Kalikot District, a part of Karnali province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Manma as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,741 km2, had a population of 105,580 in 2001 and 136,948 in 2011. In September 2005, in a bid to encourage a change in social attitudes, the government announced that it would provide rice to any family that had recently had a girl born.

Geography and Climate

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kalikot District had a population of 136,948. As their first language, 99.5% spoke Nepali, 0.3% Magar and 0.1% other languages. Ethnicity/caste: 28.8% were Chhetri, 25.1% Thakuri, 17.7% Kami, 17.1% Hill Brahmin, 5.1% Damai/Dholi, 3.2% Sarki, 1.0% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Kumal, 0.5% Lohar, 0.4% Magar, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Teli and 0.2% others. Religion: 99.8% were Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist and 0.1% Christian. Literacy: 56.7% could read and write, 4.5% could only read and 38.7% could neither read nor write.

Administration

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

Former Village Development Committees

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Kalikot District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees: