| Type: | District |
| Jajarkot | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Parts Type: | Municipality |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 2016 |
| Seat Type: | Admin HQ. |
| Seat: | Khalanga |
| Leader Title: | Head |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy-Head |
| Leader Title2: | Parliamentary constituencies |
| Leader Title3: | Provincial constituencies |
| Government Type: | Coordination committee |
| Governing Body: | DCC, Jajarkot |
| Area Total Km2: | 2230 |
| Population Total: | 171304 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Main Language(s) |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Major highways |
| Timezone1: | NPT |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:45 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Codes |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone Code |
Jajarkot District (ne|जाजरकोट जिल्ला) a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Khalanga as its district headquarters, covers an area of [1] and has a population of 171,304 in 2011 Nepal census.[2]
Jajarkot is one of the districts of Karnali Province in Nepal. Khalanga is its headquarters. It has 3 municipalities and 4 rural municipalities.[3]
| Climate Zone | Elevation Range | % of Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 5.9% | |
| Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. | 37.3% | |
| Temperate | 2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft. | 34.6% | |
| Subalpine | 3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft. | 16.9% | |
| Alpine | 4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft. | 2.3% | |
| Nival | above 5,000 meters | 3.0% |
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Jajarkot District had a population of 171,304.
As their first language, 99.2% spoke Nepali, 0.5% Kham, 0.2% Magar and 0.1% other languages.[4]
38.0% were Chhetri, 22.4% Kami, 16.8% Thakuri, 9.0% Magar, 4.6% Hill Brahmin, 4.0% Damai/Dholi, 2.0% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.8% Sarki, 0.7% Badi, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Dhobi, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Lohar, 0.1% Raji, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.[5]
56.9% could read and write, 4.0% could only read and 39.0% could neither read nor write.[6]
| Name | Nepali | Population (2011) | Area (km2) | Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| भेरी | 33,515 | 219.77 | 153 | ||
| छेडागाड | 35,295 | 284.20 | 124 | ||
| त्रिवेणी नलगाड | 25,597 | 387.44 | 66 |
| Name | Nepali | Population (2011) | Area (km2) | Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| जुनीचाँदे | 21,733 | 346.21 | 63 | ||
| कुशे | 20,621 | 273.97 | 75 | ||
| बारेकोट | 18,083 | 577.5 | 31 | ||
| शिवालय | 15,269 | 134.26 | 114 |