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 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 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
- Hilihang Rural Municipality
- Kummayak Rural Municipality
- Miklajung Rural Municipality
- Phalelung Rural Municipality
- Tumbewa Rural Municipality
- Yangawarak 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.
- 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.