Синдхупалчок округі: халқы, тілі, білімі және 2015 жылғы жер сілкінісінің салдары

District in Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal

Sindhupalchowk District (or Sindhupalchok, ) is a part of Bagmati Province and one of the seventy seven districts of Nepal, with an area of The district's headquarters is in Chautara. In 2006, 336,478 people resided in 79 village development committees, in 2011 there were 287,798.

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Sindhupalchowk District had a population of 287,798. As their first language, 53.3% spoke Nepali, 32.7% Tamang, 5.9% Newari, 2.7% Sherpa, 1.7% Hyolmo/Yolmo, 1.2% Danuwar, 1.1% Thami, 0.3% Gurung, 0.2% Maithili,, 0.2% Majhi, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Pahari, 0.1% Tibetan and 0.2% other languages. Ethnicity/caste: 34.4% were Tamang, 18.1% Chhetri, 11.1% Newar, 10.3% Hill Brahmin, 3.9% Kami, 3.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 2.6% Sherpa, 2.3% Majhi, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.7% Magar, 1.7% Thami, 1.7% Yolmo, 1.5% Sarki, 1.3% Danuwar, 1.0% Gurung, 0.9% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.7% Pahari, 0.2% Ghale, 0.2% Thakuri, 0.1% Bhote, 0.1% foreigners, 0.1% Jirel and 0.3% others. Religion: 59.0% were Hindu, 38.0% Buddhist, 1.8% Christian, 1.1% Prakriti and 0.1% others. Literacy: 59.3% could read and write, 2.9% could only read and 37.7% could neither read nor write.

There are more than half a dozen colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Sindhupalchok. More than 25 schools are running programs. Chautara campus has just started science course at There are generally one or more high schools in each VDC within Sindhupalchok. Chautara Campus, Thokarpa Community Campus, Sunkoshi Campus, and Jalbire Valley Campus are some leading educational institutions. Higher level education is only available in Chautara, Bahrabise, Kavre and Kathmandu. There are more than 25 private schools in the district. These include Sadabahar Academy (established in 2063 BS), Ekta Boarding High School (established in 2050 BS), Jugal Boarding High School (established in 2047 BS), Ketu English School, Nirvana Academy, Chandeswari English School and Private Paradise Secondary School.

Notable entertainers from the district include actors Shree Krishna Shrestha (1967–2014) , Sunita Dulal and Jeetu Nepal, and singer Raju Lama.

On 25 April 2015, an earthquake occurred with a magnitude of 7.9M and center beneath Barpak village, Gorkha, between Kathmandu and Pokhara. Several aftershocks were reported in the region. There were also fears that the earthquake, or aftershocks, could trigger further flooding or landslides such as in 2014. Steep mountains and narrow roads in the Sindhupalchok District drastically slowed rescue efforts. It took vehicles three hours to arrive from Kathmandu. Electricity and communication were cut off across in the district, so residents were isolated. Of the 66,688 houses in the district, 64,565 (96.8%) were destroyed. As of 23 August 2015, more than 3,550 people were recorded to have died in the district as a result, and thousands of people were injured, of which 614 were sent to Kathmandu for treatment. Over 40 people were rescued from debris, and more than 3,000 people were still missing. A UH 1Y Huey helicopter delivering relief supplies crashed in Sindhupalchowk District about eight miles north of Charikot, with six US Marines and two Nepalese soldiers aboard.