Lahachok is a town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 and Village Development Committee  in Kaski District

Kaski District

Kaski District of 380,527.The district covers parts of the Annapurna mountain range, and the picturesque scene of the mountains can be observed from most parts of the district...

 in the Gandaki Zone

Gandaki Zone

The Gandaki zone that make up the Gandaki River. Pokhara serves as its regional and zonal capital. It is also the birthplace of Bhanubhakta Acharya, first poet of Nepal.The Gandaki zone is home to multiple cultures which are unique in themselves...

 of northern-central Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census

1991 Nepal census

The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level,...

it had a population of 3,188 persons living in 646 individual households.

Lahachok VDC is nestled in the lap of Machhapuchhre, a Himalaya of Annapurna Range. The village is situated at the height of 1200 meters from the sea level. Situated in North-west of Pokhara at a distance of around 13 kilometer, this village is composed of ethnic diversity and cultural variations. Major ethnic groups in the village are Brahmin, Chhetri, Dalits and indigenous groups like Gurung, Newar and Magars. The society is largely based on caste structure. Higher castes like Brahmin, Chhetri have higher access and control over resources and means of production. The people of higher caste have higher educational status. The Hindu religion predominates the others which is followed by Buddhism and few Christians. The society in Lahachok is patriarchial one. The major occupation in the village is agriculture. Some of the people are involved in service sector and business sector. People go abroad for earning as well.

Literacy rate

The number of educated people is very less with a meager rate of 30% who all are youth and wishes to study and survive well, by getting jobs in or outside Nepal. The rest of the 60% population is only capable of doing counting for the business purpose and signing their names for the official purpose. The rest of the population is illiterate where education seems to be not a very necessary part of their work as some are young while some are so old that they don’t need to study at all.

Diversity of classes

Looking at the ethnic structure of the society Brahmin occupies the largest share of 43 percent. The population of Dalits is 28 percent Thakuri and Chhetri comprise 14 percent, while others which include some indigenous groups and some minorities comprise 15 percent.

Occupation

However the occupation is mostly on the basis of agriculture, which is around 46.7%, then is the labourers group going up to 30.9%, making the two most major jobs of the district. Very few of them are working abroad which is around 5.3% and government jobs are less with a rate of 4.9%, while the other different jobs have more people in the basket which is around 11.5% while business is just 0.7% which is equal to negligible.

External links

• UN map of the municipalities of Kaski District
• Nepalese Women - A study of Women in Lahachok