Dailekh District

Dailekh District
Dailekh District; दैलेख जिल्ला
	District
	Entrance gate to Dailekh
	Coordinates: 28°50′15″N 81°42′28″E / 28.83750°N 81.70778°E
Country	Nepal
Province	Karnali
Admin HQ.	Dailekh (Narayan)
Municipality	List Urban; Narayan; ; Dullu; ; Aathbis; ; Chamunda Bindrasaini; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Rural; Thantikandh; ; Bhairawi; ; Mahabu; ; Naumule; ; Dungeshwar; ; Gurans; ; Bhagawatimai; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Government
• Type	Coordination committee
• Body	DCC, Dailekh
• Head	Mr. Prem Bahadur Thapa
• Parliamentary constituencies	2 seats List Dailekh 1; Dailekh 2;
• Provincial constituencies	4 seats List Dailekh 1(A); Dailekh 1(B); Dailekh 2(A); Dailekh 2 (B);
Area
• Total	1,505 km2 (581 sq mi)
Highest elevation	4,168 m (13,675 ft)
Lowest elevation	544 m (1,785 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	260,855
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic Groups	Chetri, Kami, Thakuri
• Female ♀	51%
Human Development Index
• Literacy	62%
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NPT)
Postal Codes	21600, 21602, 21603, 21604, 21605, 21607..., 21610
Telephone Code	089
Main Language(s)	Nepali
Major highways	Mid-Hill (under cons.)
Website	ddcdailekh.gov.np

Dailekh District (Nepali: दैलेख जिल्ला; Listen (help·info)) a part of Karnali province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dailekh as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,502 km² and had a population of 225,201 in 2001^[2] and 261,770 in 2011.^[3]

Etymology[edit]

It is said that the name Dailekh is derived from Dadhi Lekh. Dadhi stands for Dadhichi. Dadhichi was a sage in ancient time and Lekh mean hill. Etymologically ‘Dadhi Lekh’ means the hill where sage Dadhichi meditated. ^[4] ^[5] There is also an another story about name that, in ancient time it was a place of Devatas, so it called "Daibalok" which later became 'Dailekh'.^[4] ^[5]

History[edit]

Dailekh District was a part of Khasa kingdom during 12th to 14th century.^[6] Sinja Valley was the ancient capital city and powerful town of the Khasa Kingdom^[7]^:76^[8] After the fall down of the Khasa Kingdom it divided into many small kingdoms. Before the unification of modern Nepal, the area of the Karnali region had a united kingdom named Baise Rajya (Twenty two principalities). Dailekh principality was one in twenty two principalities.

Geography and Climate[edit]

Dailekh is a hilly district out of ten districts of Karnali Province. It is situated at coordinates of 28° 35' 00" N to 29° 08' 00" N Latitudes and 81° 25' 00" E to 81° 53' 00" E of Longitudes. The lowest elevation is 544m and the highest elevation is 4,168m. The headquarter is situated at an elevation of 1448m. The district has covered 80% of mid-hill land and 20% of high-hill land. The total area of the district is 1,505 square kilometres (581 sq mi). ^[9]

On the basis of altitude,this district can be classified into 4 different sub category

Climate Zone^[10]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	16.7%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	64.5%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	16.1%
Subalpine	3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft.	2.3%

Transportation[edit]

Dailekh is connected with Birendranagar (the capital city of Karnali Province) with a road called Dailekh road (F-48). Dailekh road meets to Ratna Highway (NH-12) at Birendranagar (Surkhet). Ratna Highway is connected with Mahendra Highway (NH-1) at Kohalpur. Through Mahendra Highway one can get access to Kathmandu, Pokhara and other cities of Nepal.

There is another road connecting Dailekh to Karnali Highway (NH-13) via Dullu.

The national capital Kathmandu is at distance of 647.41 kilometres (402.28 mi) from Dailekh.

The nearest airport for Dailekh is Surkhet Airport which is about 70 kilometres (43 mi) at distance from Dailekh.

Constituency[edit]

Dailekh comprises 2 parliamentary seats and 4 provincial seats:

Constituency	Area	Seat	MP/MLA	Party
Dailekh 1	Narayan • Mahabu • Naumule • Bhagawatimai • Dungeshwar • Gurans	Parliamentary	Rabindra Raj Sharma	Nepal Communist Party
Dailekh 2	Dullu • Chamunda Bindrasaini • Aathbiskot • Thantikandh • Bhairabi	Parliamentary	Raj Bahadur Buda Chhetri	Nepal Communist Party
Dailekh 1(A)	Dungeshwar • Gurans • Bhagawatimai	Provincial	Dharma Raj Regmi	Nepal Communist Party
Dailekh 1(B)	Narayan • Mahabu • Naumule	Provincial	Amar Bahadur Thapa	Nepal Communist Party
Dailekh 2(A)	Dullu • Bhairabi	Provincial	Sushil Kumar Thapa	Nepal Communist Party
Dailekh 2(B)	Chamunda Bindrasaini • Aathbiskot • Thantikandh	Provincial	Raj Bahadur Shahi	Nepal Communist Party

Divisions of Dailekh[edit]

As per the new constitution of Nepal 2015, the district is divided into 4 urban municipalities and 7 rural municipality;

#	Municipality	Type	Area	Population	Website
1	Narayan	Urban	110.63	27,037	narayanmun.gov.np
2	Dullu	Urban	156.77	41,540	dullumun.gov.np
3	Aathbis	Urban	168	29,227	aathbismun.gov.np
4	Chamunda Bindrasaini	Urban	90.6	26,149	chamundabindrasainimun.gov.np
5	Thantikandh	Rural	88.22	18,896	thantikandhmun.gov.np
6	Bhairawi	Rural	110.46	21,233	bhairawimun.gov.np
7	Mahabu	Rural	110.8	19,277	mahabumun.gov.np
8	Naumule	Rural	228.59	20,802	naumulemun.gov.np
9	Dungeshwar	Rural	105.19	15,883	dungeshwormun.gov.np
10	Gurans	Rural	164.79	22,033	guransmun.gov.np
11	Bhagawatimai	Rural	151.52	18,778	bhagawatimaimun.gov.np
	Dailekh	District	1505	260,855	ddcdailekh.gov.np

Former VDCs and Municipalities[edit]

Gallery[edit]

An entrance gate to Dailekh District in Ranimatta Mid-western Nepal
Aerial view of Dailekh District (Mid Western Nepal) on the way to Surkhet from Humla
Aerial view of Dailekh District (Mid Western Nepal) on the way to Surkhet from Humla
Aerial view of Dailekh District (Mid Western Nepal) on the way to Surkhet from Humla
River Karnali, an aerial view of Dailekh District (Mid Western Nepal) on the way to Surkhet from Humla

References[edit]

^ General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012
^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
^ "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 November 2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ ^a ^b http://www.bagc.org.uk/history.html
^ ^a ^b http://ddcdailekh.gov.np/ne-brief-introduction/
^ http://places.kmaps.virginia.edu/features/884
^ Surya Mani Adhikary (1997). The Khaśa kingdom: a trans-Himalayan empire of the middle age. Nirala. ISBN 978-81-85693-50-7.
^ Sinja valley - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
^ http://ddcdailekh.gov.np/ne-brief-introduction/
^ 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

v t e Dailekh District
Headquarter: Dailekh
Municipalities: 4	Narayan Dullu Aathbis Chamunda Bindrasaini
Rural municipalities: 7	Thantikandh Bhairabi Mahabu Naumule Dungeshwar Gurans Bhagawatimai
List of municipalities and rural municipalities of Nepal

v t e Provinces and Districts of Nepal
Province No. 1	Bhojpur Dhankuta Ilam Jhapa Khotang Morang Okhaldhunga Panchthar Sankhuwasabha Solukhumbu Sunsari Taplejung Terhathum Udayapur
Province No. 2	Bara Parsa Dhanusha Mahottari Rautahat Saptari Sarlahi Siraha
Province No. 3	Bhaktapur Chitwan Dhading Dolakha Kathmandu Kavrepalanchok Lalitpur Makwanpur Nuwakot Ramechhap Rasuwa Sindhuli Sindhupalchok
Gandaki Pradesh	Baglung Gorkha Kaski Lamjung Manang Mustang Myagdi Nawalpur Parbat Syangja Tanahun
Province No. 5	Arghakhanchi Banke Bardiya Dang Eastern Rukum Gulmi Kapilavastu Parasi Palpa Pyuthan Rolpa Rupandehi
Karnali Pradesh	Dailekh Dolpa Humla Jajarkot Jumla Kalikot Mugu Salyan Surkhet Western Rukum
Province No. 7	Achham Baitadi Bajhang Bajura Dadeldhura Darchula Doti Kailali Kanchanpur