Tehrathum District

Tehrathum District (Nepali: तेह्रथुम जिल्ला pronounced [teɾʌtʰum] (listen)), is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of Nepal.

Tehrathum District तेह्रथुम
District
Basantapur Bazar, Tehrathum District
District location of Tehrathum in Koshi Province
Country	Nepal
Province	Koshi Province
Admin HQ.	Myanglung
Government
• Type	Coordination committee
• Body	DCC, Tehrathum
Area
• Total	679 km^2 (262 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NPT)
Telephone Code	0092
Website	ddctehrathum.gov.np

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	92,454	—
1991	102,870	+1.07%
2001	113,111	+0.95%
2011	101,577	−1.07%
2021	89,125	−1.30%
Sources:^[1]

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Tehrathum District had a population of 101,577.

Language in Tehrathum (2011)
Language			Percent
Nepali			49.7%
Limbu			34.6%
Tamang			6%
Magar			2.2%
Gurung			1.9%
Newar			1.4%
Rai			1.4%
Sherpa			1%
Kulung			0.6%
Others			1.3%

^[2]

As their first language, 49.7% spoke Nepali, 34.6% Limbu, 6.0% Tamang, 2.2% Magar, 1.9% Gurung, 1.4% Newar, 1.4% Rai, 1.0% Sherpa, 0.6% Kulung, 0.2% Maithili, 0.2% Yakkha, 0.1% Bhujel, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Sanskrit, 0.1% Wambule and 0.2% other languages.^[3]

Ethnicity/caste: 36.0% were Limbu, 19.2% Chhetri, 13.3% Hill Brahmin, 6.6% Tamang, 4.4% Kami, 3.1% Damai/Dholi, 2.9% Gurung, 2.9% Newar, 2.4% Magar, 1.9% Rai, 1.6% Sarki, 1.3% Gharti/Bhujel, 1.1% Sherpa, 1.0% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Kulung, 0.3% Badi, 0.3% Majhi, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.2% Yakkha, 0.1% Sunuwar and 0.3% others.^[4]

Religion in Tehrathum District (2011)
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			52.2%
Kiratism			33.9%
Buddhism			12.5%
Others			1.4%

^[5]

Religion: 52.2% were Hindu, 33.9% Kirati, 12.5% Buddhist, 1.0% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.2% others.^[6]

Literacy: 74.4% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 23.3% could neither read nor write.^[7]

Geographics

Climate Zone^[8]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	24.0%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	56.4%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	19.5%

Division

Tehrathum District consists of the following six subdivisions:^[9]

Local body	Nepali	Type	Population (2011)
Aathrai	आठराई	Rural municipality	18,156
Chhathar	छथर	Rural municipality	14,197
Laligurans	लालीगुराँस	Municipality	15,329
Menchhayayem	मेन्छयायेम	Rural municipality	6,678
Myanglung	म्याङलुङ	Municipality	18,750
Phedap	फेदाप	Rural municipality	15,169

See also

• Radio Tehrathum
• Zones of Nepal

References

1. "Nepal: Provinces and Districts". www.citypopulation.de.
2. "NepalMap profile: Terhathum". NepalMap. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
3. NepalMap Language [1]
4. NepalMap Caste [2]
5. "NepalMap profile: Terhathum". NepalMap. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
6. NepalMap Religion [3]
7. NepalMap Literacy [4]
8. The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013
9. "Nepal: Municipal Division (Districts and Local Units) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

• "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.

External links

 

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