Panchthar District


Panchthar district is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern hilly region Nepal. It is a Hill district of eastern Nepal. The district covers. The 2011 census counted 191,817 population. Phidim is the district headquarters.

Geography and climate

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Panchthar District had a population of 191,817. Of these, 40.1% spoke Limbu, 34.1% Nepali, 6.5% Tamang, 5.5% Bantawa, 5.2% Rai, 2.9% Magar, 1.1% Gurung, 0.7% Sunuwar, 0.7% Chamling, and 0.5% Newari as their first language.
62.0% of the population in the district spoke Nepali and 0.8% Limbu as their second language.

Municipality and Rural Municipalities of Panchthar

  1. Phidim Municipality फिदिम नगरपालिका
  2. Hilihang Rural Municipality हिलिहाङ गाउँपालिका
  3. Kummayak Rural Municipality कुम्मायाक गाउँपालिका
  4. Phalelung Rural Municipality
  5. Tumbewa Rural Municipality तुम्वेवा गाउँपालिका
  6. Yangawarak Rural Municipality याङवरक गाउँपालिका
VDC's in small brackets means they are combined to form main Rural Municipality

Previous Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities