Okharkot | |
Other Name: | khahare |
Native Name: | ओखरकोट |
Nickname: | jhimruk |
Settlement Type: | RM 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: | Development Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Mid-Western |
Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
Subdivision Name2: | Rapti Zone |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Pyuthan District |
Subdivision Type4: | VDC |
Subdivision Name4: | Okharkot |
Population As Of: | 2001 Census[1] |
Population Note: | 836 households |
Population Total: | 4484 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | Nepal Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 28.14°N 82.98°W |
Okharkot is a town and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.
Okhar (Nepali: ओखर) - walnut tree (Juglans regia).
kot (Nepali: कोट) - guardroom, prison, police station.
Ward | Elev. | |||||
Ahal | आहाल | 6 | 28°10'N | 83°00'E | 1,089m | |
Aphrekholagaun | आफ्रेखोलागाउँ | 28°09'N | 82°59'E | 1,205 | ||
Arupata | आरुपाटा | 28°09'N | 82°59'E | 1,045 | ||
Badikholagaun | बादीखोलागाउँ | 28°09'N | 82°59'E | 1,210 | ||
Banstari | बाँसटारी | 28°08'N | 82°58'E | 1,205 | ||
Bebare | बेबरे | 28°10'N | 83°00'E | 1,590 | ||
Bhedabari | भेडाबारी | 28°10'N | 83°00'E | 1,255 | ||
Chauke | चौके | 9 | 28°07'N | 82°58'E | 1,542 | |
Chichinne | चिचिन्ने | 28°07'N | 82°57'E | 1,710 | ||
Chudhara | चुधारा | 8 | 28°08'N | 82°58'E | 1,110 | |
Darimchaur | दारिमचौर | 6 | 28°09'N | 82°59'E | 1,030 | |
Dhana | ढाँणा | 28°09'N | 82°58'E | 1,050 | ||
Dhana Bajar | ढाँडाबजार | 28°09'N | 82°58'E | 995 | ||
Hariya | हरिया | 28°10'N | 82°59'E | 1,170 | ||
Kalleri | कल्लेरी | 28°08'N | 82°59'E | 1,597 | ||
Kamdale | कमडाले | 28°07'N | 82°58'E | 1,642 | ||
Kami Tol | कामी टोल | 28°08'N | 83°00'E | 1,475 | ||
Khahare | खहरे | 28°08'N | 82°59'E | 1,030 | ||
Koiralpata | कोइरलपाटा | 28°09'N | 82°59'E | 1,090 | ||
Kubinde | कुबिण्डे | 28°07'N | 82°58'E | 1,470 | ||
Lamasera | लामासेरा | 28°10'N | 82°59'E | 1,018 | ||
Machchhi | मच्छी | 1 | 28°08'N | 82°58'E | 955 | |
Okharkot | ओखरकोट | 28°08'N | 82°59'E | 1,630 | ||
Ratamata | रातामाटा | 28°08'N | 83°00'E | 1,538 | ||
Ripapakha | रिपापाखा | 7 | 28°08'N | 82°58'E | 1,045 | |
Rotepani | रोटेपानी | 28°09'N | 82°59'E | 1,170 | ||
Salleri | सल्लेरी | 28°08'N | 82°58'E | 1,610 | ||
Samaldhara | समलधारा | 28°10'N | 82°59'E | 1,418 | ||
Sisnekholagaun | सिस्नेखोलागाउँ | 28°09'N | 83°00'E | 1,285 | ||
Swanbota | स्वाँबोटा | 28°08'N | 82°58'E | 955 | ||
Tada Pokhari | टाडा पोखरी | 28°08'N | 82°58'E | 1,285 | ||
Tari | टारी | 28°07'N | 82°59'E | 1,285 | ||
Tilahalna | तिलाहाल्ना | 7 | 28°08'N | 82°57'E | 955 |
Machcchī is the VDC's administrative center at the confluence of Dharmawati River and Gartang Khola. Okharkot village with its ancient fortress sits on a ridgetop 2 km. east and some 675 meters (2200 feet) higher. It is listed in IUCN's inventory of historic sites.[3]