Panchthar District

Panthar District () is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province in the eastern hilly region of Nepal. It is a Hill district of eastern Nepal. The district covers of area. The 2011 census counted 191,817 population. Phidim is the district headquarters.

History

Panthar was a part of Old Dhankuta District during Rana era and until 1962. Dhankuta district had two subdivisions Chhathum and Tehrathum. Panchthar was a thum (county) under the Terhathum subvision. It became a separate district in 1962 when the old 32 traditional districts divided into 75 district.

Geography and climate

Demographics

At the 2021 Nepal census, Panchthar District had 42,495 households and a population of 172,400. 8.11% of the population was under 5 years of age. Panchthar had a literacy rate of 82.48% and a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1,000 males. 12,336 (7.16%) lived in urban areas.

Ethnicity/caste: Janjatis make up the majority in the district at 73%. Limbu, the largest ethnic group make up almost 44% of the population.

Religion: 55.71% were Kirati, 29.21% were Hindu, 12.26% Buddhist, 2.72% Christian and 0.10% others.

As their first language, 42.27% of the population spoke Limbu, 29.28% Nepali, 6.96% Bantawa, 6.82% Tamang, 3.41% Magar Dhut, 2.86% Rai, 1.87% Chamling, 1.16% Gurung and 1.00% Sunuwar as their first language. In 2011, 33.9% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

Municipality and Rural Municipalities of Panchthar

1. Phidim Municipality (Phidim Municipality, Ranitar, Lumphabung, Yangnam(1-5), Nangin, Lungrupa)
2. Hilihang Rural Municipality (Ambarpur, Panchami, Subhang, Bharapa)
3. Kummayak Rural Municipality (Yasok, Rani Gaun, Mangjabung, Syabarumba)
4. Miklajung Rural Municipality (Aarubote, Sarangdanda, Rabi, Kurumba, Limba, Durdimba)
5. Phalelung Rural Municipality ( (Ektin, Memeng, Prangbung, Yangnam(6,9) Sidin)
6. Phalgunanda Rural Municipality ( (Nawamidanda, Imbung, Pauwa Sartap, Chilingdin, Aangsarang, Phaktep)
7. Tumbewa Rural Municipality (Aangna, Olane, Hangum, Mauwa)
8. Yangawarak Rural Municipality (Chyangthapu, Phalaicha, Oyam, Tharpu, Nagi)

<small>VDC's in small brackets means they are combined to form main Rural Municipality</small>

Previous Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities

• Aangna
• Aangsarang
• Ambarpur
• Bharapa
• Chilingdin
• Chyangthapu
• Durdimba
• Ektin
• Embung
• Phalaicha
• Hangum
• Kurumba
• Limba
• Lungrupa
• Mangjabung
• Mauwa
• Memeng
• Nagi
• Nangin
• Nawamidanda
• Olane
• Oyam
• Panchami
• Prangbung
• Pauwa Sartap
• Phaktep
• Phidim Municipality
• Prangbung
• Rabi
• Rani Gaun
• Ranitar
• Sarangdanda
• Sidin
• Subhang
• Syabarumba
• Tharpu
• Yangnam
• Yasok

1. lumphabung
2. sarangdada
3. phaktep

People from Panchthar District

• Basanta Kumar Nemwang, Politician and former minister.
• Bairagi Kainla, Poet and Former Chancellor of Nepal Academy.
• Bhishmaraj Angdembe, Politician.
• Damber Singh Sambahamphe, Politician.
• Ganesh Prasad Rijal, Politician.
• David Shankar, Singer.
• Rambahadur Limbu, Military officer.
• Upendra Subba, Poet, lyricist, Writer, Director.
• Rajendra Prasad Lingden, Politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.
• Indra Bahadur Angbo, Politician.
• Khagendra Sangraula, Writer and columnist.
• Krishna Dharabasi, Writer and novelist.
• Manita Shrestha Pradhan, Nepalese judoka.
• Anjila Tumbapo Subba, Footballer.
• Dipak Prakash Baskota, Politician and businessman.

See also

• Zones of Nepal

References

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