Barekot Rural Municipality Explained

Barekot
Native Name:बारेकोट गाउँपालिका
Settlement Type:Rural Municipality
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Pushpin Relief:1
Coordinates:29.04°N 82.33°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Karnali Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jajarkot
Subdivision Type3:Wards
Subdivision Name3:9
Government Type:Rural Council
Leader Title:Chairperson
Leader Name:Mr. Mahendra Bahadur Shah (NC)
Leader Title1:Vice-chairperson
Leader Name1:Mrs. Oma Shahi (NCP)
Established Title:Established
Established Date:10 March 2017
Area Total Km2:577.5
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:18,083
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Blank Name:Headquarter
Blank Info:Nayakwada

Barekot (Nepali: बारेकोट गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Jajarkot District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1] [2]

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration Barekot has an area of 577.5km2 and the total population of the rural municipality is 18,083 as of 2011 Nepal census.[3]

Ramidanda, Rokayagaun, Nayakwada and Sakala which previously were all separate Village development committees merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level bodies.

The rural municipality is divided into total 9 wards and the headquarters of this newly formed rural municipality is situated at Nayakwada.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Barekot Rural Municipality had a population of 18,083. Of these, 99.9% spoke Nepali and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[4]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 41.7% were Chhetri, 21.6% Kami, 21.4% Thakuri, 6.4% Magar, 2.9% Sarki, 2.3% Damai/Dholi, 1.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.2% Hill Brahmin, 0.3% Badi, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Newar and 0.1% others.[5]

In terms of religion, 98.6% were Hindu and 1.3% Christian.[6]

In terms of literacy, 48.6% could read and write, 3.1% could only read and 48.3% could neither read nor write.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण (Details of local levels) . 30 July 2018 . www.mofald.gov.np/en . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180831065451/http://103.69.124.141/ . 31 August 2018 . dead .
  2. Web site: Final District 1-75 Corrected Last for RAJPATRA. 30 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Barekot Rural Municipality in Nepal. CITY POPULATION. 30 July 2018.
  4. NepalMap Language https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-61001&geo_ids=local-61001,district-27,province-6,country-NP
  5. NepalMap Caste https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-61001&geo_ids=local-61001,district-27,province-6,country-NP
  6. NepalMap Religion https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-61001&geo_ids=local-61001,district-27,province-6,country-NP
  7. NepalMap Literacy https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-61001&geo_ids=local-61001,district-27,province-6,country-NP