Mulkharka
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NepalMulkharka
मूलखर्क | |
|---|---|
  Mulkharka Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°16′N 86°23′E / 27.27°N 86.39°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Zone | Sagarmatha Zone |
| District | Okhaldhunga District |
| Population (1991) | |
• Total | 3,719 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Mulkharka is a village development committee in Okhaldhunga District in the Sagarmatha Zone of mid-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3719 living in 596 individual households.[1]
The name of the village development committee, Mulkharka, comes from the two local words, 'mul' meaning main and 'kharka' meaning a pasture.
Description
This village development committee lies in the hills of Okhaldhunga District. It has a dense forest of many useful trees, herbs and shrubs. The concept of community forest has been introduced for a decade. Wild animals and birds such as deer, tiger, porcupine, rabbit, and peacock. can be easily found in the forests. Tamang community has a majority population in the VDC while Magar community also has a small settlement.
