Achham District

There are many cultural meaning about the naming of the district but one interesting folklore is that:

{{blockquote| .... during Mughal era in India, most people by fear of Mughal moved to this place. That time this place was good in the production of Mangoes, so when people from North India came here, they said: "Accha Aam" (अच्छा आम) (meaning good mangoes in Hindi) and that "Accha Aam" became "Achham" later.}}

File:Old Doti.png

Madan Singh Thapa was the first king of Achham in the 5th century. Achham was a part of Doti Kingdom during medieval era.{{cite web |url=https://www.volunteersummernepal.org/tag/deuki-pratha |title=Deuki Pratha |date=15 January 2012 |access-date=18 February 2020}} Nepal annexed Doti in 1790.{{cite web |url=http://epopee.huma-num.fr/epic_documents_MG_Bharats.htm |title=M. Gaborieau on 7 Bharats recorded in Nepal (1969) |access-date=18 February 2020}} It remained part of Doti District until 1961. On 13 April 1961, Achham district carved out from Doti District and declared a separate district

Achham covers an area of {{convert|1692|km2}} and located at Latitude: 280°46’ North to 290°23' North and Longitude: 810°32 East to 810°35' East. 90% area of Achham is mid-hill and 10% is high-hill. The maximum elevation of the district is {{convert|3820|m|ft}} and minimum elevation is {{convert|540|m|ft}} from the sea level. The district is surrounded by Bajura District in the North, Doti District in the West, Dailekh District in the East and Surkhet District in the South.{{cite web

|url=http://ddcachham.gov.np/ne-brief-introduction/

|title =अछाम जिल्लाको संक्षिप्त परिचय

|publisher=Achham DCC

|access-date=23 February 2020

|language= ne

}}

The district has 31 rivers in total, the main being the Karnali, Seti, Budhiganga, Ekdi khola, Kailash Khola, Lungreligad, Pravaligad, Kashagad, Saranigad, Ardoligad, Talrawa and Barlegad.{{cite web

|url=http://un.info.np/System/SignDownloadFile/4195

|title =UNDAF District Profile: Achham

|publisher=United Nation

|access-date=23 February 2020

}}

{{clear}}

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Achham District had a population of 257,477, in which female comprises 137,469 (54%) and male comprises 120,008 (46%). Density of the area is 154 people per km².

As their first language, 66.4% of the population spoke Nepali, 32.5% Achhami, 0.4% Magar, 0.1% Doteli, 0.1% Maithili and 0.3% other languages.[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=district-01&geo_ids=district-01,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Language]

Ethnicity/caste: 55.5% were Chhetri, 16.2% other Dalit, 10.2% Hill Brahmin, 9.5% Kami, 3.1% Damai/Dholi, 2.5% Thakuri, 0.6% Magar, 0.6% Sarki, 0.4% Lohar, 0.3% Badi, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Tharu and 0.2% others.[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=district-01&geo_ids=district-01,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Caste]

Religion: 99.4% were Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Christian and 0.1% Muslim.[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=district-01&geo_ids=district-01,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Religion]

Literacy: 55.4% could read and write, 3.9% could only read and 40.6% could neither read nor write.[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=district-01&geo_ids=district-01,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Literacy]

{{Historical populations

|title =

|align = left

|clear =

|direction =

|percentages = pagr

|state =

|type =

|shading = off

|width =

|subbox =

|pop_name =

|year_name = Census year

|percent_name =

|footnote =

|source = Citypopulation{{cite web |title=NEPAL: Administrative Division |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/en/nepal/admin/ |website=www.citypopulation.de |language=en}}

|graph-pos = bottom

|graph-width =

|graph-height =

|percol =

|cols =

|perrow =

|rows =

|1981 |185,212

|1991 |198,188

|2001 |231,285

|2011 |257,477

|2021 |229,816

}}

{{clear}}

The district is administered by District Coordination Committee (Legislative), District Administration Office (Executive) and District Court (Judicial) as follows:

Accham is divided into total of ten local level bodies, of which four are urban and six are rural.

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption= Religion in Achham district as of 2011.

|label1 = Hinduism

|value1 = 99.42 | color1 = Orange

|label2 = Buddhism

|value2 = 0.30 | color2 = Yellow

|label3 = Christianity

|value3 = 0.13 | color4 = DodgerBlue

}}

Achham is one of the remotest districts of Nepal. It is accessible by automobile from Kathmandu and Nepalgunj via a paved road that runs along the western border of Nepal from Dhangadhi. The unpaved road of Mid-Hill Highway through Dailakh district also traverses to Mangalsen by crossing Karnali at Rakam.{{cite web|title=Accham|url=http://farwesternnepal.com/achham/|publisher=Far Western nepal|access-date=27 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521184610/http://farwesternnepal.com/achham/|archive-date=2013-05-21|url-status=dead}}

Mangalsen, the district headquarters, is an eight-hour walk and a 2.5 hour drive from Sanphebagar – a town in Achham sporting a non-functional domestic airport. A bridge crosses the Budhiganga River in Sanphebagar allowing access during high water, a second bridge over the Kailash River. During 2009/2010, the government of Nepal has constructed a paved road connecting Sanphebagar to Mangalsen. The district is served by two hospitals, the government district hospital in Mangalsen and one recently opened in Bayalpata named Bayalpata Hospital that is a collaboration between the government and the non-profit organization Nyaya Health.{{cite web|title=Accham District Nepal|url=http://www.sudursansar.com/achham.php|publisher=Sudur Sansar|access-date=2013-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107163538/http://sudursansar.com/achham.php|archive-date=2014-11-07|url-status=dead}}

71% of men aged five and above are literate in Achham compared to 75% at the national level, only 43% of such women in the district can read and write (against 57% across Nepal).

{{confusing section|date=January 2017}}

Achham Besd six FM radio and three newspapers are running now. In this district Ramaroshan Daiy.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-break}}

• Ramaroshan Daily
• Khaptad News daily
• Miracle weekly

{{col-break}}

• Ramaroshan
• Janapriya
• Society
• Achham
• Panchadewol
• Paribartan
• Redio Bannigadhi 93.4
• Sanfebagar Fm

{{col-end}}

• Panchadewal Binayak

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.un.org.np/sites/default/files/maps/district_maps/Achham.pdf UN map of VDC boundaries, water features and roads in Achham]
• {{statoids|id=ynp|title=Districts of Nepal}}

{{commons category}}

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Achham District

|North = Bajura District

|Northeast = Kalikot District (Karnali Province)

|East = Dailekh District (Karnali Province)

|Southeast =

|South = Surkhet District (Karnali Province)

|Southwest =

|West = Doti District

|Northwest =

}}

{{Achham District}}

{{Districts of Nepal}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Districts of Nepal established in 1962