Far West Nepal
Total area: 19,539 sq Km
Zone:
2 (Mahakali & Seti) Total districts: 9
Total VDCs: 383
No. of Municipalities: 6 Total HHs: 479,817
Total Population: 2,750,716 Male: 1,374,344 Female: 1,376,372
Sources: District
Resource Map and Poverty Mapping (2001);
NepalInfo Database
(2009)
Major Challenges
= Prevalence of gender and caste based
discrimination;
= Lack of employment and high seasonal
migration to India; High prevalence of HIV/AIDs among
migrants;
= A legacy of socio-economic
exploitation, such as bonded labour and the Kamaiya/Haliya systems;
= Continued caste discrimination;
= Widespread child labour;
= High infant and maternal mortality
rates due to a lack of basic health services and high
malnutrition;
= Low literacy rate, insufficient school
facilities and limited access to quality education;
= Low agricultural productivity and poor
rural infrastructure (e.g. roads, irrigation) that limits
production and markets;
= Extreme / diverse climatic
conditions;
= Difficult topography prone to natural
disasters such as floods, landslides and forest fires;
= Lack of transport facilities and road
networks across the districts, with heavy reliance on mules and
porters.
FWR: Human Development Index 2009
Nepal FWR
Mountain Hill Tarai
Human Development Index (HDI) 0.509 0.461
0.435 0.443 0.503
Gender Development Index (GDI) 0.499 0.447
0.414 0.421 0.492
Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) 0.496 0.456
0.413 0.396 0.469
Human Poverty Index (HPI) 35.40 39
48.1 44.9
35.3
Source: UNDP, Nepal
Human Development Report, 2009
Human deaths and other losses due to
disaster in FWR
(1971-2009)
4,277 deaths; 922 missing; 10,426
injuries; 473,192 affected
21,123 houses destroyed; 16,343 houses
damaged
3,196 evacuated
Loss of NRs. 1,042,432,714
Source: Nepal DesInventar Database (2011), Nepal
Society for Earthquake
Technology (NSET
Conflict Related Statistics
1,558 deaths
65 disabled due to conflict
60 missing persons due to conflict
6,758 people displaced between
1996 – 2004*
Source: Informal Sector Service Centre
(INSEC) - www.inseconline.org
* UNDP, Nepal Human Development
Report, 2009
Health and Sanitation Statistics in
FWR
People living with HIV/AIDs: 4,057
Contraceptive prevalence rate: 35%
Proportion of delivery conducted
by SBA among expected pregnancy: 24%
Under 5 mortality rate: 100/10,000
Open deification – 71.9% (Bajhang-
89.4% and Kailali 60.9%)
Managed Water Supply Ratio: Percentage
of households served with
managed water source- 80.4
Sources: Regional
Health Directorate, Annual Report 2009/2010; Central Bureau of Statistics
Education Statistics of FWR
Literacy rate over 6 years: 63.4% (Male: 77.4% and Female:
52.2%)
Literacy rate over 15 years: 54.1% (Male: 72.5% and Female
40.4%)
Total schools:
Government schools: 3,547, ECDs: 3,474,
Community schools: 3,222, ECDs: 3,156
Institutional schools: 325, ECDs: 318
Enrolment in 2010 in government schools: 783,032 (Girls:
383,278)
Enrolment ratio: Girls- 48%, Boys- 52%
Percentage Dalit enrolment at primary level: 24.5% (Boys
24.2% and Girls 24.8%)
Percentage Janjati enrolment at primary level: 18%
Total teachers: 23,722 (23.2% females)
Teaching licenses distributed: 33,741
Female teacher by level:
Primary 29.7%, Lower Secondary 10.6%; Secondary 6.9%; Higher
Secondary 2.3%
Dalit teachers: 2.7%
Student to teacher ratio: Primary-31.7;
Lower Secondary-44.2; Secondary-35.0;
Higher Secondary 17.5
Source: www.moe.gov.np,June 2010
FWR: Agriculture Statistics
Agricultural HHs: 94.7%
Agricultural HHs with land: 93.7%
Agriculture owned land: 82.1%
Agricultural rented-in land: 17.9%
Area of agricultural land: 8.8%
Average land holding per household-
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Irrigated Agricultural land: 69.3%
Agriculture Households having
cattle: 82.7%
Households using improved seed: Paddy
2.8%, Wheat 3.7%, Maize 1.8%
Households using chemical fertilizer:
Paddy 38%, Wheat 43%, Summer
Maize 7.2% Millet 0.0%
Agriculture equipment ownership: 76.4%
have plough, 1.3% have
tractor, 1.3% have thresher and 6.3% have water pump
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics,
FWR: Food Security Situation
2009/2010
District Food Production (MT)Food Requirements (MT)Food
Surplus/deficit (MT)
Dadeldhura
19,859
23,358
-5,464
Bajura 19,973 23,362 -3,390
Doti 40,407 42,746 -2,339
Bajhang 30,840 37,622 -6,782
Darchula 17,950 27,078 -9,128
Kailali 212,148 124,627 +87,521
Kanchanpur 134,420 120,066 +14,353
Baitadi 39,685 47,118 -7,433
Achham 31,521 51,660 -20,139
Source: Regional Agriculture Directorate, Dipayel
employment and migration in FWR
Household income: 48,785 (medium) and
66,294 (mean)
Per capita income: 8761 (medium) and
11,504 (mean)
Employment sources: Wage-18%; Self
employed-56%; Other-26%.
Unemployment Rate: 1.7
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics,
Forest and NTFP statistics
Area covered by forest: 48.7%
Forest handed over to Forest User
Groups: 10.5%
Household involved in Forest User
Groups: 74%
Species of NTFP recorded: 71
Annual production of jadibutis:
1,696,461 kg.
Source: Regional Network of DDCs, Regional Profile of
Far West
UN Programmes in the Far West
Agenc y Name of
Project
Districts Covered
UNDP Rural
Energy Development Programme (REDP)
Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Bajhang, Bajura, Doti,Achham, Darchula
Micro Enterprise Development Programme (MEDEP) Darchula, Dadeldhura,
Baitadi, Kailali
HIV/AIDs Darchula, Baitadi, Bajhang, Bajura,Achhama,
Doti,
Kailali and Kanchanpur
Western Terai Landscape Complex Project(WTLCP) Kailali, Kanchanpur
Access to Justice (A2J)
Kailali, Doti
Enhancing Access to Financial services (EAFS) Kailali, Dadeldhura
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wetland in
Nepal (CSUWN), called Wetland project
Kailali
Public Private Partnership for Urban Environment
(PPPUE) Dhangadi-Kailali
Electoral Support Project (ESP)
Bajhang, Bajura, Doti, Achham, Kailali,
Kanchanpur,
Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Darchula
UNIRPUNICEf
Decentralized
Action for Children and Women (DACAW)
Dadeldhura, Achham, Bajhang, Bajura
Paralegal
Programme Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Bajhang,
Bajura, Doti,
Achham, Darchula, Kailali, Kanchanpur
Maternal and Neonatal Health Programme Darchula
Community Managed Malnutrition Programme Kanchanpur
WFP
Food for Education (FFE)
Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Bajhang, Bajura, Doti,
Achham, Darchula
Mother and Child Health Care Programme(MCHC) Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Bajhang, Bajura, Doti,
Achham, Darch
Food OR Cash OR Food
and Cash for Work Programme (PRRO)
Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Bajhang, Bajura, Doti,
Darchula, Achham
One Lap top per Child Programme (OLPC) Dadeldhura
UNFPA UNFPA supported programme Dadeldhura, Bajhang,
Baitadi, Bajura,
Achham, Darchula, Kanchanpur
FAO
Food Security Programme
Baitadi, Bajhang, Doti, Darchula, kailali
Leasehold Forestry Programme Dadeldhura,
Baitadi, Doti, Achham
Integrated Pest Management Programme Dadeldhura, Kailali
ILO
Baitadi,
Dadeldhura, Bajura, Bajhang
WHO Immunization Preventive Disease Programme Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Bajhang, Bajura,
Doti,
Achham, Darchula,
Kailali, Kanchanpur
OHCHR 1612 Action Plan Monitoring Team Dadeldhura, Baitadi,
Bajhang, Bajura, Doti,
Achham, Darchula, Kailali,
Kanchanpur
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