Baglung VDC

Bungadovan

Bungadovan is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,537 and had 904 houses in the town.

Dudhilamati

Dudhilamati is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,203 and had 801 houses in the town.

Ghorepani

Ghorepani is a village in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of northern-central Nepal. It lies 17 kilometres from the district capital of Baglung.

Burtiwang

Burtiwang is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6,014 and had 1175 houses in the town.

Chhisti

Chhisti is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,236 and had 1024 houses in the town.

argal in baglung

Argal is a Village Development Committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. It is located roughly 25 kilometres west of Baglung. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,148 and had 387 houses in the village.

In recent years, Argal has been subject to numerous attacks and trouble with Maoist rebels. On March 18, 2002 it was reported that three terrorists were killed in the Argal area of Baglung district

ARJEWA VDC

Arjewa is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal

Baskot VDC

Baskot is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,562 and had 675 houses in the town. Baskot is also a nickname by the player BASKOT

Batakachaur VDC

Batakachaur is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,142 and had 794 houses in the village.

The town is predominantly Hindu but in 1991, 122 Buddhists registered in the town.

Bhakunde VDC

Bhakunde is a Village Development Committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,833 and had 697 houses in the village.

Bhimgithe VDC

Bhimgithe is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,459 and had 781 houses in the village.

Bhimpokhara VDC

Bhimpokhara is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,907 and had 545 houses in the village

Bihunkot

Bihunkot is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,575 and had 1071 houses in the town

Binamare

Binamare is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,288 and had 467 houses in the village

Boharagaun

Boharagaun is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,984 and had 1065 houses in the town.

Bowang

Bowang is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,920 and had 992 houses in the town

Amarbhumi

Amarbhumi is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,248 and had 409 houses in the village.[1] It has been reported that the villagers of Amarbhumi VDC in Baglung district have changed their village's name to Mulabari (meaning radish farm).

Amalachaur of baglung

Amalachaur is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,055 and had 943 houses.[1] On 10 November 2005, at midnight, an educator at Prithvi Higher Secondary School was kidnapped by suspected Maoists in Amalachaur. As of 2 December 2005, the victim was still being held in captivity.




[edit] Geography and economy

Amalachaur is located at an altitude of 1100 metres and covers an area of 35 hectares.[2] The village itself, lies on the western bank of the Kali Gandaki River. Approaching Amalachaur requires walking for an hour from Kusma along a mule trail. The economy is mostly based around agriculture and is farmed by 102 households (625 people).[2] As in the neighbouring irrigated communities, the vast majority of farmers are of Brahmin descent. The average landholding size is 0.34 ha, slighly below average for Baglung district which is 0.41 ha.[2] The 1-2 km irrigation system in Amalachaur, fed by the Dhapa River, a tributary of the Kali Gandaki, is crucial for the livelihoods of the people and was built over a 100 years ago.[2] In 1992-1993, Dhaulagiri Irrigation Development Project improved this system. The main crops grown are maize and paddy, and to a lesser extent, potatoes and vegetables.[2] The closest market centre is at Kusmi Sera or Kusma, which the villagers of Amalachaur are largely dependent on for services

introduction of Adhikarichaur

Adhikarichaur is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,389 and had 1021 houses in the townIt contains the Shiba Primary School.

Village development committee

A village development committee (VDC) (Nepali: गाउँ विकास समिति) in Nepal is the lower administrative part of its local development ministry. Each district has several VDCs, similar to municipalities but with greater public-government interaction and administration.

Town and village

Adhikarichaur, Amalachaur, Amarbhumi, Argal, Arjewa, Baglung, Baskot, Batakachaur, Bhakunde, Bhimgithe, Bhimpokhara, Bihunkot, Binamare, Boharagaun, Bowang, Bungadovan, Burtiwang, Chhisti, Daga Tundada, Damek, Darling, Devisthan, Dhamja, Dhullu Jaidi, Dhullubaskot, Dudilavati, Gwalichaur, Harichaur, Hatiya, Heela, Hudgisheer, Jabdi, Jaljala, Kalika, ((kundule),phedi))Kandebas, Khungkhani, Khunga, Kusmishera, Lekhani, Malika, Malma, Mulpani, Narayansthan, Narethanti, Nisi, Paiyunthanthap, Palakot, Pandavkhani, Paiyunpata, Rajkut, Ranasingkiteni, Rangkhani, Rayadanda, Resha, Righa, Salyan, Sarkuwa, Singana, Sisakhani, Sukhaura, Sunkhani, Taman, Tangram, Tara, Tityang,

Baglung District, a part of Dhawalagiri Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Baglung as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,784 km² and has a population (2001) of 268,938.







Baglung is surrounded by Parvat, Myagdi, Rukum, Ropla, Pyuthan and Gulmi districts. It looks like Nepal in shape. It has 59 Village Development Committees and one Municipality. It has many rivers and streams and so, many suspension bridges. Baglung is also known as the district of suspension bridges because of the large number of bridges. It is a hilly district, most of the population settled in the sides of the rivers. Fertile planes situated in the either sides of the rivers are used for farming. Headquarter of Baglung (Baglung Bazaar) is also situated in the bank of the holy river- Kaligandaki. Like Nepal, Baglung is also diverse in religion, culture, ethnicity, altitude, temperature etc. Hinduism and Buddhism are the major religions. Magar, Chhetri, Bramhan, Newar, Gurung, Chhantyal and Thakali are the main ethnic groups living in Baglung. Highest temperature in the lowest altutude of baglung rises up to about 37.5 degrees Celsius in summer and the lowest temperature at Dhorpatan falls up to about −15 degrees Celsius in winter. Altitude of Baglung varies from about 650 meters at Kharbang to about 4,300 meters in Dhorpatan.






Baglung is rich in herbal medicine plants. Rice, corn, millet, wheat and potato are the major crops of baglung.There were many mines in use in Baglung in the past; Iron and Copper mines being the most prevalent. But they are not in use for long time because of the heedlessness of the government. There are numerous slate mines in use in Baglung. These slates are excellent for roofing.






Baglung Bazaar, Hatiya- Galkot, Kushmi Sera and Burtibang are the main trading centers of Baglung. Galkot, Kushmi Sera and Burtibang are connected with the district headquarter Baglung Bazaar by raw roads. Small part of Baglung is electrified by Nepal Electricity Authority and some other parts are electrified by small local hydroplants. Recently, telephone has been accessible in almost all villages of Baglung.






Baglung is considered to be one of the politically most conscious districts and it plays a significant role in the Nepali politics.

INTRODUCTION OF BAGLUNG

Baglung is a city in western Nepal , 275 km west of Kathmandu. It is the administrative headquarters of Baglung District and Dhawalagiri Zone. Baglung is the largest and most populous of the Tri-cities area of the Kali Gandaki valley composed of two other district headquarters Beni (Myagdi) and Kushma (Parbat). Population of Baglung city proper is estimated to be close to 30000. The Tri-cities area of the Kaligandaki valley is home to a population of 132783 permanent
 residents . Baglung is a major business, financial, educational and healthcare center for the people of Kali Gandaki, AND IN Baglung 59 VDC. and 1nagarpalika stay in baglung.