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Okharkot

ओखरकोट
khahare
Okharkot ओखरकोट khahare
RM Development Committee
	Nickname: jhimruk
	Okharkot Location in Nepal
	Coordinates: 28°08′N 82°59′E / 28.14°N 82.98°E
Country	Nepal
Development Region	Mid-Western
Zone	Rapti Zone
District	Pyuthan District
VDC	Okharkot
Population (2001 Census)
• Total	4,484
	836 households
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Okharkot is a town and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.

Etymology

Okhar (Nepali: ओखर) - walnut tree (Juglans regia).
kot (Nepali: कोट) - guardroom, prison, police station.

Villages in this VDC

		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	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	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	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	955

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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.^[3]

References

^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
^ "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan" (PDF). Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
^ Bhandari, Bishnu, ed. (1997). Inventory of heritage sites in Nepal. Kathmandu: IUCN Nepal. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2011.

External links

UN map of VDC boundaries, water features and roads in Pyuthan District

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[1] "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.

[2] "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan" (PDF). Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-12.

[3] Bhandari, Bishnu, ed. (1997). Inventory of heritage sites in Nepal. Kathmandu: IUCN Nepal. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2011.

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