Kailali District

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District in Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal

Kailali District

District

Ghodaghodi Tal, Kailali

Location of Kailali District

Coordinates: 28°41′N 80°52′E﻿ / ﻿28.683°N 80.867°E﻿ / 28.683; 80.867
Country|  Nepal
Province| Sudurpashchim Province
Admin HQ.| Dhangadhi
Government

• Type| Coordination committee
• Body| DCC, Kailali
Area

• Total

| 3,235 km2 (1,249 sq mi)
Population

(2021)

• Total

| 911,155
• Density| 281.7/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+05:45 (NPT)
Postal Codes|

10900

Area code| 91
Main Language(s)| Tharu, Nepali language, Doteli
Website| ddckailali.gov.np

Kailali District (Nepali: कैलाली जिल्लाListenⓘ), a part of Sudurpashchim Province in Terai plain, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhangadhi as its district headquarters, covers an area of 3,235 square kilometres (1,249 sq mi) and has a population of 911,155 (2021 census) and (775,709 in 2011 census), (616,697 in 2001 census).

Before the reunification of Nepal by Gorkha King Prithivi Narayan Shah, this district was part of the Doti Kingdom. Nepal lost it to the East India Company after the Anglo-Nepalese war (1814-1816) between the then Kingdom of Nepal and the East India Company followed by territorial concessions under the Sugauli Treaty. Later on after the treaty of 1860, Nepal recovered this land along with Kanchanpur, Banke and Bardiya.

## Geography and climate

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Climate zone[1] | Elevation range  | % of area

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Lower Tropical | below 300 meters (1,000 ft)  | 59.3%
Upper Tropical  | 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.  | 25.9%
Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.  | 13.8%

## Demographics

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Historical populationCensus year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1981 | 257,905| —
1991 | 417,891| +4.94%
2001 | 616,697| +3.97%
2011 | 775,709| +2.32%
2021 | 911,155| +1.62%

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Source: Citypopulation[2]

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kailali District had a population of 775,709.

As their first language, 41.5% spoke Tharu, 27.3% Nepali, 18.7% Doteli, 6.3% Achhami, 1.4% Magar, 0.9% Maithili, 0.8% Hindi, 0.5% Bajureli, 0.4% Bajhangi, 0.3% Baitadeli, 0.3% Dailekhi, 0.2% Kham, 0.2% Raji, 0.2% Tamang, 0.2% Urdu, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Darchuleli, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Jumli, 0.1% Newar and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[3]

Caste/ethnicity of Kailali district (2011)[4]

1. Tharu (41.53%)
2. Chhetri (21.13%)
3. Hill Brahmin (12.41%)
4. Kami (8.39%)
5. Thakuri (3.96%)
6. Magar (3.75%)
7. Damai (2.22%)
8. Other Khas (2.96%)
9. Other Janajati (1.37%)
10. Others (2.28%)

Ethnicity/caste: 41.9% were Tharu, 20.8% Chhetri, 12.4% Hill Brahmin, 8.4% Kami, 3.9% Thakuri, 3.8% Magar, 2.2% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% other Dalit, 0.9% Sarki, 0.6% Musalman, 0.5% Lohar, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Badi, 0.4% Newar, 0.3% Raji, 0.3% Tamang, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% other Terai, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Yadav and 0.1% others.[5]

Religion: 94.9% were Hindu, 2.0% Buddhist, 1.9% Christian, 0.6% Muslim, 0.2% Prakriti and 0.3% others.[6]

Literacy: 65.9% could read and write, 2.7% could only read and 31.4% could neither read nor write.[7]

## Administration

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The district consists of 13 Local Levels, of which one is a sub-metropolitan city, six are urban municipalities and six are rural municipalities. These are as follows:[8]

* Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City
* Lamki Chuha Municipality
* Tikapur Municipality
* Ghodaghodi Municipality
* Bhajani Municipality
* Godawari Municipality
* Gauriganga Municipality
* Janaki Rural Municipality
* Bardagoriya Rural Municipality
* Mohanyal Rural Municipality
* Kailari Rural Municipality
* Joshipur Rural Municipality
* Chure Rural Municipality

## See also

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* Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya Teghari Kailali
* Sudurpashchim Province

## References

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1. ^ The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), . Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013
2. ^ "NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.
3. ^ NepalMap Language
4. ^ "2011 Nepal Census, Social Characteristics Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
5. ^ NepalMap Caste
6. ^ NepalMap Religion
7. ^ NepalMap Literacy
8. ^ "स्थानिय तह" (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

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* Koshi
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* Yam Lal Kandel (Cabinet)
* Kamal Bahadur Shah (Cabinet)

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Kailali District

Headquarters: Dhangadhi

Sub-metropolitan cities|

* Dhangadhi

Municipalities|

* Tikapur
* Ghodaghodi
* Lamkichuha
* Bhajani
* Godawari
* Gauriganga

Rural municipalities|

* Janaki
* Bardagoriya
* Mohanyal
* Kailari
* Joshipur
* Chure

Former VDCs|

* Basauti
* Bauniya
* Chaumala
* Dansinhapur
* Dododhara
* Durgauli
* Darakha
* Gadariya
* Hasuliya
* Janakinagar
* Joshipur
* Khairala
* Kota Tulsipur
* Masuriya
* Mohanyal
* Munuwa
* Nigali
* Pahalmanpur
* Pandaun
* Pawera
* Pratappur
* Ratnapur
* Sahajpur
* Sugarkhal
* Thapapur
* Udasipur
* Narayanpur

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Places adjacent to Kailali District

| Dadeldhura District | Doti District | Surkhet District (Karnali Province)

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Kanchanpur District |

Kailali

| Bardiya District (Lumbini Province)
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|  Lakhimpur Kheri district (UP) |

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Kailali District

Headquarters: Dhangadhi

Sub-metropolitan cities|

* Dhangadhi

Municipalities|

* Tikapur
* Ghodaghodi
* Lamkichuha
* Bhajani
* Godawari
* Gauriganga

Rural municipalities|

* Janaki
* Bardagoriya
* Mohanyal
* Kailari
* Joshipur
* Chure

Former VDCs|

* Basauti
* Bauniya
* Chaumala
* Dansinhapur
* Dododhara
* Durgauli
* Darakha
* Gadariya
* Hasuliya
* Janakinagar
* Joshipur
* Khairala
* Kota Tulsipur
* Masuriya
* Mohanyal
* Munuwa
* Nigali
* Pahalmanpur
* Pandaun
* Pawera
* Pratappur
* Ratnapur
* Sahajpur
* Sugarkhal
* Thapapur
* Udasipur
* Narayanpur

List of municipalities and rural municipalities of Nepal

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Provinces and Districts of Nepal

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* Jhapa
* Khotang
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* Sunsari
* Taplejung
* Tehrathum
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Madhesh|

* Bara
* Parsa
* Dhanusha
* Mahottari
* Rautahat
* Saptari
* Sarlahi
* Siraha

Bagmati|

* Bhaktapur
* Chitwan
* Dhading
* Dolakha
* Kathmandu
* Kavrepalanchok
* Lalitpur
* Makwanpur
* Nuwakot
* Ramechhap
* Rasuwa
* Sindhuli
* Sindhupalchok

Gandaki|

* Baglung
* Gorkha
* Kaski
* Lamjung
* Manang
* Mustang
* Myagdi
* Nawalpur
* Parbat
* Syangja
* Tanahun

Lumbini|

* Arghakhanchi
* Banke
* Bardiya
* Dang
* Eastern Rukum
* Gulmi
* Kapilavastu
* Parasi
* Palpa
* Pyuthan
* Rolpa
* Rupandehi

Karnali|

* Dailekh
* Dolpa
* Humla
* Jajarkot
* Jumla
* Kalikot
* Mugu
* Salyan
* Surkhet
* Western Rukum

Sudurpashchim|

* Achham
* Baitadi
* Bajhang
* Bajura
* Dadeldhura
* Darchula
* Doti
* Kailali
* Kanchanpur

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