Pyuthan District

Pyuṭhān District
प्युठान जिल्ला
District
Swargadwari temple
Swargadwari temple
Location of Pyuthan (dark yellow) in Lumbini Province
Location of Pyuthan (dark yellow) in Lumbini Province
Country Nepal
ProvinceLumbini Province
Admin HQ.Pyuthan
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Pyuthān
Area
 • Total
1,309 km2 (505 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
226,796
 • Density173.3/km2 (448.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Main Language(s)Nepali, Newari, Khamkura

28°05′N 082°50′E / 28.083°N 82.833°E / 28.083; 82.833 (Pyuthan District, Nepal)

Pyuthan District (Nepali: प्युठान जिल्ला [piu̯ʈʰan] ⓘ, is a "hill" district some 427.6 km (265.7 mi) west of Kathmandu in Lumbini Province in midwestern Nepal. Pyuthan covers an area of 1,309 km2 (505 sq mi) with population of 212,484 in 2001 and 226,796 in 2011. Pyuthan Khalanga is the district's administrative center.

Geography and climate

Pyuthan borders Dang Deukhuri District to the southwest along the crest of the Mahabharat Range and extends about 50 km (31 mi) northeast through the Middle Hills to a 3,000+ meter ridge that is both Pyuthan's border with Baglung district of Dhaulagiri Zone and the main watershed between the (west) Rapti and Gandaki River basins. Pyuthan borders Rolpa district to the west. Of the two upper tributaries of the West Rapti River, Pyuthan contains all of Jhimruk Khola and the lower part of Madi Khola after it exits Rolpa. The Madi-Jhimruk confluence is in southern Pyuthan, in the Mahabharat Range.

The valley of Jhimruk Khola is the core of Pyuthan district. Its alluvial plain is intensively planted in rice during the summer monsoon. Wheat is grown as the winter crop. Madi Khola has eroded an inner gorge and is less suited to traditional irrigated agriculture.

Climate Zone Elevation Range % of Area
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		 36.1%
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.		 53.3%
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.		  9.7%
Subalpine 3,000 to 4,000 meters
9,800 to 13,100 ft.		  0.8%

Demographics

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Pyuthan District had a population of 232,019. 9.28% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 80.13% and a sex ratio of 1228 females per 1000 males. 74,167 (31.97%) lived in municipalities..

Castes/ethnic groups in Pyuthan district (2021)
  1. Magar (33.7%)
  2. Chhetri (25.6%)
  3. Kami (13.7%)
  4. Bahun (8.51%)
  5. Sarki (4.22%)
  6. Damai (3.16%)
  7. Dasnami (2.84%)
  8. Newar (1.57%)
  9. Kumal (1.50%)
  10. Gurung (1.49%)
  11. Thakuri (1.16%)
  12. Other Hill Janjati (1.56%)
  13. Others (0.99%)

Hill Janjatis make up 38% of the population, of which Magar is the single largest ethnicity at 34%, Kumal is 2%, Newar 2%, and Gurung 1%. Khas people constitute the majority at 59% of the population, of which Khas Dalits make up 21%

Languages of Pyuthan district (2021)
  1. Nepali (94.9%)
  2. Magar (3.36%)
  3. Others (1.77%)

At the time of the 2021 census, 94.87% of the population spoke Nepali and 3.36% Magar as their first language. In 2011, 96.2% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

Religion in Pyuthan District (2021)
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 96.47%
Prakriti
 
 1.61%
Buddhism
 
 1.24%
Other or not stated
 
 0.68%

Population by Census 1971-2011

Administrative divisions

Pyuthan district is divided into 9 local level bodies in which two are municipalities and seven are rural municipalities:

Municipality
Rural Municipality

Former VDCs

VDCs in Pyuthan

Historic and cultural sites

References

  1. ↑ Central Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 2014
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) near 28.3N latitude, 83E longitude
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) near 27.9N latitude, 82.9E longitude
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ "Provincial/District/Local reports: Lumbini Province" (PDF). Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
  6. 1 2 "Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  7. 1 2 "Table 5: Mother tongue and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ↑ NepalMap Language
  9. ↑ "Table 5: Religion and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  10. ↑
    1. "Districts of Nepal". Statoids. Gwillim Law. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  11. ↑
    1. National Population and Housing Census 2011, Volume 3 (PDF). Kathmandu, Nepal: Government of Nepal, Central Bureau of Statistics. January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  12. ↑ Bhandari, Bishnu, ed. (1997). Inventory of heritage sites in Nepal. Kathmandu: IUCN Nepal. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2011.