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 Climate Zone Elevation Range % of Area Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters1,000 to 3,300 ft. 18.3% Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters3,300 to 6,600 ft. 52.6% Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters6,400 to 9,800 ft. 23.9% Subalpine 3,000 to 4,000 meters9,800 to 13,100 ft. 4.7% Alpine 4,000 to 5,000 meters13,100 to 16,400 ft. 0.4%
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 Phidim Municipality (Phidim Municipality, Ranitar, Lumphabung, Yangnam(1-5), Nangin, Lungrupa) Hilihang Rural Municipality (Ambarpur, Panchami, Subhang, Bharapa) Kummayak Rural Municipality (Yasok, Rani Gaun, Mangjabung, Syabarumba) Miklajung Rural Municipality (Aarubote, Sarangdanda, Rabi, Kurumba, Limba, Durdimba) Phalelung Rural Municipality ( (Ektin, Memeng, Prangbung, Yangnam(6,9) Sidin) Phalgunanda Rural Municipality ( (Nawamidanda, Imbung, Pauwa Sartap, Chilingdin, Aangsarang, Phaktep) Tumbewa Rural Municipality (Aangna, Olane, Hangum, Mauwa) Yangawarak Rural Municipality (Chyangthapu, Phalaicha, Oyam, Tharpu, Nagi) VDC's in small brackets means they are combined to form main Rural Municipality
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
lumphabung sarangdada phaktep
People from Panchthar District Basanta Kumar Nemwang, Politician and former minister. Bairagi Kainla, Poet and Former Chancellor of Nepal Academy. Bhishma Raj 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
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