Dailekh District

Dailekh District
दैलेख जिल्ला
View of fields in Guranshe
View of fields in Guranshe
Location of Dailekh District (dark yellow) in Karnali
Location of Dailekh District (dark yellow) in Karnali
Coordinates: 28°50′15″N 81°42′28″E / 28.83750°N 81.70778°E / 28.83750; 81.70778
Country Nepal
ProvinceKarnali Province
Admin HQ.Dailekh (Narayan)
Municipality
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Dailekh
 • HeadMr. Prem Bahadur Thapa
 • Parliamentary constituencies2 seats
List
  • Dailekh 1
  • Dailekh 2
 • Provincial constituencies4 seats
List
  • Dailekh 1(A)
  • Dailekh 1(B)
  • Dailekh 2(A)
  • Dailekh 2 (B)
Area
 • Total1,505 km2 (581 sq mi)
Highest elevation
4,168 m (13,675 ft)
Lowest elevation
544 m (1,785 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total260,855
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groupsChetri, Kami, Thakuri
 • Female 51%
Human Development Index
 • Literacy62%
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Postal Codes
21600, 21602, 21603, 21604, 21605, 21607..., 21610
Telephone Code089
Main Language(s)Nepali
Major highwaysMid-Hill (under cons.)
Websiteddcdailekh.gov.np

Dailekh District (Nepali: दैलेख जिल्ला pronounced [dʌi̯lekʰ] ) a part of Karnali Province, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. The district, with Dailekh as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,502 km2 (580 sq mi) and had a population of 225,201 in 2001[2] and 261,770 in 2011.[3]

  1. ^ General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012
  2. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  3. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18.