Jajarkot District

Jajarkot District (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 2,230 km2 and has a population of 171,304 in 2011 Nepal census.

Introduction
Jajarkot is one of the districts of Karnali Province in Nepal. Khalanga is its headquarters. It has 3 municipalities and 4 rural municipalities.

Population
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Jajarkot District had a population of 171,304.

Language
As their first language, 99.2% spoke Nepali, 0.5% Kham, 0.2% Magar and 0.1% other languages.

Ethnicity/caste
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.

Literacy Rate
56.9% could read and write, 4.0% could only read and 39.0% could neither read nor write.

Towns and villages



 * Archhani
 * Bhagawati Tol
 * Bharatigaun
 * Bheri
 * Bhur
 * Daha
 * Dandagaun
 * Dasera
 * Dhime
 * Garkhakot
 * Jagatipur
 * Jhapra
 * Junga Thapachaur
 * Karkigaun
 * Khagenkot
 * Khalanga
 * Kortrang
 * Lahai
 * Majhkot
 * Nayakwada
 * Paink
 * Pajaru
 * Punama
 * Ragda
 * Ramidanda
 * Rokayagaun
 * Sakala
 * Salma
 * Sima
 * Suwanauli
 * Talegaun
 * Thala Raikar

Notable people

 * Ratna Prashad Sharma Neupane Social worker and Leader of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), member of Legislature Parliament 1999
 * Shakti Bahadur Basnet Leader of Nepal Communist Party
 * Rajeev Bikram Shah Leader of Nepali Congress
 * Dambar Bahadur Singh Central committee member and Leader of Nepal Communist Party CPN UML