj Bhadur Chand
- Udyot Chand
- Gyan Chand- II (1706 AD)
- Jagat Chand
- Debi Chand
- Kalyan Chand- II (1731AD)
- Deep Chand
Gorkha kingdom annexed Kumaon in 1791[9][3] and merged Baitadi in Doti District until 1885. Baitadi and Dadeldhura had same "Bada-Hakim" (District Administrators) so those two districts jointly used to call Baitadi-Dadeldhura district until 1956. The "Baitadi-Dadeldhura" district named Mahakali District after 1956. In 1956 four county (Thums) of Baitadi separated and made a sub-district of Mahakali district. From 1956 to 1962 "Mahakali district" had three sub-districts: Dadeldhura, Baitadi and Chamba.[10][11][12]
In 1962, Darchula (Chamba) separated from Baitadi District.
Demographics
Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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1981 | 179,136 | — | ||
1991 | 200,716 | +1.14% | ||
2001 | 234,418 | +1.56% | ||
2011 | 250,898 | +0.68% | ||
2021 | 244,400 | −0.26% | ||
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Source: Citypopulation[13] |
According to the 2011 census, Baitadi District has a population of 250,898, with an absentee population of 21,038, roughly equal to that of the nation of Vanuatu. Baitadi District has a sex ratio of 87:95 of which 133,491 are female.,[1]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 97.9% of the population in the district spoke Baitadeli, 0.9% Nepali, 0.7% Doteli, 0.1% Bajhangi and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[14]
Ethnicity/caste: 52.1% were Chhetri, 18.6% Hill Brahmin, 6.8% Thakuri, 6.5% other Dalit, 4.6% Kami, 4.5% Lohar, 2.1% Damai/Dholi, 1.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.4% Sarki, 0.4% Kathabaniyan, 0.4% Sudhi, 0.2% Terai Brahmin, 0.2% Gurung, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Dhanuk, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.[15]
Religion: 99.9% were Hindu.[16]
Literacy: 62.9% could read and write, 2.6% could only read and 34.5% could neither read nor write.[17]
Geography and climate
Climate Zone[18] | Elevation range | % of area |
---|---|---|
Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. |
13.1% |
Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. |
71.2% |
Temperate | 2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft. |
15.7% |
Administration
The district is administered by
Administration | Name of units | Head | Website |
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Legislative | District Coordination Committee | ddcbaitadi | |
Executive | District Administration Office | Mr. Anand Paudel | daobaitadi |
Judicial | District Court | Mr. Ishwari Prasad Bhandari | supremecourt |
Administrative divisions
The district consists of ten
- Dasharathchand Municipality
- Patan Municipality
- Melauli Municipality
- Purchaudi Municipality
- Sunarya Rural Municipality
- Sigas Rural Municipality
- Shivanath Rural Municipality
- Pancheshwor Rural Municipality
- Dogdakedar Rural Municipality
- Dilasaini Rural Municipality
Former Village Development Committees
Prior to the restructuring of the district, Baitadi District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees:
- SALENA
- Amchoura
- FYAULI
- Barakot
- khadeni
- Basantapur
- Basuling
- Bhatana
- Bhumeshwar
- Bijayapur
- Bishalpur
- Bumiraj
- Nwadeu
- Chaukham
- Sibnath
- Dehimandau
- Deulek
- Dhungad
- Dilasaini
- Durga Bhabani
- Durgasthan
- Dungara
- Gurukhola
- Gajari
- Giregada
- Gokuleshwar
- Gwallek
- Hat
- Hatairaj
- Jagannath
- Kailpal
- Kataujpani
- Kotila
- Kotpetara
- Kulau
- Kuwakot
- Mahadevsthan
- Mahakali
- Maharudra
- Malladehi
- Nagarjun
- Siddheshwar
- Sharmali
- Raudidewal
- Rauleshwar
- Giregada
- Srikedar
- Srikot
- Sankarpur
- Shikarpur
- Rim
Sports
Volleyball and cricket are very popular in Baitadi. Baitadi has won many regional competitions and is home to many eminent national players for the Nepal national cricket team.[citation needed]
Communication
Saugaat FM 103.6 MHz,[20] Samsher, FM 106.6 MHz and Ninglashaini FM 94.0 MHz[21] are the radio stations of the Baitadi District. Radio Pura Sanchar 97.0 MHz is also in the Baitadi District.
Agriculture
Corn and wheat are the main crops of this region, but millet, maize and rice are also grown for home use. Commercial farming is not popular in this region. Some fruits are grown and exported to the nearby headquarters
Sites of interest
The Gwallek Kedar sacred forest, situated wholly in Baitadi district, is considered the most important 'Kedar' - abode of Mahadev - of the four Kedars that lie along the Indo-Nepal border between western Nepal and Uttarakhand. As such, it is an important regional pilgrimage site.[22]
References
- ^ a b c "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ a b Jha, Hari Bansh (1993). The Terai Community and National Integration in Nepal. Centre for Economic & Technical Studies.
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- ^ A New History of Uttarakhand page 62
- ^ History of Doti Kingdom page 212
- ^ Chand Kings of Champawat : Dr. Madan Chandra Bhatt
- ^ History of Doti Kingdom : Bhoj Raj Bhattarai
- ^ "M. Gaborieau on 7 Bharats recorded in Nepal (1969)". Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Government of Nepal Act 1948" (PDF).
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The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal – a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013
- ^ "स्थानिय तह" (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Saugaat, FM 103.6 MHz".
- ^ "Ninglashaini FM 94.0 MHz".
- ^ Pandey, Abhimanyu; Kotru, Rajan; Pradhan, Nawraj (2016). A Framework for the Assessment of Cultural Ecosystem Services of Sacred Natural Sites in the Hindu Kush Himalayas: Based on fieldwork in the Kailash Sacred Landscape regions of India and Nepal (PDF). Kathmandu: ICIMOD. pp. 36–42.
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- "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.
- A New History Of Uttarakhand : Dr. Y. S. Kathoch
- History of Doti Kingdom : Bhattarai
- Spell Change amchour from amchoura by uttam chand
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