Chharka

Chharka
—  Municipality  —
Chharka Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°04′N 83°27′E / 29.07°N 83.45°E / 29.07; 83.45Coordinates: 29°04′N 83°27′E / 29.07°N 83.45°E / 29.07; 83.45
Country	Nepal
Zone	Karnali Zone
District	Dolpa District
Population (1991)
- Total	552
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Chharka is a village development committee in Dolpa District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 552 persons living in 101 individual households.^[1] In the 2001 Nepal census it was found that 627 people had the religion of Bouddha and 7 people Hindus. It also stated that 544 people in 2001 were actually literate, 259 male and 285 female. there were also a total of 438 people that were non literate, 183 males and 255 females.^[2] Also according to the 2001 Nepal census there were a total of 634 people living in Chharka. Over one third of this population were in the age group of 4 to 19 years of age while only roughly about 9% of the population were the age of 50 or over.

References

1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1. Retrieved 3 September 2008. 
2. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/output.php. Retrieved 3 September 2008. 

External links

• UN map of the municipalities of Dolpa District
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