Dadeldhura District

Dadeldhura, a part of Sudurpashchim Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dadeldhura as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 126,162 in 2001 and 142,094 in 2011.
The region has a mountainous landscape that contains many religious temples. The district is seldom visited by tourists but contains local routes to Mt. Kailash in Tibet, Rara Lake in Mugu district, and the last remaining remnants of the Far Western Malla Kingdom. Nagi Malla was the last royal to live here before the Nepalese unification.
The spoken language is Doteli and the majority of inhabitants are Hindu. Dadeldhura is one of the most developed district among the other hilly districts in the far western region. Dadeldhura is the hometown of former prime minister of Nepal Hon. Sher Bahadur Deuba.

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Geography and climate

The highest temperature ever recorded in Dadeldhura was on June 20, 2012, while the lowest temperature ever recorded was in January 2008.

Demographics

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Dadeldhura District had a population of 139,602. 9.25% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 78.19% and a sex ratio of 1119 females per 1000 males. 59,739 lived in municipalities.
Khas people make up a majority of the population with 95% of the population. Chhetris make up 54% of the population, while Khas Dalits make up 23% of the population. Hill Janjatis, mainly Magars, are 4% of the population.
At the time of the 2021 census, 40.00% of the population spoke Nepali, 37.75% Doteli, 9.41% Dadeldhuri, 1.66% Magar Dhut and 1.21% Magar Kham as their first language. In 2011, 5.4% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

Administration

The district consists of seven municipalities, out of which two are urban municipalities and five are rural municipalities. These are as follows:

Former village development committees

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Dadeldhura District consisted of the following Village development committees: