Dhamja Explained

Official Name:Dhamja
Native Name:धाम्जा
Settlement Type:Village development committee
Pushpin Map:Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Zone
Subdivision Name1:Dhaulagiri Zone
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Baglung District
Population As Of:1991
Population Total:2571
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Blank2:Hindu
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:28.31°N 83.5°W

Dhamja is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhaulagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,571 and had 497 houses in the village. Only some basic developmental infrastructure are on its way to Dhamja. Most people are dependent to the traditional agriculture for their living. Millet, barley, rice, wheat, and various kinds of seasonal fruits and vegetables are the major crops. The foreign remittance is also considered one of the major source of income for the people living there.[1]

References

  1. Web site: Nepal Census 2001 . Nepal's Village Development Committees . . 2008-08-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 . 2008-10-12 .