Tehrathum District

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

Tehrathum District तेह्रथुम
District
Landscape of Tehrathum
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)
Population
• Total	88,731
• Density	130/km^2 (340/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%
2022	88,731	−1.22%
Sources:^[1]

In 2021, Terhathum district had a population of 88,731. Tehrathum had a literacy rate of 81.9% and a sex ratio of 1036 females per 1000 males. 34,079 (38.41%) lived in urban municipalities.^[2]

Ethnicity/caste of Tehrathum district (2021)^[3]

  Limbu (36.40%)

  Chhetri (19.41%)

  Bahun (11.11%)

  Tamang (6.91%)

  Kami (4.32%)

  Damai (3.44%)

  Gurung (3.26%)

  Newar (2.84%)

  Magar (2.78%)

  Rai (1.80%)

  Sherpa (1.58%)

  Sarki (1.50%)

  Bhujel (1.36%)

  Other Hill Janjati (2.19%)

  Others (1.10%)

Ethnicity/caste: 36.40% were Limbu, 19.41% Chhetri, 11.11% Hill Brahmin, 6.91% Tamang, 4.32% Kami, 3.44% Damai/Dholi, 3.26% Gurung, 2.84% Newar, 2.78% Magar, 1.80% Rai, 1.58% Sherpa, 1.50% Sarki and 1.36% Gharti/Bhujel.^[3]

Religion in Tehrathum District (2021)^[4]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			50.96%
Kirat Mundhum			33.20%
Buddhism			13.51%
Christianity			2.08%
Others			0.25%

Religion: 50.96% were Hindu, 33.20% Kirati, 13.51% Buddhist, 2.08% Christian, and 0.25% others.^[4]

Languages of Tehrathum district (2021)

  Nepali (50.64%)

  Limbu (33.96%)

  Tamang (6.26%)

  Magar (2.50%)

  Gurung (1.36%)

  Sherpa (1.25%)

  Newar (1.06%)

  Others (2.97%)

As their first language in 2021, 50.64% of the population spoke Nepali, 33.96% Limbu, 6.26% Tamang, 2.50% Magar, 1.36% Gurung, 1.25% Sherpa and 1.06% Newar.^[5] In 2011, 49.84% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.^[6]

Geographics

Climate Zone^[7]	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:^[8]

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. "Provincial/District/Local reports: Koshi Province". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
3. "Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
4. "Table 5: Religion and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
5. "Table 5: Mother tongue and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
6. "Social characteristics tables" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics.
7. 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
8. "Nepal: Municipal Division (Districts and Local Units) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

• "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.

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