Okharkot
{{short description|Village Development Committee in Mid-Western, Nepal}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Okharkot
|other_name =khahare
|native_name = ओखरकोट
|nickname =jhimruk
|settlement_type = RM Development Committee
|motto =
|image_skyline =
|image_caption =Okharkot RM
|image_flag =
|image_seal =
|image_map =
|mapsize =
|map_caption =
|pushpin_map = Nepal
|pushpin_label_position = bottom
|pushpin_mapsize = 300
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nepal
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Nepal}}
|subdivision_type1 = Development Region
|subdivision_name1 = Mid-Western
|subdivision_type2 = Zone
|subdivision_name2 = Rapti Zone
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Pyuthan District
|subdivision_type4 = VDC
|subdivision_name4 = Okharkot
|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title =
|leader_name =
|leader_title1 =
|leader_name1 =
|established_title =
|established_date =
|unit_pref =
|area_footnotes =
|area_total_km2 =
|area_total_sq_mi =
|population_as_of = 2001 Census{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |title=Nepal Census 2001 |work=Nepal's Village Development Committees |publisher=Digital Himalaya |access-date=21 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |archive-date=October 12, 2008 }}
|population_footnotes =
|population_note = 836 households
|population_total = 4484
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_blank1_title = Ethnicities
|population_blank2_title = Religions
|timezone = Nepal Time
|utc_offset = +5:45
|timezone_DST =
|utc_offset_DST =
|coordinates = {{coord|28.14|82.98|type:adm2nd_region:NP_source:unmaps-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m =
|postal_code_type =
|postal_code =
|area_code =
|blank_name =
|blank_info =
|website =
|footnotes =
}}
Okharkot is a town and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.
Etymology
Okhar ({{langx|ne|ओखर}}) - walnut tree (Juglans regia).
kot ({{langx|ne|कोट}}) - guardroom, prison, police station.
Villages in this VDC
| class="wikitable"
! | 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 | {{pad|4px}} 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 | {{pad|4px}} 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 | {{pad|4px}} 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 | {{pad|4px}} 955 |
|url=http://www.ngiip.gov.np/pdf/vol4pyuthan.pdf
|title=Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan
|publisher=Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program
|access-date=2011-03-12
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724190123/http://www.ngiip.gov.np/pdf/vol4pyuthan.pdf
|archive-date=July 24, 2011
}}
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.
{{Cite book
|editor-last = Bhandari
|editor-first = Bishnu
|title = Inventory of heritage sites in Nepal
|place = Kathmandu
|publisher = IUCN Nepal
|year = 1997
|url = http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=GET_RECORD&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdata.iucn.org%2Fdbtw-wpd%2Fcommande%2Findex_newsite.htm&TN=iucn&SN=AUTO463&SE=612&RN=0&MR=20&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=1&XP=&RF=WebRes&EF=&DF=WebAff&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=254&ID=&MF=&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=1832&NR=0&NB=0&SV=0&BG=&FG=&QS=&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1
|access-date = April 15, 2011
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721013338/http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=GET_RECORD&XC=%2Fdbtw-wpd%2Fexec%2Fdbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdata.iucn.org%2Fdbtw-wpd%2Fcommande%2Findex_newsite.htm&TN=iucn&SN=AUTO463&SE=612&RN=0&MR=20&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=1&XP=&RF=WebRes&EF=&DF=WebAff&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=254&ID=&MF=&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=1832&NR=0&NB=0&SV=0&BG=&FG=&QS=&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1
|archive-date = July 21, 2011
}}
References
External links
- [http://www.un.org.np/sites/default/files/maps/district_maps/Pyuthan.pdf UN map of VDC boundaries, water features and roads in Pyuthan District]
{{Pyuthan District}}
Category:Populated places in Pyuthan District
{{Pyuthan-geo-stub}}