Bhojpur District, Nepal

Bhojpur District (भोजपुर जिल्ला ) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The district's area is 1,507 km2 with a population of 182,459 (2011). The administrative center is Bhojpur. It is surrounded by Dhankuta and Sankhuwasabha in the east, Khotang in the west, again Sankhuwasabha in north-east, Solukhumbu in the north-west and Udayapur in the South.

Etymology
According to the District Coordination Committee Bhojpur, this place was named for the Himalayan birch (Betula utilis; Nepali भोजपत्र bhojpatra), which was found here in large quantities. Pur means 'city'.

Geography and climate
Classified as a hill district, Bhojpur actually spans five of Nepal's eight climate zones. 3% of the district's area is below 300 meters elevation in the Lower Tropical zone and 31% is Upper Tropical from 300 to 1,000 meters. 50% of the land area belongs to the Subtropical Zone between 1,000 and 2,000 meters and 15% is Temperate (2,000 to 3,000 meters). 2% rises higher into the Subalpine Zone.

Divisions
Bhojpur is divided into two urban and seven rural municipalities:

Towns and villages (former VDC)



 * Aangtep
 * Annapurna
 * Baikunthe
 * Balankha
 * Basikhora
 * Basingtharpu
 * Bastim
 * Bhaisipankha
 * Bhubal
 * Bhulke
 * Bokhim
 * Bhojpur
 * Boya
 * Champe
 * Changre
 * Charambi
 * Chaukidanda
 * Chhinamakhu
 * Dalgaun
 * Deurali
 * Dewantar
 * Dhodalekhani
 * Dobhane
 * Dummana
 * Gogane
 * Gupteshwar
 * Hasanpur
 * Helauchha
 * Homtang
 * Jarayotar
 * Kimalung
 * Keurepani
 * Khairang
 * Khartimchha
 * Khatamma
 * Khawa
 * Kot
 * Kudak Kaule
 * Kulunga
 * Lekharka
 * Mane Bhanjyang
 * Mulpani
 * Nagi
 * Nepaledada
 * Okhre
 * Pangcha
 * Patle Pani
 * Pawala
 * Pyauli
 * Ranibas
 * Sangpang
 * Sano Dumba
 * Shadanand Municipality
 * Shyamsila
 * Siddheshwar
 * Sindrang
 * Syamsila
 * Taksar
 * Thidingkha
 * Thulo Dumba
 * Timma
 * Tiwari Bhanjyang
 * Tunggochha
 * Yaku
 * Yangpang

Demographics
At the 2021 Nepal census, Bhojpur District had a population of 157,923. Bhojpur had a literacy rate of 78.9% and a sex ratio of 1,019 females per 1,000 males. 55,349 (35.05%) lived in urban areas.

Ethnicity/caste: 34.11% of the population were Rai, 17.66% Chhetri, 10.78% Tamang, 7.65% Newar, 4.94% Magar, 4.58% Bahun, 4.27% Kami, 2.70% Damai, 2.44% Sarki, 2.20% Kulung, 1.88% Bhujel and 1.76% Sherpa.

Religion: 46.39% were Hindu, 36.29% Kirati, 16.04% Buddhist,1.21% Christian and 0.07% others.

As their first language, 47.81% of the population spoke Nepali, 20.04% Bantawa, 7.48% Tamang, 3.52% Magar, 3.29% Newari, 2.90% Kulung, 2.69% Dungmali, 2.19% Sampang, 1.86% Rai, 1.50% Sherpa, 1.49% Chamling. In 2011, 49.08% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

2015 Nepal earthquake
The district was affected by an earthquake on 25 April 2015.