Jajarkot District


Jajarkot District a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Khalanga as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population of 171,304 in 2011 Nepal census.
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Introduction

Jajarkot is one of the districts of Karnali Province in Nepal. Khalanga is its headquarters. It has 3 municipalities and 4 rural municipalities.

Demographics

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Jajarkot District had a population of 189,360. 11.41% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 75.50% and a sex ratio of 1013 females per 1000 males. 104,691 lived in municipalities.
Khas people make up a majority of the population with 90% of the population. Chhetris form 39% of the population, while Khas Dalits make up 29% of the population. Magars make up 9% of the population.
At the time of the 2021 census, 98.35% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language. In 2011, 99.1% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

Towns and villages

Notable people