Back दैलेख जिला AWA दैलेख जिला Bihari দৈলেখ জেলা Bengali/Bangla দৈলেখ BPY Dailekh (distrito) CEB Dailekh District Danish Dailekh German दैलेख जिल्ला DTY Dailekhin piirikunta Finnish District de Dailekh French
Dailekh District
दैलेख जिल्ला | |
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 View of fields in Guranshe | |
 Location of Dailekh District (dark yellow) in Karnali | |
| Coordinates: 28°50′15″N 81°42′28″E / 28.83750°N 81.70778°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Karnali Province |
| Admin HQ. | Dailekh (Narayan) |
| Municipality | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Dailekh |
| • Head | Mr. Prem Bahadur Thapa |
| • Parliamentary constituencies | 2 seats List
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| • Provincial constituencies | 4 seats List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,505 km2 (581 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 4,168 m (13,675 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 544 m (1,785 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 260,855 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | Chetri, Kami, Thakuri |
| • Female ♀ | 51% |
| Human Development Index | |
| • Literacy | 62% |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Postal Codes | 21600, 21602, 21603, 21604, 21605, 21607..., 21610 |
| Telephone Code | 089 |
| Main Language(s) | Nepali |
| Major highways | Mid-Hill (under cons.) |
| Website | ddcdailekh.gov.np |
Dailekh District (Nepali: दैलेख जिल्ला pronounced [dʌi̯lekʰ] ) a part of Karnali Province, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. The district, with Dailekh as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,502 km2 (580 sq mi) and had a population of 225,201 in 2001[2] and 261,770 in 2011.[3]
- ^ General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18.