|
District
Boundary
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East
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: Solukhambhu
and Ramechhap district
|
|
West
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: Sindhupalchok
and Kavreplanchauk districts
|
|
North
|
: China
(Tibet) boarder
|
|
South
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: Ramechhap
district
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2. Location
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North
Latitude
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: 270
28" - 280 0"
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East longitude
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: 280
50" - 860 32"
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Region
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: Central
development region.
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Zone
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: Janakpur
|
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District
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: Dolakha
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Head quarter
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: Charikot
.
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|
Distance
for capital
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: 133
km.
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3. Total
area of the district : 2191 Sq. Km.
4. Distance from capital : 133 km.
5. Highest peak of the district : 7134 m (Gaurishankar)
6. Lowest place of the district : 732 m (Sitali)
7. Political
division :
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No of
constituency
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: 2
|
|
No of
Illaka (Area)
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: 11
|
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No of
Municipality
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: 1
|
|
No of
VDCs
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: 51
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8. Land utilization
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Total
arable land
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: 56683
(26.45%)
|
|
Total
forest area
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: 101500
(47.37%)
|
|
Total
pastureland
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: 29500
Ha. (13.77%)
|
|
Total
snow land
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: 5665
Ha. (2.64%)
|
|
Total
barren land
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: 13740
Ha (6.41%)
|
|
Area coverage
by water
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: 7068
Ha (3.30%)
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Others
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: 131
Ha (0.06%)
|
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Total
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: 214287
Ha (100%)
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9. Land holdings
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Ladles
|
: 398
HH
|
|
Land with
3 Ropanies
|
: 7100
HH
|
|
Land with
3 to 10 Ropaniss
|
: 14412
HH
|
|
Land with
11 to 20 Ropanis
|
: 10979
|
|
Land with
20 to 30 Ropanis
|
: 4932
HH
|
|
More than
30 Ropanis
|
: 2124
HH
|
|
Total
|
: 39945
HH
|
|
10. Population
|
: 217218 (2001(A.D. ) |
|
Male
|
: 108170
|
|
Female
|
: 109048
|
|
Total
House holds
|
: 39945
|
|
Average
femily Size
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: 5.43/HH
|
|
Population
density
|
: 91.14
Person/ sqkm.
|
|
Population
grwth rate
|
: 2.5
%
|
11.Profession
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Agriculture
|
: 91.90%
|
|
Administration
|
: 0.8%
|
|
Technician
|
: 1.40
%
|
|
Industries/Productive
|
: 4.70%
|
|
Others
|
: 1.2%
|
12. HH and
population according to caste
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S.N
|
Caste
|
HH
|
Population
|
|
1.
|
Chhetri
|
15164
|
82796
|
|
2.
|
Tamang
|
5990
|
32699
|
|
3.
|
Brahman
|
4085
|
22300
|
|
4.
|
Newar
|
3592
|
19609
|
|
5.
|
Thami
|
2875
|
15695
|
|
6.
|
Sherpa
|
2284
|
12468
|
|
7.
|
Kami
|
1397
|
7626
|
|
8.
|
Jirel
|
870
|
4749
|
|
9.
|
Damai
|
822
|
4487
|
|
10.
|
Magar
|
627
|
3423
|
|
11.
|
Sharki
|
602
|
3286
|
|
12.
|
Sunuwar
|
426
|
2326
|
|
13.
|
Gurung
|
281
|
1534
|
|
14.
|
Yogi
|
215
|
1175
|
|
15.
|
Majhi
|
95
|
519
|
|
16.
|
Bhujel
|
50
|
273
|
|
17.
|
Surel
|
33
|
180
|
|
18.
|
Others
|
537
|
2073
|
|
Total
|
39945
|
217218
|
13. Language
|
Nepali
|
: 71.71
%
|
|
Tamang
|
: 15.03
%
|
|
Sherpa
|
: 5.73
%
|
|
Jirel
|
: 2.18
%
|
|
Newari
|
: 1.75%
|
|
Sunwar
|
: 1.07%
|
|
Others
|
: 2.53
%
|
14. Religion
|
Hindu
|
: 71.05
%
|
|
Boudha
|
: 28.53
%
|
|
Others
|
: 0.36%
|
15. Education
|
Literacy
Rate
|
: 48.98
|
|
Male
|
: 61.74
|
|
Female
|
: 36.23
|
|
Number
of Primary School
|
: 297
|
|
Number
of lower secondary School
|
: 34
|
|
Number
of Secondary School
|
: 39
|
|
Number
of higher Secondary School
|
: 5
|
|
Number
of Campus
|
: 3
|
|
Number
of technical School
|
: 2
|
|
Number
of Pre-Primary/Primary Students
|
: 45678
|
|
Number
of Lower secondary students
|
: 8527
|
|
Number
of secondary school
|
: 3159
|
|
Number
of Higher secondary Students
|
: 469
|
|
Number
of campus students
|
: 433
|
|
Number
of technical school student
|
: 309
|
|
Number
of total teachers
|
: 1283
|
|
Number
female teacher
|
: 172
|
16. Health
|
Number
of Sub health post
|
: 43
|
|
Number
of health post
|
: 10
|
|
Number
of primary health center
|
: 1
|
|
Number
of hospital
|
: 2
|
|
Family
Planning
|
: 11.3
%
|
|
Crude
birth rate
|
: 35.6/
Thousand
|
|
Crude
mortality rate
|
: 10.1/Thousand
|
|
Child
mortality rate
|
: 66/Thousand
|
|
Infant
Mortality Rate
|
: 49.5/thausannd
|
|
Fertility
Rate
|
: 4.385
|
|
Maternal
mortality rate
|
: 350
/ Lakh
|
|
HH with
toilet
|
: 31.9
%
|
|
Average
marriage age (girls)
|
: 19.5
Year
|
|
Drinking
water by pipeline
|
: 73.79%
|
|
Others
|
: 26.21
%
|
17. Transport
and communication
|
Post Offices
(District, Illaka & VDC level)
|
: 54
|
|
Number
of telephone
|
: 500
|
|
Black
topped road
|
: 86.06
KM
|
|
Graveled
road
|
: 20.00KM.
|
|
Earthen
road
|
: 73KM
|
|
Tracked
road
|
: 40 km.
|
18. Electricity
|
National
Greed
|
: 4772
HH
|
|
Micro-hydro
|
: 361
HH
|
|
Peltric
Set
|
: 50 HH
|
|
Solar
|
: 40 HH
|
19. Crop
cover area and production (Average per year)
|
Crop
|
Area
(Hac.)
|
Product
(Mt.)
|
|
Paddy
|
3100
|
7751
|
|
White
|
5400
|
8640
|
|
Maize
|
5356
|
9855
|
|
Millet
|
3593
|
3887
|
|
Potato
|
2403
|
16821
|
|
Vegetable
|
1200
|
8344
|
|
Fruit
|
4530
|
-
|
20. Livestock
Production (Average per year)
|
S.N
|
Description
|
Quanity
|
|
1
|
Cheese
|
39000
kg.
|
|
2
|
Milk
|
12161
mt.
|
|
3
|
Meat
|
2166 mt
|
|
4
|
Eggs
|
1119100
Nos
|
|
5
|
Makhan
|
12500
kg.
|
|
6
|
Woll
|
11188
kg.
|
|
7
|
Leather
|
6174 kg.
|
21. Natural
resources
Water
resource
Tamakoshi,
Charnawoti,, Gumukhola, Singati khola, Doltikhola, Gopikhola, Ghyangkhola,
Andherikhola, Miltikhola, Khimtikhola.
Forest
Resource
Chiraito,
Pakhanbet, Thulo Okhati, Nagbeli, Jatamashi, Allo, Majito, Sunpati,
Argeli, Lokta, Kudki, Sugandawal, Bikhma,, Machhino etc.
22. Wild animals
Tiger, Bear,
Rabbit, Deer, Jackal ect.
23. Religious
and tourism place
Temple of Bhimeshwor,
Temple of Kalinchwok, Panch pokhari, Jatapokhari, Hill of Shailung,
Beding Village, Gaurishankar, Chhorolpa glacier lack, Deulangeshor
mahadev ete.
24. Status of
small and cortege Industries
|
Bear on
Agriculture based
|
: 268
|
|
Bear on
Forest based
|
: 76
|
|
Bear on
Service based
|
: 283
|
|
Bear on
Tourism
|
: 10
|
|
Bear on
Mine
|
: 9
|
|
Bear on
Others
|
: 61
|
|
Total
|
: 707
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Indicator
of Dolakha
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S.N.
|
Indicator
of development
|
Position
of Dolakha district
|
Rank
of dolakha district
|
|
1.
|
Ranked
according to the overall composite index of development
|
24
|
Worst district |
|
2.
|
Ranked
according to the poverty and deprivation
|
23
|
Worst district |
|
3.
|
Ranked
according to the women empowerment index
|
29
|
Intermediate district |
|
4.
|
Ranked
according to the natural resources endowment index
|
43
|
Intermediate district |
|
5.
|
Ranked
according to the socioeconomic infrastructure index
|
18
|
Worst district |
|
6.
|
Child
literacy rate (illiterate children of 10- 14 years as a percent
of the total children in the same age group )
|
38.11
|
Intermediate district |
|
7.
|
Child
labor rate (working children of 10- 14 years as a percent
of the total children in the same age group )
|
35.64
|
Intermediate district |
|
8.
|
Child
marriage rate (Married children of 10- 14 years as a percent
of the total children in the same age group )
|
2.28
|
Best district |
|
9.
|
Gender
imbalance ratio in literacy status (Ratio of females to males
among the literatre population of 15+ years ,multiplied by
their sex ratio of the same age group )
|
22.85
|
Worst district |
|
10.
|
Gender
imbalance ratio in non agricultural occupation (Ratio of females
to males among the literate population of 15+ years engaged
in non agricultural occupations ,multiplied by their sex ratio
of the same age group )
|
20.20
|
Intermediate district |
|
11.
|
Percentage
of educationally disadvantaged population (Educationally disadvantage
ethnic population as a percent of the total population )
|
23.85
|
Intermediate district |
|
12.
|
Percentage
of ladles and marginal farm household (Ladles and marginal
farm household (<0.5ha )as a percent of the total farm
household multiplied by the proportion of agricultural labor
force )
|
48.22
|
Worst district |
|
13.
|
per capita
food production (Caloric values of food production divided
by the rural population ,adjusted for adult equivalence )
|
1164
|
Worst district |
|
14.
|
Overall
literacy rate (Literate population 6 years and above as a
percent of the total population in the same age group )
|
34.40
|
Intermediate district |
|
15.
|
Infant
mortality rate (average number of deaths under one year of
age per 1000 live births )
|
64
|
Best district |
|
16.
|
Contraceptive
prevalence rate (The number of fertile couples using contraceptives
per 100 married women of reproductive age )
|
19.90
|
Intermediate district |
|
17.
|
Drinking
water coverage (Percentage of population who have access to
safe drinking water)
|
57.87
|
Intermediate district |
|
18.
|
Board
occupational structure (Ratio of labor force(economically
active population of 15+ years ) engaged in non agricultural
occupations to those engaged in agriculture)
|
7.99
|
Worst district |
|
19.
|
Agricultural
credit (Percent of farm households reported to have institutional
agricultural credit)
|
7
|
Worst district |
|
20.
|
Farm size
(Operational area divided by the number of farm households)
|
0.64
|
Worst district |
|
21.
|
Livestock
per farm household (Sum of Weighted livestock (cattle ,buffalo
,goat, sheep and chauri ) divided by farm households)
|
3.24
|
Worst district |
|
22.
|
cropping
intensity (Area under temporary crops, cash crops( food crops,
cash crops, pluses and vegetables ) divided by arable area
)
|
148.21
|
Worst district |
|
23.
|
percentage
of irrigated area (Year round irrigated land area as a percent
of net cultivated area)
|
8.61
|
Intermediate district |
|
24.
|
Road density
(Weighted sum of different categories of road in KM. as a
percent of 100sq Km of total surface area )
|
4.42
|
Intermediate district |
|
25.
|
Banks
(Number of bank per population divided by population distance)
|
0.01
|
Best district |
|
26.
|
cooperatives
(Number of cooperatives per population divided by population
distance)
|
0.25
|
Best district |
|
27.
|
Health
institution(Number of health institutions per population divided
by population distance)
|
0.19
|
Intermediate district |
|
28.
|
Per capita
regular budget
|
364
|
Intermediate district |
|
29.
|
Per capita
development budget allocation
|
465
|
Intermediate district |
|
30.
|
Post office
(Number of post office per population divided by population
distance)
|
0.18
|
Worst district |
|
31.
|
Percentage
of forestry user household (Percent of total households who
are members of forestry user groups)
|
17.08
|
Intermediate district |
|
32.
|
Percentage
share of females in literacy (Literate female population of
10+ years as a percent of the total literate population in
the same age group)
|
24.03
|
Intermediate district |
|
33.
|
Percentage
share of females in non agricultural occupations ( Females
population of 15+ years engaged in non agricultural occupations
as a percent of the total population in the same age group
engaged in the same activities )
|
19.10
|
Worst district |
|
34.
|
Percentage
share of elected females at district level ( Number of female
elected on to VDCs ,DDCs, and municipalities as a percent
of the total members elected )
|
0.16
|
Worst district |
|
35.
|
Percentage
share of females teachers at primary level ( Number of female
teachers in primary schools as a percent of the total primary
teachers )
|
13.57
|
Worst district |
|
36.
|
Percentage
share of girl enrolled in primary level ( Number of girls
enrolled as a percent of total enrollment at a primary level
)
|
35.05
|
Intermediate district |
|
37.
|
Percentage
of girl dropouts at primary level ( Average percentage of
girls dropouts from grades 1to 5 )
|
18.79
|
Worst district |
|
38.
|
Percentage
of area with slopes above 30 degrees ( Land with slopes above
30 degrees as percent of the total surface area )
|
69.65
|
Worst district |
|
39.
|
Per capita
forest area ( Per capita forest area with more than 10 percent
crown density )
|
0.43
|
Intermediate district |
|
40.
|
Percentage
of sloping terrace area ( Percentage of mapped area of sloping
terraces ( slopes 4-30 degrees ) in the total mapped cultivated
area )
|
13.17
|
Intermediate district |
|
41.
|
Percentage
of grassland area (Grassland area as a percent of the total
surface area )
|
15.93
|
Best district |
|
42.
|
Percentage
of cultivated area(Net cultivated area as a percent of the
surface area )
|
11.22
|
Worst district |
|
43.
|
Ratio
of non-cultivated area to cultivated area (Ratio of non- cultivated
area (forests, shrub land , grass landsand non cultivated
inclusions within the mapped cultivated area ) to cultivated
area )
|
6.22
|
Best district |
|
44.
|
Gross
rural population density(Density of Rural population )
|
0.81
|
Best district |
|
45.
|
Ranked
by child deprivation index
|
41
|
Intermediate district |
|
46.
|
Ranked
by gender discrimination index
|
24
|
Worst district |
|
47.
|
Ranked
by health and development index
|
49
|
Intermediate district |
|
48.
|
Ranked
by primary sector development index
|
33
|
Intermediate district |
|
49.
|
Ranked
by infrastructure development index
|
27
|
Intermediate district |
|
