Palpa District

Pālpā District
पाल्पा जिल्ला
District
Mahabharat Range near Tansen. The High Himalayas are barely visible in the snow and cloud.
Mahabharat Range near Tansen. The High Himalayas are barely visible in the snow and cloud.
Country Nepal
ProvinceLumbini Province
Admin HQ.Tansen
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Pālpā
 • HeadSantosh Lal Shrestha (Congress)
Area
 • Total
1,373 km2 (530 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
261,180
 • Density190.2/km2 (492.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Telephone Code075
WebsiteOfficial Website

Palpa District (Nepali: पाल्पा जिल्लाListenⓘ), 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 1,373 km2 (530 sq mi) and has a population (2021) of 245,027.

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).

Geography and climate

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%

Demographics

Historical population
Census yearPop.±% p.a.
1981 214,442—    
1991 236,313+0.98%
2001 268,558+1.29%
2011 261,180−0.28%
2021 242,423−0.74%
Source: Citypopulation

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Palpa District had a population of 245,027. 7.31% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 83.67% and a sex ratio of 1173 females per 1000 males. 91,675 (37.41%) lived in municipalities.

Castes/ethnic groups in Palpa district (2021)
  1. Magar (53.0%)
  2. Bahun (15.6%)
  3. Chhetri (7.70%)
  4. Kami (6.97%)
  5. Newar (3.50%)
  6. Sarki (3.30%)
  7. Kumal (2.90%)
  8. Damai (1.93%)
  9. Thakuri (1.54%)
  10. Other Hill Janjati (1.67%)
  11. Others (1.85%)

Hill Janjatis make up 58% of the population. Magars are 53% of the population, the only district where they form a majority. Khas people make up 37% of the population, of which Khas Dalits make up 12% of the population.

Languages of Palpa district (2021)
  1. Nepali (62.2%)
  2. Magar (33.7%)
  3. Nepal Bhasha (1.81%)
  4. Others (2.26%)

At the time of the 2021 census, 62.24% of the population spoke Nepali, 33.69% Magar and 1.81% Nepal Bhasha as their first language. In 2011, 61.9% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

Religion in Palpa District (2021)
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 91.39%
Buddhism
 
 5.43%
Prakriti
 
 1.62%
Christianity
 
 0.91%
Islam
 
 0.62%
Other or not stated
 
 0.03%

Local bodies

Major rivers and khola

  1. Barabisse khola
  2. Dumre Khola

Major lakes

Places of attraction

Villages

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Nepal census (National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-25. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ 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 November 22, 2013
  3. ↑ "NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.
  4. ↑ "Provincial/District/Local reports: Lumbini Province" (PDF). Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
  5. 1 2 "Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  6. 1 2 "Table 5: Mother tongue and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ↑ NepalMap Language Archived 2023-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Table 5: Religion and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
"Districts of Nepal". Statoids.

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