Bardiya District

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Bardiya District (Template:Langx{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "Bardiya.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler), one of the seventy-seven Districts of Nepal, is part of Lumbini Province of Nepal. The district, with Gulariya as its headquarters, covers an area of Template:Cvt and according to the 2001 census the population was 382,649[1] in 2011 it has 426,576.[2]

Geography and climate

Bardiya lies in Lumbini Province in midwestern Nepal. It covers 2025 square kilometers and lies west of Banke District, south of Surkhet District of Karnali Province, east of Kailali District of Sudurpashchim Province. To the south lies Uttar Pradesh, India.

Most of Bardiya is in the fertile Terai plains, covered with agricultural land and forest. The northernmost part of the district extends into the Churiya or Siwalik Hills. Bardiya National Park covers Template:Cvt occupies most of the northern half of the district. This park is the largest undisturbed wilderness in Nepal's Terai. It provides forest, grassland and riverine habitat for endangered mammal, bird and reptile species. More than 30 species of mammals and more than 250 of birds have been recorded.

Most people living in this district are farmers. The district headquarter Gulariya lies on the Babai River. The Karnali, one of Nepal's largest rivers, divided into multiple branches when it reaches the Terai. The westernmost branch forms the boundary between Bardiya and Kailali districts. An eastern branch is called the Geruwa. The endangered Gangetic dolphin was often seen in its waters, but populations have been declining.[3]

Climate zone[4] Elevation range % of area
Lower tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft) 71.4%
Upper tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft. 		22.6%
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft. 		 2.7%

History

Nepal lost it to the East India Company after Anglo-Nepalese war (1814–1816) between the then Kingdom of Nepal and East India Company followed by territorial concessions of Sugauli Treaty.[5] Later during the administration of Jang Bahadur Rana, it was returned to Nepal along with Banke, Kailali and Kanchanpur. In the early twentieth century, Bardiya was still covered with forest and sparsely populated with indigenous tribal people called Tharu. Additional Tharus immigrated west from Dang and Deukhuri Valleys. Tharu from Dang and Deukhuri make up a majority of Bardiya's population. Other tribes called Sonaha live near the Karnali River and western periphery of Bardia National Park, who are historically engaged in extracting golden ores from sediments of river and fishing.

Demographics

Template:Historical populations At the time of the 2021 Nepal Census, Bardiya District had a population of 460,831.[6]

As their first language, 52.3% spoke Tharu, 35.2% Nepali, 7.2% Awadhi, 2.3% Urdu, 0.7% Magar, 0.4% Hindi, 0.4% Maithili, 0.3% Bhojpuri, 0.3% Gurung, 0.2% Newar, 0.2% Raji, 0.1% Doteli, 0.1% Sonaha, 0.1% Tamang, and 0.1% other languages.[7]

Ethnicity/caste: 53.3% were Tharu, 11.3% Chhetri, 8.7% Hill Brahmin, 5.7% Kami, 2.9% Magar, 2.6% Muslims, 2.3% Thakuri, 1.9% Yadav, 1.8% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% Mallaha, 0.9% Lodh, 0.8% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 0.7% Gurung, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Newar, 0.6% Sarki, 0.3% Dusadh/Pasawan/Pasi, 0.3% Kurmi, 0.3% Tamang, 0.3% other Terai, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Terai Brahmin, 0.2% other Dalit, 0.2% Dhobi, 0.2% Hajam/Thakur, 0.2% Halwai, 0.2% Kathabaniyan, 0.2% Lohar, 0.2% Raji, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Kayastha, 0.1% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Rajbanshi, 0.1% Teli and 0.1% others.[8]

Religion: 94.2% were Hindu, 2.6% Muslim, 2.2% Christian and 1.0% Buddhist.[9]

Literacy: 65.2% could read and write, 1.9% could only read and 32.9% could neither read nor write.[10]

Administration

The district consists of eight municipalities, out of which six are urban municipalities and two are rural municipalities. These are as follows:[11]

Former village development committees

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Bardiya District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees:Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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Map of the VDC/s and Municipalities (blue) in Bardiya District

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See also

References

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  6. ↑ Census Nepal 2021, 29
  7. ↑ NepalMap Language [1]
  8. ↑ NepalMap Caste [2]
  9. ↑ NepalMap Religion [3]
  10. ↑ NepalMap Literacy [4]
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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