| Type: | District |
| Pālpā District | |
| Native Name: | पाल्पा जिल्ला |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lumbini Province |
| Parts Type: | Municipality |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Admin HQ. |
| Seat: | Tansen |
| Leader Title: | Head |
| Leader Name: | Santosh Lal Shrestha |
| Leader Party: | Congress |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Title2: | Parliamentary constituencies |
| Leader Title3: | Provincial constituencies |
| Government Type: | Coordination committee |
| Governing Body: | DCC, Pālpā |
| Area Total Km2: | 1373 |
| Population Total: | 261180 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Main Language(s) Nepali |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Major highways |
| Timezone1: | NPT |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:45 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Codes |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone Code |
| Area Code: | 075 |
| Website: | Official Website |
Palpa District (ne|[[:ne:पाल्पा जिल्ला|पाल्पा जिल्ला]], a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Tansen as its headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2021) of 245,027.[1]
Palpa District is not far from Pokhara and easily reached by bus. Palpa was the seat of the Hindu Sen kingdom that ruled over this region from the 16th century for almost 300 years so the headquarter of Palpa is called "Tansen" (Nepali: तानसेन).
| Climate Zone | Elevation Range | % of Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Tropical | below 300 meters (1,000 ft) | 0.3% | |
| Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 51.3% | |
| Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. | 47.3% |
At the time of the 2021 Census Nepal, Palpa District had a population of 245,027.
As their first language, 61.9% spoke Nepali, 34.3% Magar, 2.0% Newari, 0.6% Kumhali, 0.3% Bote, 0.2% Urdu, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Tharu and 0.1% other languages.[2]
Ethnicity/caste: 52.6% were Magar, 17.5% Hill Brahmin, 7.8% Chhetri, 6.7% Kami, 3.4% Newar, 3.2% Sarki, 2.6% Kumal, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Thakuri, 0.6% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.4% Musalman, 0.3% Bote, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.2% Gurung, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Tharu and 0.2% others.[3]
Religion: 90.5% were Hindu, 7.8% Buddhist, 0.9% Christian, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Prakriti and 0.1% others.[4]
Literacy: 76.0% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 21.4% could neither read nor write.[5]