Panchthar District

Panthar District (पान्थर जिल्ला) 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 1241 km2 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.

Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Panthar District had a population of 191,817.

As their first language, 40.3% spoke Limbu, 33.9% Nepali, 6.5% Tamang, 5.5% Bantawa, 5.3% Rai, 2.9% Magar, 1.1% Gurung, 0.7% Chamling, 0.7% Sunuwar, 0.5% Newar, 0.3% Maithili, 0.3% Sampang, 0.3% Sherpa, 0.3% Yakkha, 0.2% Khaling, 0.2% Thulung, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Nachhiring and 0.2% other languages.

Ethnicity/caste: 42.1% were Limbu, 13.8% Rai, 10.8% Hill Brahmin, 9.7% Chhetri, 7.1% Tamang, 3.4% Kami, 3.3% Magar, 2.2% Damai/Dholi, 1.9% Gurung, 1.4% Newar, 1.0% Sunuwar, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Sarki, 0.4% Sherpa, 0.3% Majhi, 0.3% Yakkha, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Samgpang, 0.1% Teli and 0.4% others.

Religion: 52.0% were Kirati, 34.3% Hindu, 11.7% Buddhist, 1.6% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.2% others.

Literacy: 72.4% could read and write, 3.2% could only read and 24.4% could neither read nor write.

Municipality and Rural Municipalities of Panchthar
VDC's in small brackets means they are combined to form main Rural Municipality
 * 1) Phidim Municipality फिदिम नगरपालिका (Phidim Municipality, Ranitar, Lumphabung, Yangnam(1-5), Nangin, Lungrupa)
 * 2) Hilihang Rural Municipality हिलिहाङ गाउँपालिका (Ambarpur, Panchami, Subhang, Bharapa)
 * 3)  Kummayak Rural Municipality कुम्मायाक गाउँपालिका (Yasok, Rani Gaun, Mangjabung, Syabarumba)
 * 4) Miklajung Rural Municipality मिक्लाजुंग गाउँपालिका (Aarubote, Sarangdanda, Rabi, Kurumba, Limba, Durdimba)
 * 5) Phalelung Rural Municipality (फालेलुंग गाउँपालिका (Ektin, Memeng, Prangbung, Yangnam(6,9) Sidin)
 * 6) Phalgunanda Rural Municipality (फाल्गुनन्द गाउँपालिका (Nawamidanda, Imbung, Pauwa Sartap, Chilingdin, Aangsarang, Phaktep)
 * 7) Tumbewa Rural Municipality तुम्वेवा गाउँपालिका (Aangna, Olane, Hangum, Mauwa)
 * 8) Yangawarak Rural Municipality याङवरक गाउँपालिका (Chyangthapu, Phalaicha, Oyam, Tharpu, Nagi)

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


 * 1) lumphabung
 * 2) sarangdada
 * 3) phaktep

People from Panchthar District

 * Bairagi Kainla
 * Bhishmaraj Angdembe
 * Damber Singh Sambahamphe
 * Ganesh Prasad Rijal
 * Rambahadur Limbu
 * Upendra Subba
 * Ratna Bahadur Limbu