Hoklabari

Coordinates: 26°33′N 87°28′E / 26.55°N 87.47°E / 26.55; 87.47
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Hoklabari
होक्लाबारी
Kanepokhari in Morang District. Hoklabari VDC became Ward 1
Kanepokhari in Morang District.
Hoklabari VDC became Ward 1
Coordinates: 26°33′N 87°28′E / 26.55°N 87.47°E / 26.55; 87.47
Country   Nepal
ZoneKoshi Zone
DistrictMorang District
Population
 (1991)
 • Total4,520
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Hoklabari (Nepali: होक्लावारी) was a village development committee in Morang District in the Koshi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. In 2017 it was absorbed by the newly created Kanepokhari Rural Municipality.

Location[edit]

Hoklabari was in Nepal, Eastern Region, Kosī Zone, Morang. Its elevation is about 90 metres (300 ft) above sea level.[1] The Köppen climate classification is Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate.[2]

Population[edit]

Majority ethnic groups are Chettri and Brahmins alongside Santal and others. This village is famous for production of mustard and is also a major cultivator of rice and wheat.[citation needed]

At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,520 people living in 806 individual households.[3] The table below shows the populations in 2011 of the wards of Kanepokhari Rural Municipality. Hoklabari became Ward 1 when Kanepokhari was constituted in March 2017.[4]

Ward Ward Kendra Households 2011 Population Male Female Formed from
1 VDC Building Bayarban 1121 4830 2281 2549 Hoklabari all wards
2 VDC Building 1368 5941 2758 3183 Keroun Wards 3, 4, 6-9
3 Jayanepal Chowk 1174 5232 2449 2783 Bayarban Wards 1-5
4 Bayarban Bajar 1174 5242 2363 2879 Bayarban Wards 6, 7
5 Bhousabari 1558 6776 3107 3669 Keroun Wards 1, 2, 5
6 VDC Building 1340 5771 2613 3158 Bayarban Ward 8
7 Aitabare Bajar 948 4241 1916 2325 Bayarban Ward 9

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hoklabari", GeoNames, retrieved 2020-06-14
  2. ^ "Hoklabari, Morang, Kosī Zone, Purwanchal, Nepal", Mindat, retrieved 2020-06-14
  3. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  4. ^ Unit-9: Kanepokhari Gaunpalika (PDF), District Coordination Committee Office : Morang, Nepal, p. 10, retrieved 2020-06-10