About Bakachol

The village Bakachol is situated at 1600m-2700m of altitude in Khotang  district, eastern parts of Nepal.  known as inaccessible district or second Karnali region of Nepal, South east of Mount Everest. The location of  Bakachol is from 860 45′ 20″ to 860 49′ 40″ east longitude and from 270 22′ 20″ to 270 26′ 25″ north latitude. Wakachol is bordered by Liding Khola and Ward No. 1 Rakhawangdel in the east, Jubu in Solukhumbu district in the west, Sotang and Lokhim in Solukhumbu district in the north, and Ward No. 3 Ainselukharka in the south. The area of ​​this ward is 24.87 square kilometers. Due to its diverse geography, there is also diversity in the climate here. The climate of this ward is heterogeneous. To  reach the village Bakachol it takes about 12 hours jeep drive from Kathmandu, last 3 hours is more difficult because the road not a pitch rod. In Bakachol there are 97 % of the householders are farmers. Their farming system is traditional based farming system. To gain even normal economic life, traditional based farming is not sufficient for villagers. Naturally, Bakachol is most beautiful village of Nepal. For rearing of beats or castle there are a lots of natural resources such as forest and other basic needs for castle and agriculture but there is no market to sell their product and service.

The climate in this village is  tropical and temperate.  Bakachol has region with a harsh climate and even has snowfall during the cold season. Experts in the area say that the forests in the upper area are home to wild boars, bears, deer, and even the endangered red panda. This village, which has been connected to the road network through a dirt road for the past few years. It  also has religious, cultural, and tourist attractions such as Deurali Pond, Van Jhakri Cave, and Dharma Danda.

People of various religions live here, among which Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Kirat are the major ones. There are various cultural diversity and different types of ethnic group such as Kshetri, Brahmin, Tamang, Newar, Kami, Rai, Gurung, Damai, Sarki, Dashnami Sanyasi, Sherpa, Bhujel, Sunuwar, etc. There are 4 Early Childhood Development Centers, 3 primary schools, 2 basic schools, and 2 secondary school in this village.

According Central Bureau of Statistic in Nepal, in Bakachol there are 623 household and total populations is 2,909 (male 1, 372 &female 1, 537). According Eco Himal Nepal, there are 643 household and total populations is 3,429. There are some tables with details below was surveyed by Eco Himal at 2012.

Total Population of Bakachol

Age group ward1 ward2 ward 3 (Biskham) ward 3(Badel) ward 4 ward 5 ward 6 ward 7 ward 8 ward 9 Grand total
0-5 21 45 25 47 40 29 14 17 13 47 298
5-10 33 65 28 90 81 41 11 25 16 53 443
10-18 48 105 33 85 127 80 22 63 43 113 719
18-40 63 150 50 150 207 120 40 90 92 153 1115
40-55 23 44 22 68 84 37 19 44 28 64 433
55+ 28 50 8 60 74 30 19 39 38 75 421
Total 216 459 166 500 613 337 125 278 230 505 3429

Education Level of Bakachol

Education ward1 ward2 ward 3 (Biskham) ward 3(Badel) ward 4 ward 5 ward 6 ward 7 ward 8 ward 9 Grand total
Literate 41 60 23 90 113 45 19 69 59 123 642
Illiterate 34 80 38 88 136 51 23 41 44 73 608
ECD 8 14 13 5 9 13 3 3 0 6 74
1-5 52 75 43 108 143 67 15 48 28 101 680
6-8 23 60 8 44 54 28 10 34 26 64 351
9-SLC 22 55 10 60 74 52 21 32 47 49 422
10+2 3 41 4 24 34 24 11 17 17 23 198
>10+2 2 8 3 4 9 2 5 4 4 8 49
Others 31 66 24 77 41 55 18 30 5 58 405
Total 216 459 166 500 613 337 125 278 230 505 3429

Major occupation of the people of Bakachol VDC

Occupation ward1 ward2 ward 3 (Biskham) ward 3(Badel) ward 4 ward 5 ward 6 ward 7 ward 8 ward 9 Grand total
Agriculture 67 124 60 170 216 87 42 96 78 148 1088
Business 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 15
Service 1 4 2 13 11 6 6 4 4 7 58
Student 95 152 62 179 225 138 39 96 76 203 1265
Trekking 3 10 15 13 3 5 0 5 8 22 84
Housewife 18 6 0 18 63 26 12 14 20 48 225
Foreign employment 8 23 0 27 27 27 7 17 15 2 153
Other 22 135 27 80 68 46 18 45 27 73 541
Total 216 459 166 500 613 337 125 278 230 505 3429

Source:-Eco Himal Nepal 2012