Kalikot District

Kalikot District ( ), a part of Karnali province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Manma as its district headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 105,580 in 2001 and 136,948 in 2011. In September 2005, in a bid to encourage a change in social attitudes, the government announced that it would provide rice to any family that had recently had a girl born.
Demographics.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kalikot District had a population of 136,948. Of these, 99.5% spoke Nepali as their first language. The largest ethnic group is Khas/Chhetri make 47% of total population, The Second largest group is Khas/Thakuri makes 31% of total dist population, Bahun and sanyasi/giri makes 17% of total population and khas dalit makes 5% of total population..
Administration.
The district consists of nine municipalities, out of which four are urban municipalities and five are rural municipalities. These are as follows:
Former Village Development Committees.
Prior to the restructuring of the district, Kalikot District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees: