| Type: | District |
| Panthar District | |
| Native Name: | पाँचथर जिल्ला |
| Mapsize: | 300 |
| Image Map1: | Panchthar district division.png |
| Mapsize1: | 300 |
| Map Caption1: | Divisional map of Panchthar district |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Koshi Province |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Admin HQ. |
| Seat: | Phidim |
| Leader Title: | Head |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy-Head |
| Leader Title2: | Parliamentary constituencies |
| Leader Title3: | Provincial constituencies |
| Government Type: | Coordination committee |
| Governing Body: | DCC, Panchthar |
| Area Total Km2: | 1241 |
| Population Total: | 191817 |
| Population As Of: | 2011[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Main Language(s) |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Major highways |
| Timezone1: | NPT |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:45 |
Panthar District (ne|[[:ne:पान्थर जिल्ला|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 12410NaN0 of area. The 2011 census counted 191,817 population. Phidim is the district headquarters.
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.
| Climate Zone | Elevation Range | % of Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 18.3% | |
| Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. | 52.6% | |
| Temperate | 2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft. | 23.9% | |
| Subalpine | 3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft. | 4.7% | |
| Alpine | 4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft. | 0.4% |
At the 2021 Nepal census, Panchthar District had 42,495 households and a population of 172,400. 8.11% of the population was under 5 years of age. Panchthar had a literacy rate of 82.48% and a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1,000 males. 12,336 (7.16%) lived in urban areas.[2]
Ethnicity/caste: Janjatis make up the majority in the district at 73%. Limbu people make up over 43% of the population. Rai peoples such as the Bantawa, Chamling and Sunuwar are 15% of the population. Chhetri are 9%, Bahun 8% and Khas Dalit groups are 6% of the population.[3]
Religion: 55.71% were Kirati, 29.21% were Hindu, 12.26% Buddhist, 2.72% Christian and 0.10% others.[4]
As their first language, 42.27% of the population spoke Limbu, 29.28% Nepali, 6.96% Bantawa, 6.82% Tamang, 3.41% Magar Dhut, 2.86% Rai, 1.87% Chamling, 1.16% Gurung and 1.00% Sunuwar as their first language.[5] In 2011, 33.9% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.[6]
VDC's in small brackets means they are combined to form main Rural Municipality