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

Okharkot
ओखरकोट
khahare
RM Development Committee
Nickname(s): 
jhimruk
Okharkot
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.14°N 82.98°E / 28.14; 82.98
Country   Nepal
Development RegionMid-Western
ZoneRapti Zone
DistrictPyuthan District
VDCOkharkot
Population
 (2001 Census[1])
 • Total4,484
 836 households
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Machcchi Village, administrative center of Okharkot VDC with Gartang Khola in the foreground
Machcchi Village, administrative center of Okharkot VDC with Gartang Khola in the foreground

Etymology


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


Villages in this VDC


WardLat.LonElev.
Ahalआहाल628°10'N83°00'E1,089m
Aphrekholagaunआफ्रेखोलागाउँ28°09'N82°59'E1,205
Arupataआरुपाटा28°09'N82°59'E1,045
Badikholagaunबादीखोलागाउँ28°09'N82°59'E1,210
Banstariबाँसटारी28°08'N82°58'E1,205
Bebareबेबरे28°10'N83°00'E1,590
Bhedabariभेडाबारी28°10'N83°00'E1,255
Chaukeचौके928°07'N82°58'E1,542
Chichinneचिचिन्ने28°07'N82°57'E1,710
Chudharaचुधारा828°08'N82°58'E1,110
Darimchaurदारिमचौर628°09'N82°59'E1,030
Dhanaढाँणा28°09'N82°58'E1,050
Dhana Bajarढाँडाबजार28°09'N82°58'E  995
Hariyaहरिया28°10'N82°59'E1,170
Kalleriकल्लेरी28°08'N82°59'E1,597
Kamdaleकमडाले28°07'N82°58'E1,642
Kami Tolकामी टोल28°08'N83°00'E1,475
Khahareखहरे28°08'N82°59'E1,030
Koiralpataकोइरलपाटा28°09'N82°59'E1,090
Kubindeकुबिण्डे28°07'N82°58'E1,470
Lamaseraलामासेरा28°10'N82°59'E1,018
Machchhiमच्छी128°08'N82°58'E  955
Okharkotओखरकोट28°08'N82°59'E1,630
Ratamataरातामाटा28°08'N83°00'E1,538
Ripapakhaरिपापाखा728°08'N82°58'E1,045
Rotepaniरोटेपानी28°09'N82°59'E1,170
Salleriसल्लेरी28°08'N82°58'E1,610
Samaldharaसमलधारा28°10'N82°59'E1,418
Sisnekholagaunसिस्नेखोलागाउँ28°09'N83°00'E1,285
Swanbotaस्वाँबोटा28°08'N82°58'E  955
Tada Pokhariटाडा पोखरी28°08'N82°58'E1,285
Tariटारी28°07'N82°59'E1,285
Tilahalnaतिलाहाल्ना728°08'N82°57'E  955

[2]

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


  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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