Dadeldhura District

Dadeldhura district (), a part of Sudurpashchim Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dadeldhura as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 126,162 in 2001 and 142,094 in 2011.
The region has a desert-mountainous landscape that contains many religious temples. The district is seldom visited by tourists but contains local routes to Mt Kailaish in Tibet, Ra Ra Lake in Humla district and the last remaining remnants of the Far Western Malla Kingdom. Nagi Malla was the last royal to live here before Nepalese unification.
The spoken language is Dotyal and the majority of inhabitants are Hindu. The district is rural but some modernization is occurring. Dadeldhura is the most developed district among the other hilly districts in far Western region.
Demographics.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dadeldhura District had a population of 142,094. Of these, 92.3% spoke Doteli, 5.8% Nepali and 1.1% Magar as their first language. The largest ethnic group is Khas/Chhetri makes 52% of total population. Khas Thakuris make 20% of population. And Bahun and Sanyasi/Giris make 17% of total population. Khas dalits make 10% of population and Magars make 1% of population.
Administration.
The district consists of seven municipalities, out of which two are urban municipalities and five are rural municipalities. These are as follows:
Former village development committees.
Prior to the restructuring of the district, Dadeldhura District consisted of the following Village development committees: