| Shikhar Municipality | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Sudurpashchim Province#Nepal |
| Coordinates: | 29.26°N 80.87°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sudurpashchim |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Doti |
| Subdivision Type3: | No. of wards |
| Subdivision Name3: | 11 |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated (VDC) |
| Established Date1: | Kapalleki, Mudhegaun, Mudabhara, Tijali, Pachanali, Latamandau, Jijodamandau, Banalek and Warpata |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (date) |
| Seat Type: | Admin HQ. |
| Seat: | Pachanali |
| Government Type: | Mayor–council |
| Governing Body: | Shikhar Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mr. Dirgha Bahadur Balayar |
| Leader Party: | Nepali Congress |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Mrs. Sunita Rawal |
| Area Total Km2: | 585.37 |
| Population Total: | 30,294 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Households |
| 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 |
Shikhar Municipality is a municipality located in Doti District of Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.[1] It is surrounded by Dipayal Silgadhi in the East, Dadeldhura District in the West, Adarsha in the North and K. I. Singh and Jorayal in the South.
On 10 March 2017 Government of Nepal announced 744 local level units as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015.[2] thus this local level unit came into existence. Total area of the municipality is and total population of the municipality (according to 2011 Nepal census) is 31801. The municipality is divided into 11 wards. Kapalleki, Mudhegaun, Mudabhara, Tijali, Pachanali, Latamandau, Jijodamandau, Banalek and Warpata villages were merged to form this new local level unit.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Shikhar Municipality had a population of 32,326. Of these, 97.8% spoke Doteli, 1.9% Nepali, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Bhojpuri and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 53.8% were Chhetri, 14.6% Kami, 11.2% Hill Brahmin, 5.2% Damai/Dholi, 4.9% other Dalit, 3.9% Thakuri, 2.1% Lohar, 1.6% Sarki, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Badi, 0.4% other Terai, 0.3% Newar, 0.2% Musalman, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 0.1% Magar and 0.2% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 99.7% were Hindu and 0.2% Muslim.[5]
In terms of literacy, 54.2% could read and write, 2.7% could only read and 43.0% could neither read nor write.[6]