Salyan, a district of Rapti Zone, has the headquarters at Khalanga. Politically, it is divided into 47 VDCs and 11 Ilakas. It covers an area of 1, 951 square kilometers adjoining with Rolpa in the East, Surkhet and Bardia in the West, Rukum and Jajarkot in the North and Dang and Banke in the South. Approximately 128, 205 hectors of land is covered by forest where only 23.34% of the total land is arable. The temperature ranges from 3 to 31 degree Celsius.
According to the Census Report (2001) the total population of the district is 247,447comprising 124, 895 females and 122, 549 males. The average density of population is 146 square kilometers. The majority of the people living in the district are Bahuns and Chhetries (49%) followed by Janajati (28%) and Dalit (19%).
About 44.45% of the total population is literate and women literacy is just 40.77%. There are 445 primary, 341 lower secondary, 55 secondary, and 18 higher secondary schools in the district. There are 4 campuses providing tertiary level education.
Various I/NGOs are working in various sectors in Dang District. Save the children works in collaboration with Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN) for the implementation of RtF program. The program VDCs are Hiwalcha, Laxmipur, Tribeni, Jhimpe, Damachaur, Lekhpokhara, Syanikhal, Dandagaun, Banjhakanda, and Siddheshori. There are 2 higher secondary, 9 secondary, 12 lower secondary, and 60 primary schools getting supports from RtF program. There are 53 ECDs, 20 Youth Clubs, and 57 Child Clubs.
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