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Okharkot

Coordinates: 28°08′N 82°59′E / 28.14°N 82.98°E / 28.14; 82.98
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Okharkot
ओखरकोट
khahare
RM Development Committee
Nickname: 
jhimruk
Okharkot is located in Nepal
Okharkot
Okharkot
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°08′N 82°59′E / 28.14°N 82.98°E / 28.14; 82.98
Country   Nepal
Development RegionMid-Western
ZoneRapti Zone
DistrictPyuthan District
VDCOkharkot
Population
 (2001 Census[1])
 • Total4,484
 836 households
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Okharkot is a town and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.

Etymology

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Okhar (Nepali: ओखर) - walnut tree (Juglans regia).
kot (Nepali: कोट) - guardroom, prison, police station.

Villages in this VDC

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Ward Lat. Lon Elev.
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

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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

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  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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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