Parbat District (Nepali:पर्वत जिल्ला[ne] [pʌɾbʌt]ⓘ, is a hilly area of Nepal. It is a part of Gandaki Province and one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Kusma as its district headquarters, covers an area of 494km2(191sqmi) and has a population (2001) of 157,826. It is the fourth-smallest district of Nepal with 47 village development committees (VDCs) currently (before Kushma Municipality was formed, the total VDCs were 55.).

The district is mainly known for the Gupteshwar Cave, which is visited by thousands of pilgrims during the Hindu festival of Shivaratri. Patheshwari Temple is a notable temple in Kushma located at Katuwa Chaupari in Kushma-09. Patheshwori Mandir has many sub-temples inside like Ram Janaki Mandir, Bhagwati, Devi, Hanuman, and others. Alapeshwar cave is a cave in this district. It is also noted for the Dahere Deurali Temple, which is visited by thousands of pilgrims during Bala Chaturdashi. Kamadhenu Mandir is another temple in Parbat district that is located in the Khurkot development committee. Recently the Modi hydro project of 10 M.W. has been constructed in this district. Parbat's biggest playground lies in Phalewas village named Majhi Chour and Indra Chour.[citation needed]

Geography and climate

Parbat district has diversified geographical features.[citation needed] It extends from 280 00’ 19" N to 280 23’ 59" N latitude and 830 33’ 40" E to 830 49’ 30" E longitude

Climate ZoneElevation Range% of Area
Upper Tropical300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300ft.17.8%
Subtropical1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600ft.66.9%
Temperate2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800ft.14.0%
Subalpine3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100ft.1.4%

Demographics

Historical population
Census yearPop.±% p.a.
1981128,400—
1991143,547+1.12%
2001157,826+0.95%
2011146,590−0.74%
2021132,703−0.99%
Source: Citypopulation

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Parbat District had a population of 130,887. 7.07% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 80.12% and a sex ratio of 1122 females per 1000 males. 58,569 (44.75%) lived in municipalities.

  1. Bahun (31.3%)
  2. Chhetri (17.4%)
  3. Magar (11.7%)
  4. Kami (9.84%)
  5. Damai (8.98%)
  6. Sarki (7.51%)
  7. Gurung (3.20%)
  8. Thakuri (2.62%)
  9. Newar (2.48%)
  10. Dasnami (1.34%)
  11. Other Hill Janjati (2.43%)
  12. Others (1.19%)

Khas people make up 79% of the population, of which Bahun (31%) are the largest group. Khas Dalits are 26% of the population. Hill Janjatis (mainly Magar and Gurung) are 17% of the population.

  1. Nepali (93.9%)
  2. Gurung (2.13%)
  3. Magar (1.90%)
  4. Others (2.10%)

At the time of the 2021 census, 93.87% of the population spoke Nepali, 2.13% Gurung and 1.90% Magar as their first language. In 2011, 91.7% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

Religion in Parbat District (2021)
ReligionPercent
Hinduism92.70%
Buddhism5.28%
Christianity0.59%
Prakriti0.49%
Islam0.47%
Bon0.43%
Other or not stated0.04%

Political division

Entire Parbat district which had earlier 55 VDCs is now divided into 2 municipalities and 5 rural municipalities (gaunpalika) as listed below:

  1. Kushma Municipality
  2. Phalewas Municipality
  3. Jaljala rural municipality [जलजला_गाउँपालिका[ne]]
  4. Paiyun Rural Municipality
  5. Mahashila Rural Municipality
  6. Modi Rural Municipality
  7. Bihadi Rural Municipality

Village development committees (VDCs) and municipalities

Map of the VDCs in Parbat District

See also

. Statoids.

External links

28°14′0″N 83°31′0″E/28.23333°N 83.51667°E/ 28.23333; 83.51667