Okharkot
Okharkot is a town and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.
Okharkot
ओखरकोट khahare | |
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RM Development Committee | |
Nickname(s): jhimruk | |
Okharkot Location in Nepal | |
Coordinates: 28.14°N 82.98°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Development Region | Mid-Western |
Zone | Rapti Zone |
District | Pyuthan District |
VDC | Okharkot |
Population (2001 Census[1]) | |
• Total | 4,484 |
836 households | |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Etymology
Okhar (Nepali: ओखर) - walnut tree (Juglans regia).
kot (Nepali: कोट) - guardroom, prison, police station.
Villages in this VDC
Ward | Lat. | Lon | Elev. | ||
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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]
References
- "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan" (PDF). Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
- Bhandari, Bishnu, ed. (1997). Inventory of heritage sites in Nepal. Kathmandu: IUCN Nepal. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
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