Ramechhap District

Ramechhap District, a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, also known as Wallo Kirat Ramechhap, has its district headquarters in Manthali and covers an area of. In 2011, the district had a population of 202,646 and population density of 137.4 per km². It has 11 post offices, with the District Post Office bearing the postal code 45400.
According to EHRP Nepal, the district is made up of eight local municipalities:

Ramechhap District has the highest population of the endangered native group the Kusunda and the lowest population growth rate in Nepal.

Etymology

The district was named after Ramechhap village. The word Ramechhap comes from two Nepali words, Ram and chhap. According to folklore, the village of Ramechhap was once occupied by the Tamang people. A Tamang member of the village, named Ram, was granted the role of mukhtiyari by royal decree. Consequently, land ownership and other legal activities were authorized in the village by the stamp of Ram.
According to another legend, the Tamang people used to rear their domesticated animals such as buffalo, goats, etc. in an open meadow in the district. The word ra means 'goat', mey means 'ox', and chhawa means their offspring; the meadow of the ra-mey-chhawa ultimately became "Ramechhap".

Geography and climate

Climate Zone	Elevation Range	% of Area
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	18.0%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	42.1%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	21.0%
Subalpine	3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft.	6.7%
Alpine	4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft.	3.6%
Nival	above 5,000 meters	7.3%

Demographics

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Ramechhap District had a population of 170,302. 6.48% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 68.12% and a sex ratio of 1107 females per 1000 males. 64,666 lived in municipalities.
Ethnicity wise: Hill Janjatis were the largest group, making up 45% of the population. Tamangs were the largest Hill Janjatis, with Magars being 11% of the population. Chhetri and Bahun made up 20% of the population.
59.4% spoke Nepali in 2011.
As their first language, 55.41% of the population spoke Nepali, 18.40% Tamang, 7.76% Newari, 6.12% Magar, 4.15% Sunuwar, 2.98% Majhi, 2.30% Sherpa and 1.37% Thami as their first language. In 2011, 59.4% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.
Religion: 70.66% were Hindu, 23.87% Buddhist, 3.15% Kirati, 2.08% Christian and 0.24% others.

Old Village Development Committees (VDCs)

Bamti Bhandar
Betali
Bethan
Bhirpani
Bhuji
Bijulikot
Chisapani Municipality
Chanakhu
Chuchure
Dadhuwa
Duragaun
Deurali
Dimipokhari
Doramba
Duragau
Gagal Bhadaure
Gelu
Goswara
Gothgau
Gumdel
Gunsi Bhadaure
Gupteshwar
Hiledevi
Himganga
Khandadevi
Khaniyapani
Khimti
Kumbukasthali
Lakhanpur
Majuwa
Makadum
Manthali Municipality
Naga Daha
Namadi
Pakarbas
Pharpu
Phulasi
Piukhuri
Priti
Puranagau
Rakathum
Ramechhap Municipality
Rampur
Rashnailu
Saipu
Sanghutar
Those
Tilpung
Tokarpur
Newly formed local administrative bodies

Notable people

Sudarshan Gautam, first person with no arms to climb Mount Everest without using prosthetics, doing so in 2013