Surkhet
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Surkhet is a district in the Bheri Zone
of the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. Birendranagar
is the administrative headquarter of Surkhet as well as the whole Mid-Western Development Region. Surkhet District lies within the Surkhet Valley, which is about 50 km² in size, and is approximately 400 kilometers west of the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.
The temperature ranges from 5°C to 38°C from summer to winter.
. Surkhet is hub to remote districts like Dailekh, Kaalikot, Jumla
, Mugu
, Jajarkot
, and Salyan
. Recently because of insurgency, many people have migrated to Surkhet from these districts.
The majority of the people are Brahmin
and Chettris, and there are minorities which are Newar
, Magar
, Tharu, Sunaar, and Kaami. Eighty percent of the people are Hindu
. Others are Buddhists, Christian
s, and Muslim
s.
, recently constructed and being black topped, will link Surkhet to the remote Western region Karnali. An air service connects Surkhet to Kathmandu, Nepalgunj
, Jumla and several other districts.
There are three colleges which provide education up to Master's level. There are many 10+2 which teach science, management, humanities, rural development, education etc. There are various institutions which provide technical education like veterinary, overseer, computer assistant, assistant health worker, ANM, etc.
A university is proposed to be constructed in surkhet valley which will provide cheap and quality education to people in this region.
It has a regional hospital which provides basic medication for its people. The main occupation is farming.
There are many NGOs and INGOs working in this area for development. The INF Surkhet Programme is one of the oldest organizations working in the health and development sector. There are other INGOs like GTZ, DFID, DANIDA, US Aid, Oxfam.
Bheri Zone
Bheri Anchal in the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. Nepalgunj is the administrative headquarters.Cities and towns are Narayan, Jajarkot and Chhinchu in the "hills"; Nepalgunj, Gularia and Kohalpur in Terai; Birendranagar in Surkhet Valley in the Inner Terai.Bheri Zone is divided into five...
of the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. Birendranagar
Birendranagar
Birendranagar is a city in mid western Nepal, located in the Surkhet District of Bheri Zone. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 22,937 people residing in 4773 individual households....
is the administrative headquarter of Surkhet as well as the whole Mid-Western Development Region. Surkhet District lies within the Surkhet Valley, which is about 50 km² in size, and is approximately 400 kilometers west of the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.
The temperature ranges from 5°C to 38°C from summer to winter.
Inhabitants
Before its own identity as an independent district, it used to be in the district of DailekhDailekh
Dailekh is a town and seat of Dailekh District in the Bheri Zone of western-central Nepal....
. Surkhet is hub to remote districts like Dailekh, Kaalikot, Jumla
Jumla District
Jumla District|Jumla]] as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,531 km² and has a population of 89,427.The origin of Nepali language is Sinja of Jumla...
, Mugu
Mugu
Mugu may refer to:* Mugu District, one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal* Aidamir Mugu, an Adyghe singer * 'Mugu' is a Nigerian Pidgin term which means 'Big fool'. In the West it is mainly known in the context of Advance fee fraud.* Point Mugu, California** Point Mugu State Park** Naval Air...
, Jajarkot
Jajarkot
Jajarkot is the capital city of Jajarkot District in Bheri Zone, Nepal. It is located at an altitude of 799 metres....
, and Salyan
Salyan
Salyan is a raion of Azerbaijan. Its capital is Salyan. It lays adjacent to the Kura River. To the north are several productive oilfields operated by the Salyan Oil company. It also comprises most of the Shirvan National Park....
. Recently because of insurgency, many people have migrated to Surkhet from these districts.
The majority of the people are Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
and Chettris, and there are minorities which are Newar
Newar
The Newa , Newār or Newāl) are the indigenous people and the creators of the historical civilization of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. The valley and surrounding territory have been known from ancient times as Nepal Mandala, its limits ever changing through history.Newas have lived in the Kathmandu...
, Magar
Magar
The Magars are an indigenous ethnic group of Nepal whose homeland extends from the western and southern edges of the Dhaulagiri section of the high Himalayas range south to the prominent Mahabharat foothill range and eastward into the Gandaki basin. In Nepal, there are a good number of people who...
, Tharu, Sunaar, and Kaami. Eighty percent of the people are Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
. Others are Buddhists, Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
s, and Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s.
Infrastructure
Surkhet is accessible by air service and roads from various parts of the country. Ratna highway links it to the rest of Nepal. Karnali HighwayKarnali Highway
Karnali Highway is a highway, is a vital transport link as it is the main flow of goods between the two regions in Nepal linking the towns of Jumla, the Karnali capital, and Surkhet. It is part of the Karnali Zone, the largest, most remote and the least developed zone in Nepal...
, recently constructed and being black topped, will link Surkhet to the remote Western region Karnali. An air service connects Surkhet to Kathmandu, Nepalgunj
Nepalgunj
Nepalgunj , also spelled Nepalganj, is a municipality in Banke District, Nepal on the Terai plains near the southern border with Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is 16 km south of Kohalpur and the east-west Mahendra Highway....
, Jumla and several other districts.
There are three colleges which provide education up to Master's level. There are many 10+2 which teach science, management, humanities, rural development, education etc. There are various institutions which provide technical education like veterinary, overseer, computer assistant, assistant health worker, ANM, etc.
A university is proposed to be constructed in surkhet valley which will provide cheap and quality education to people in this region.
It has a regional hospital which provides basic medication for its people. The main occupation is farming.
There are many NGOs and INGOs working in this area for development. The INF Surkhet Programme is one of the oldest organizations working in the health and development sector. There are other INGOs like GTZ, DFID, DANIDA, US Aid, Oxfam.
Tourism
Tourist attractions are places like Kakrebihar, Bulbule, Deutibajai, Mangalgadhi, Gothikanda, Ghantaghar, Bheri river and many other places with religious as well as historic values. Kakrebihar is the remains of an old Buddhist Monastery (palace), which is in the list of national heritage sites in Nepal. Bheri river is a well known destination for rafting. Birendranagar is a beautiful city which is among very few cities in Nepal built under a master plan. People have access to a good network of roads as compared to other mid-sized cities in Nepal which makes transportation easy. But due to lack of proper attention from the government and donor agencies in looking after this beautiful heritage city, there has not been sufficient effort to make it look more beautiful and establish it as a popular tourist destination.External links
- "MeroSurkhet.com - It's My Surkheti Soul" MeroSurkhet.com
- "Welcome To Surkhet Valley" Namastesurkhet.com
- Surkhetonline.com
- Surkhet.com