Pyuthan District
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{{Coord|28|05|N|082|50|E|type:landmark_scale:250000|name=Pyuthan District, Nepal|display=title}}
Pyuthan District ({{langx|ne|प्युठान जिल्ला}} {{IPA|ne|piu̯ʈʰan||Pyuthan.ogg}}, is a "hill" district some {{cvt|427.6|km}} west of Kathmandu in Lumbini Province in midwestern Nepal. Pyuthan covers an area of {{cvt|1,309|km2}} with population of 212,484 in 2001 and 226,796 in 2011. Pyuthan Khalanga is the district's administrative center.
Geography and climate
Pyuthan borders Dang Deukhuri District to the southwest along the crest of the Mahabharat Range and extends about {{cvt|50|km}} northeast through the Middle Hills to a 3,000+ meter ridge that is both Pyuthan's border with Baglung district of Dhaulagiri Zone and the main watershed between the (west) Rapti and Gandaki River basins.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs.gov.np/Gis_Maps/General/Major%20Rivers.gif |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-04-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723080345/http://www.cbs.gov.np/Gis_Maps/General/Major%20Rivers.gif |archive-date=2011-07-23 }} near 28.3N latitude, 83E longitude Pyuthan borders Rolpa district to the west. Of the two upper tributaries of the West Rapti River, Pyuthan contains all of Jhimruk Khola and the lower part of Madi Khola after it exits Rolpa. The Madi-Jhimruk confluence is in southern Pyuthan, in the Mahabharat Range.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs.gov.np/Gis_Maps/General/Major%20Rivers.gif |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-04-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723080345/http://www.cbs.gov.np/Gis_Maps/General/Major%20Rivers.gif |archive-date=2011-07-23 }} near 27.9N latitude, 82.9E longitude
The valley of Jhimruk Khola is the core of Pyuthan district. Its alluvial plain is intensively planted in rice during the summer monsoon. Wheat is grown as the winter crop. Madi Khola has eroded an inner gorge and is less suited to traditional irrigated agriculture.
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| Climate Zone
{{Citation | title = The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system | series = Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110. | year = 2005 | url = http://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/20497354/de2_001.pdf | isbn = 87-7903-210-9 | access-date = Nov 22, 2013}} ! Elevation Range ! % of Area |
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| Upper Tropical
| 300 to 1,000 meters | 36.1% |
| Subtropical
| 1,000 to 2,000 meters | 53.3% |
| Temperate
| 2,000 to 3,000 meters | 9.7% |
| Subalpine
| 3,000 to 4,000 meters | 0.8% |
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Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Pyuthan District had a population of 228,102.
As their first language, 96.2% spoke Nepali, 2.3% Magar, 0.6% Newar, 0.4% Gurung, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% Tharu and 0.1% other languages. NepalMap Language [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=district-54&geo_ids=district-54,province-5,country-NP]
Ethnicity/caste: 32.7% were Magar, 24.9% Chhetri, 14.0% Kami, 9.8% Hill Brahmin, 4.2% Sarki, 3.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 3.2% Damai/Dholi, 1.7% Newar, 1.5% Gurung, 1.5% Kumal, 1.1% Thakuri, 0.5% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.5% Tharu, 0.3% Musalman, 0.2% Badi, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Lhomi, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% Thakali and 0.1% others. NepalMap Caste [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=district-54&geo_ids=district-54,province-5,country-NP]
Religion: 96.6% were Hindu, 2.8% Buddhist, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Christian and 0.1% others. NepalMap Religion [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=district-54&geo_ids=district-54,province-5,country-NP]
Literacy: 66.8% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 31.0% could neither read nor write. NepalMap Literacy [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=district-54&geo_ids=district-54,province-5,country-NP]
=Population by Census 1971-2011=
#{{cite web |url=http://www.statoids.com/ynp.html
|title=Districts of Nepal |website=Statoids |publisher=Gwillim Law |access-date=January 23, 2014}}#{{cite book
|title = National Population and Housing Census 2011, Volume 3
|url = http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf
|location = Kathmandu, Nepal
|publisher = Government of Nepal, Central Bureau of Statistics
|date = January 2014
|access-date = January 23, 2014
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130525062716/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf
|archive-date = May 25, 2013
}}
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Administrative divisions
Pyuthan district is divided into 9 local level bodies in which two are municipalities and seven are rural municipalities:
; Municipality
- Pyuthan Municipality
- Sworgadwari Municipality
; Rural Municipality
=Former VDCs=
Image:NepalPyuthanDistrictmap.png
- Arkha
- (Bagdula), Bandikot, Bangemarkot, Bangesal, Baraula, Barjibang, Belbas, Bhingri, Bijaya Nagar, Bijuli, Bijuwar
- Chunja
- Dakha Kwadi, Damri, Dangbang, Dharampani, Dharmawati, Dhobaghat, Dhubang, Dhungegadhi
- Gothibang
- Hansapur
- Jumrikanda
- Khabang, Khaira, Pyuthan Municipality, Khung, Kochibang, (Kwadi)
- Libang, Ligha, Lung
- Majhakot, Maranthana, Markabang
- Narikot, Naya Gaun
- Okharkot
- Pakala, Phopli, Puja
- Rajbara, Ramdi, Raspurkot, (Ratamata)
- (Sapdanda), Sari, Swargadwarikhal, Syaulibang
- (Tikuri), Tiram, Torbang, Tusara
- (Udayapurkot)
- Pandeydada khalanga
Historic and cultural sites
{{Cite book
|editor-last = Bhandari
|editor-first = Bishnu
|title = Inventory of heritage sites in Nepal
|place = Kathmandu
|publisher = IUCN Nepal
|year = 1997
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|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
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- Airabati, Asurkot
- Bandhikot, Bhagawati Temple, Bhawaniswari Temple, Bhimsensthan, Bhimsen Temple (Kutichaur), Bhimsen Temple (Megazun), Bhimsen Temple (Bijbazar), Bhitrikot Cave, Bhitrikot Durbar, Bhringri Kot, Bhumesthan (Khaira), Bijulikot, Birdisthan
- Chhetrapal Temple
- Devi Bhagawati, Devi Bhagawati Temple, Devi Temple, Dhunge Gadhi, Dubanasthan
- Ganesh Temple, Ganeshsthan, Gaumukhi, Gorakhnath Temple (Khaira), Gorakhnath Temple (Dakha Kwadi), Gorakhnath Temple (Bijbazar)
- Jalpadevi Temple, (Bijbazar – Bhagwati), Jalpadevi Temple (Bijbazar), Jhankristhan (Khaira)
- Kalidevi Temple, Kali Temple, Kalika Malika, Khadga Devata Temple, Khalanga Shivalaya, Khungrikot
- Laxmi Narayan Temple
- Masta Mandau, Mehelnath Temple
- Okharkot
- Phalaharisthan, Pyuthan Magazine
- Radha Krishna Temple, Rameswar Temple, Rani Pauwa
- Saraswati Temple, Sarikot, Shiva Temple (Khaira),Shiva Temple (Lung), Shiva Temple (Bangeshal), Shiva Temple (Khalanga), Shivalaya, Siddha Devatasthan (Belbas), Siddha Sansarsthan (Dakha Kwadi)
- Swargadwari—a hilltop temple complex and pilgrimage site celebrating the importance of cows in Hinduism—is located in the southern part of Pyuthan.
- Tatopani Shivalaya, Tripurasundari, Tusharakot Isnasthan
- Udayapur Kot
- Pandeydada khalanga Shree Satyadevi Bhagwati Mandir, 12-bhai Baraha Dev Mandir
References
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External links
- [http://pyuthaniblog.blogspot.com/ blog about Pyuthan]
- [http://pyuthanmeroghar.blogspot.com/ blog about Pyuthan]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130813120404/http://pyuthanportal.com.np/mandavinews/ Mandavi News, Bagdula]
- [https://rohit-mahatara.blogspot.com/ IT Supporter]
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