Kalikot District (Nepali: कालीकोट जिल्ला ), 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 (672 sq mi), 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.
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Demographics
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Kalikot District had a population of 145,292. 11.43% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 72.72% and a sex ratio of 1011 females per 1000 males. 55,896 (38.47%) lived in municipalities.
Khas people make up a majority of the population with 98% of the population. Khas Dalits make up 28% of the population. Hill Janjatis, mainly Magars, make up 1% of the population.
At the time of the 2021 census, 73.24% of the population spoke Nepali and 26.17% Khash as their first language. Khash is the dialect of Nepali spoken in Karnali Province. In 2011, 99.5% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.
Hinduism is the predominant religion, practiced by 99.79% of the population.
Administration
The district consists of nine municipalities, out of which three are urban municipalities and six are rural municipalities. These are as follows:
Khandachakra Municipality
Raskot Municipality
Tilagufa Municipality
Pachaljharana Rural Municipality
Sanni Triveni Rural Municipality
Narharinath Rural Municipality
Shubha Kalika Rural Municipality
Mahawai Rural Municipality
Palata Rural Municipality
Former Village Development Committees
Prior to the restructuring of the district, Kalikot District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees: