Babala Explained

Babla
Other Name:BABLA
Native Name:बाबला
Settlement Type:Village development committee
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sudurpashchim Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Achham District
Population As Of:1991
Population Total:2623
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Blank2:Hindu
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:29.32°N 81.24°W
Postal Code:Ward no. 8
Area Code:Ward no.8
Official Name:BABLA

Babla is a village development committee in Achham District in Sudurpashchim Province of western Nepal. According to the 1991 Nepal census it has a population of 2,623 and had 539 houses in the village[1] The population is entirely Hindu.

In 2001, 1252 people were illiterate, 252 male and 1001 female. In 2001, 805 in Babla were attending school, 459 male and 347 female.

In July 2003 the village was affected by landslides and resulted in an acute shortage of food. The flood displaced twelve families. The Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) was sent in to provide relief materials like food, clothes, utensils and cash. A flood victim in Babla reported to the Kathmandu Post"Everything including my house has been swept away by the landslides".

References

Neppol Megasite

  1. Web site: Nepal Census 2001 . Nepal's Village Development Committees . . 2008-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 . 2008-10-12 .