Factual Description of skt

Surkhet is a district belongs to Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. This is full of natural beauty and resources. Green jungles and Valley covered by magnificent mountains is the main attraction of Surkhet. Birendranagar is the administrative headquarter of Surkhet district as well as the whole Mid-Western Development Region. Radio stations, Press, Hospital, Colleges, Banks and other latest facilities are provided to public. It is a part of Surkhet Valley, which is about 50 Square Kilometers in size. It is holding its name from late king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah. It is approximately 400 kilometers west of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.
                                                      The temperature ranges from 5°C to 38°C from winter to summer. Inhabitants people started living in this valley after the

eradication of malaria. Before its own identity as an independent district, it used to be in the district of Dailekh. Surkhet is hub to remote districts like Dailekh, Kaalikot, Jumla, Mugu, Jajarkot, and Salyan. Recently because of insurgency, many people have migrated to Surkhet from these districts. The majority of the people are Brahmin and Chettris, and there are minorities which are Newar, Magar, Tharu, Sunaar, and Kaami. Eighty percent of the people are Hindu. Others are Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims.