Pyuthan District
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Pyuṭhān District
प्युठान जिल्ला | |
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Khamkura |
28°05′N 082°50′E / 28.083°N 82.833°E
Pyuthan
Geography and climate
Pyuthan borders
The valley of Jhimruk Khola is the core of Pyuthan district. Its alluvial plain is intensively planted in rice during the summer monsoon. Wheat is grown as the winter crop. Madi Khola has eroded an inner gorge and is less suited to traditional irrigated agriculture.
Climate Zone[4] | Elevation Range | % of Area |
---|---|---|
Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. |
36.1% |
Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. |
53.3% |
Temperate | 2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft. |
9.7% |
Subalpine
|
3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft. |
0.8% |
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Pyuthan District had a population of 228,102.
As their first language, 96.2% spoke Nepali, 2.3% Magar, 0.6% Newar, 0.4% Gurung, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% Tharu and 0.1% other languages.[5]
Ethnicity/caste: 32.7% were Magar, 24.9% Chhetri, 14.0% Kami, 9.8% Hill Brahmin, 4.2% Sarki, 3.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 3.2% Damai/Dholi, 1.7% Newar, 1.5% Gurung, 1.5% Kumal, 1.1% Thakuri, 0.5% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.5% Tharu, 0.3% Musalman, 0.2% Badi, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Lhomi, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% Thakali and 0.1% others.[6]
Religion: 96.6% were Hindu, 2.8% Buddhist, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Christian and 0.1% others.[7]
Literacy: 66.8% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 31.0% could neither read nor write.[8]
Population by Census 1971-2011
Administrative divisions
Pyuthan district is divided into 9 local level bodies in which two are municipalities and seven are rural municipalities:
- Municipality
- Pyuthan Municipality
- Sworgadwari Municipality
- Rural Municipality
- Gaumukhi Rural Municipality
- Mandavi Rural Municipality
- Sarumarani Rural Municipality
- Mallarani Rural Municipality
- Naubahini Rural Municipality
- Jhimruk Rural Municipality
- Airawati Rural Municipality
Former VDCs
- Arkha
- (Bagdula), Bandikot, Bangemarkot, Bangesal, Baraula, Barjibang, Belbas, Bhingri, Bijaya Nagar, Bijuli, Bijuwar
- Chunja
- Dakha Kwadi, Damri, Dangbang, Dharampani, Dharmawati, Dhobaghat, Dhubang, Dhungegadhi
- Gothibang
- Hansapur
- Jumrikanda
- )
- Libang, Ligha, Lung
- Majhakot, Maranthana, Markabang
- Naya Gaun
- Okharkot
- Pakala, Phopli, Puja
- )
- (Sapdanda), Sari, Swargadwarikhal, Syaulibang
- (Tikuri), Tiram, Torbang, Tusara
- (Udayapurkot)
- Pandeydada khalanga
Historic and cultural sites
- Airabati, Asurkot
- Bandhikot, Bhagawati Temple, Bhawaniswari Temple, Bhimsensthan, Bhimsen Temple (Kutichaur), Bhimsen Temple (Megazun), Bhimsen Temple (Bijbazar), Bhitrikot Cave, Bhitrikot Durbar, Bhringri Kot, Bhumesthan (Khaira), Bijulikot, Birdisthan
- Chhetrapal Temple
- Devi Bhagawati, Devi Bhagawati Temple, Devi Temple, Dhunge Gadhi, Dubanasthan
- Ganesh Temple, Ganeshsthan, Gaumukhi, Gorakhnath Temple (Khaira), Gorakhnath Temple (Dakha Kwadi), Gorakhnath Temple (Bijbazar)
- Jalpadevi Temple, (Bijbazar – Bhagwati), Jalpadevi Temple (Bijbazar), Jhankristhan (Khaira)
- Kalidevi Temple, Kali Temple, Kalika Malika, Khadga Devata Temple, Khalanga Shivalaya, Khungrikot
- Laxmi Narayan Temple
- Masta Mandau, Mehelnath Temple
- Okharkot
- Phalaharisthan, Pyuthan Magazine
- Radha Krishna Temple, Rameswar Temple, Rani Pauwa
- Saraswati Temple, Sarikot, Shiva Temple (Khaira),Shiva Temple (Lung), Shiva Temple (Bangeshal), Shiva Temple (Khalanga), Shivalaya, Siddha Devatasthan (Belbas), Siddha Sansarsthan (Dakha Kwadi)
- Swargadwari—a hilltop temple complex and pilgrimage site celebrating the importance of cows in Hinduism—is located in the southern part of Pyuthan.
- Tatopani Shivalaya, Tripurasundari, Tusharakot Isnasthan
- Udayapur Kot
- Pandeydada khalanga Shree Satyadevi Bhagwati Mandir, 12-bhai Baraha Dev Mandir
References
- ^ Central Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 2014
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- ^ NepalMap Language [1]
- ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
- ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
- ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]
- ^ #"Districts of Nepal". Statoids. Gwillim Law. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ #National Population and Housing Census 2011, Volume 3 (PDF). Kathmandu, Nepal: Government of Nepal, Central Bureau of Statistics. January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ 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.