Panchthar District
Panchthar district () is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern hilly region of Nepal. It is a Hill district of eastern Nepal. The district covers of area. The 2011 census counted 191,817 population. Phidim is the district headquarters. History. Panchthar was a part of Old Dhankuta District during Rana era and until 1962. Dhankuta district had two subdivisions Chhathum and Terhathum. 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 2021 Nepal  census, Panchthar District had a population of 174,419. Of these, 42% were Limbu, Rai 14%, Brahmin 11%, Chettrai 10%, Tamang 7%, Magar 3%, Kami 3%, Damai 2%  Gurung 2% and Others 6%. Similarly, 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. Literacy Rate: 72.58% (2011 Census) Poverty Rate: 11.4% (2011 Census) Forest Cover: 54.89%