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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| type = [[Districts of Nepal|District]]
| type = [[Districts of Nepal|District]]
| name = Sankhuwasabha District
| name = Sankhuwasabha District
| native_name = सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला
| native_name = सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला
| nickname =
| nickname =
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| motto =
| motto =
| image_skyline = Morning in Yangle Kharka, 3660m, BARUN trekking 2013. - panoramio.jpg
| image_skyline = Morning in Yangle Kharka, 3660m, BARUN trekking 2013. - panoramio.jpg
| image_size = 300
| image_alt =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Yangle Kharka, a place in Sankhuwasabha
| image_caption = Yangle Kharka, a place in Sankhuwasabha
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| map_alt =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of Sankhuwasabha in province
| map_caption = Location of Sankhuwasabha in province
| image_map1 =
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| mapsize1 =
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| map_alt1 =
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| map_caption1 =
| map_caption1 = Sankhuwasabha District with local level body
| coordinates = {{coordinates|27|06|N|86|57|E}} to {{coordinates|27|55|N|87|40|E}}
| coordinates = {{coordinates|27|06|N|86|57|E}} to {{coordinates|27|55|N|87|40|E}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
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| subdivision_name = {{NPL}}
| subdivision_name = {{NPL}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Nepal|Province]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Nepal|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Province No. 1]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Koshi Province]]


| parts_type = [[Local self-government in Nepal|Municipality]]
| parts_type = [[Local self-government in Nepal|Municipality]]
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| seat = [[Khandbari]]
| seat = [[Khandbari]]
| leader_title = Head
| leader_title = Head
| leader_name = Suman Shakya
| leader_name = Mahesh Thapaliya
| leader_party =
| leader_party =
| leader_title1 = Deputy-Head
| leader_title1 = Deputy-Head
| leader_name1 = Ambika Bhujel
| leader_name1 =



| leader_title2 = [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|Parliamentary constituencies]]
| leader_title2 = [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|Parliamentary constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 1
| leader_name2 = 1
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| elevation_max_m = 8463
| elevation_max_m = 8463
| population_footnotes =
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 158742
| population_total = 158041
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note =
| population_note =
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| demographics_type1 = [[Demographics]]
| demographics_type1 = [[Demographics]]
| demographics1_title1 = Ethnic groups
| demographics1_title1 =
| demographics1_info1 = [[ Rai people|Rai]], [[Chettri]] [[Tamang people|Tamang]], [[Kulung people (Nepal)|Kulung]], [[Sherpa people|Sherpa]], [[Limbu]], [[Gurung people|Gurung]]
| demographics1_title2 = Female [[♀]]
| demographics1_title2 = Female [[♀]]
| demographics1_info2 = 53%
| demographics1_info2 = 53%
| demographics1_title3 = Male [[♂]]/100 female
| demographics1_title3 = Male [[♂]]/100 female
| demographics1_info3 =
| demographics1_info3 =


| demographics_type2 = [[Human Development Index]]
| demographics_type2 = [[Human Development Index]]
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| demographics2_info2 = 21%
| demographics2_info2 = 21%
| demographics2_title3 = Literacy
| demographics2_title3 = Literacy
| demographics2_info3 = 69%
| demographics2_info3 = 79%
| demographics2_title4 = Life Expectancy
| demographics2_title4 = Life Expectancy
| demographics2_info4 = 68.4
| demographics2_info4 = 68.4


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| blank_name_sec1 = [[Languages of Nepal|Main Language(s)]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[limbu language|limbu]] [[Kirantu]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Yakkha language|Yakkha]], [[Kulung language (Nepal)|Kulung]], [[Limbu language|Limbu]]
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Roads in Nepal|Major highways]]
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Roads in Nepal|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec2 =
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| timezone1 = [[Nepal Time|NPT]]
| timezone1 = [[Nepal Time|NPT]]
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}}
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'''Sankhuwasabha [[Districts of Nepal|District]]''' ({{lang-ne|सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला}} {{Audio|Sankhuwasabha.ogg|Listen}}) is one of [[Districts of Province No. 1 |14 districts]] of [[Province No. 1]] of eastern [[Nepal]]. The district's area is 3,480 km² with a population of 159,203 in 2001 and 158,742 in 2011. The administrative center is [[Khandbari]].
'''Sankhuwasabha [[Districts of Nepal|District]]''' ({{langx|ne|सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला}} {{Audio|Sankhuwasabha.ogg|Listen}}) is one of [[Districts of Province No. 1|14 districts]] of [[Koshi Province]] of eastern [[Nepal]]. The district's area is 3,480&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> with a population of 159,203 in 2001 and 158,742 in 2011. The administrative center is [[Khandbari]].


Bordering districts are [[Bhojpur District, Nepal|Bhojpur]], [[Terhathum district|Terhathum]] and [[Dhankuta district|Dhankuta]] in [[Koshi Zone]]; [[Solukhumbu district|Solukhumbu]] in [[Sagarmatha Zone]]; and [[Taplejung district|Taplejung]] in [[Mechi Zone]]. [[Tingri County]] of [[Shigatse Prefecture]] in the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] of [[China]] borders to the north.
Bordering districts are [[Bhojpur District, Nepal|Bhojpur]], [[Tehrathum District|Tehrathum]], [[Dhankuta District|Dhankuta]], [[Solukhumbu District|Solukhumbu]] and [[Taplejung District|Taplejung]] in [[Koshi Province]]. [[Tingri County]] of [[Shigatse Prefecture]] in the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] of [[China]] borders to the north.


==Geography and climate==
==Geography and climate==
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! [[Geography of Nepal#Climate|Climate Zone]]<ref>
! [[Geography of Nepal#Climate|Climate Zone]]<ref>
{{Citation
{{Citation
| author-link = Lillesø, J-P.B., T.B. Shrestha, L.P. Dhakal, R.P. Nayaju and R. Shrestha
| title = The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system
| title = The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system
| series = Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110.
| series = Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110.
| year = 2005
| year = 2005
| url = http://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/20497354/de2_001.pdf
| url = http://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/20497354/de2_001.pdf
| isbn = 87-7903-210-9
| isbn = 87-7903-210-9
| accessdate = Nov 22, 2013}}
| access-date = Nov 22, 2013}}
</ref>
</ref>
! Elevation Range
! Elevation Range
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| Lower [[Tropical climate|Tropical]]
| Lower [[Tropical climate|Tropical]]
| below 300 meters (1,000&nbsp;ft)
| below 300 meters (1,000&nbsp;ft)
| &nbsp;0.3%
| &nbsp;0.4%
|-
|-
| Upper Tropical
| Upper Tropical
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The [[Arun River, China-Nepal|Arun River]] enters from Tibet at an elevation of about 3,500 meters (11,500 feet) and flows south across the district, forming one of the world's deepest valleys relative to 8,481 meter [[Makalu]] to the west and 8,586 meter [[Kangchenjunga]] to the east.
The [[Arun River, China-Nepal|Arun River]] enters from Tibet at an elevation of about 3,500 meters (11,500 feet) and flows south across the district, forming one of the world's deepest valleys relative to 8,481 meter [[Makalu]] to the west and 8,586 meter [[Kangchenjunga]] to the east.
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{{Clear}}


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
At the time of the [[2011 Nepal census]], Sankhuwasabha District had a population of 158,742. Of these, 46.2% spoke [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 8.8% [[Tamang language|Tamang]], 8.0% [[Sherpa language|Sherpa]], 6.6% [[Kulung language (Nepal)|Kulung]], 5.0% [[Limbu language|Limbu]], 4.3% [[Yakkha language|Yakkha]], 3.2% [[Yamphu language|Yamphu]], 2.9% [[Gurung language|Gurung]], 2.3% [[Magar language|Magar]], 2.2% Rai, 1.9% [[Newar language|Newari]], 1.8% [[Lohorung language|Lohorung]], 1.6% [[Mewahang language|Mewahang]], 1.1% [[Khaling language|Khaling]], 0.9% [[Chamling language|Chamling]] and 0.6% [[Thulung language|Thulung]] as their [[first language]].
|align=center
|percentages=pagr
|1981 |129414
|1991 |141903
|2001 |159203
|2011 |158742
|2021 |158041
|footnote= Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Nepal: Provinces and Districts |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/en/nepal/admin/ |website=www.citypopulation.de|language=en}}</ref>
}}


At the [[2021 Nepal census]], Sankhuwasabha District had 39,118 households and a population of 158,041. 7.55% of the population was under 5 years of age. Sankhuawsabha had a literacy rate of 79.89% and a sex ratio of 986 females per 1,000 males. 108,038 (68.36%) lived in urban areas.<ref name="provincialreport">{{Cite web |title=Provincial/District/Local reports: Koshi Province |url=https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/downloads/provincial/1 |access-date= |website=Census Nepal 2021 |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
48.3% of the population in the district spoke [[Nepali language|Nepali]] as their [[second language]].<ref>[https://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/upLoads/2018/12/Volume05Part02.pdf 2011 Nepal Census, Social Characteristics Tables]</ref>

{{Pie chart
|thumb=left
|caption=Ethnicity/caste of Sankhuwasabha district (2021)<ref name="caste"/>
|label1 = [[Chhetri]] |value1 = 17.30 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Tamang people|Tamang]] |value2 = 11.29 |color2 = orchid
|label3 = [[Rai people|Rai]] |value3 = 8.86 |color3 = royalblue
|label4 = [[Kulung people|Kulung]] |value4 = 6.71 |color4 = #4F4FD6
|label5 = [[Sherpa people|Sherpa]] |value5 = 6.02 |color5 = darkslateblue
|label6 = [[Limbu people|Limbu]] |value6 = 5.35 |color6 = steelblue
|label7 = [[Gurung]] |value7 = 3.76 |color7 = darkorchid
|label8 = [[Kami]] |value8 = 4.98 |color8 = darksalmon
|label9 = [[Newar]] |value9 = 4.54 |color9 = pink
|label10 = [[Bahun]] |value10 = 3.94 |color10 = orange
|label11 = [[Yakkha people|Yakkha]] |value11 = 3.64 |color11 = #62a8ff
|label12 = [[Magars|Magar]] |value12 = 3.55 |color12 = darkturquoise
|label13 = Yamphu |value13 = 3.66 |color13 = #5772C3
|label14 = Other Hill Janjati |value14 = 9.91 |color14 = teal
|label15 = Other Khas Dalit |value15 = 3.49 |color15 = firebrick
|label16 = Others |value16 = 3.00 |color16 = grey
}}

Ethnicity/caste: Janjatis make up the majority in the district at 63%. The district has many Rai peoples such as the [[Kulung people|Kulung]], Limbu, Yamphu and Yakkha. The Tamang are the largest Janjati group, making up nearly 10% of the population, while related peoples such as the Sherpa and Bhote were another 10% of the population. Chhetri are 17%, Bahun 4% and Khas Dalit groups are 8% of the population.<ref name="caste">{{Cite web |title=Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex |url=https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/downloads/caste-ethnicity |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Census Nepal 2021 |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>

{{bar box
| title = Religion in Sankhuwasabha District (2021)<ref name="religion"/>
| titlebar = #Fcd116
| left1 = Religion
| right1 = Percent
| float = right
| bars =
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Nepal|Hinduism]]|darkorange|40.42}}
{{bar percent|[[Kirat Mundhum]]|red|28.84}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism in Nepal|Buddhism]]|Yellow|26.74}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Nepal|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|3.21}}
{{bar percent|[[Bon]]|teal|0.45}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.34}}
}}

Religion: 40.42% were [[Hinduism in Nepal|Hindu]], 28.84% [[Kirat Mundhum|Kirati]], 26.74% [[Buddhism in Nepal|Buddhist]], 3.21% [[Christianity in Nepal|Christian]], 0.45% [[Bon]] and 0.07% others.<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |title=Table 5: Religion and sex |url=https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/downloads/caste-ethnicity |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Census Nepal 2021 |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Sankhuwasabha district (2021)<ref name="mothertongue"/>
|thumb = right
|label1 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]] |value1 = 44.11 |color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Tamang language|Tamang]] |value2 = 9.62 |color2 = turquoise
|label3 = [[Kulung language (Nepal)|Kulung]] |value3 = 6.86 |color3 = powderblue
|label4 = [[Sherpa language|Sherpa]] |value4 = 5.52 |color4 = teal
|label5 = [[Limbu language|Limbu]] |value5 = 4.83 |color5 = blue
|label6 = [[Yamphu language|Yamphu]] |value6 = 3.87 |color6 = #809be7
|label7 = [[Kiranti languages|Rai]] |value7 = 3.10 |color7 = skyblue
|label8 = [[Yakkha language|Yakkha]] |value8 = 3.09 |color8 = #b0d1f1
|label9 = [[Magar language|Magar Dhut]] |value9 = 2.83 |color9 = orchid
|label10 = [[Tibetic languages|Bhote]] |value10 = 2.50 |color10 = #8de5d3
|label11 = [[Gurung language|Gurung]] |value11 = 2.30 |color11 = aqua
|label12 = Others |value12 = 11.37 |color12 = grey
}}

As their first language, 44.11% of the population spoke [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 9.62% [[Tamang language|Tamang]], 6.86% [[Kulung language (Nepal)|Kulung]], 5.52% [[Sherpa language|Sherpa]], 4.83% [[Limbu language|Limbu]], 3.87% [[Yamphu language|Yamphu]], 3.10% [[Kiranti languages|Rai]], 3.09% [[Yakkha language|Yakkha]], 2.83% [[Magar language|Magar Dhut]], 2.50% [[Tibetic languages|Bhote]] and 2.30% [[Gurung language|Gurung]] as their first language.<ref name="mothertongue">{{Cite web |title=Table 5: Mother tongue and sex |url=https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/downloads/caste-ethnicity |access-date= |website=Census Nepal 2021 |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref> In 2011, 46.1% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Social characteristics tables |url=https://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/upLoads/2020/07/National-Population-and-Housing-Census-2011-Caste-ethnicity-and-mother-tongue.pdf |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>

== Divisions ==
Sankhuwasabha District is divided into the following subdivisions:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal: Municipal Division (Districts and Local Units) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/nepal/mun/admin/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Local Body
!Nepali
!Type
!Population (2021)
|-
|[[Bhotkhola Rural Municipality|Bhotkhola]]
|भोटखोला
|Rural municipality
|6,438
|-
|[[Chainpur Municipality|Chainpur]]
|चैनपुर
|Municipality
|26,799
|-
|[[Chichila Rural Municipality|Chichila]]
|चिचिला
|Rural municipality
|6,477
|-
|[[Dharmadevi Municipality|Dharmadevi]]
|धर्मदेवी
|Municipality
|16,053
|-
|[[Khandbari Municipality|Khandbari]]
|खाँदबारी
|Municipality
|35,565
|-
|[[Madi Municipality, Sankhuwasabha|Madi]]
|मादी
|Municipality
|13,273
|-
|[[Makalu Rural Municipality|Makalu]]
|मकालु
|Rural municipality
|13,424
|-
|[[Panchkhapan Municipality|Panchkhapan]]
|पाँचखपन
|Municipality
|16,348
|-
|[[Savapokhari Rural Municipality|Savapokhari]]
|सभापोखरी
|Rural municipality
|9,970
|-
|[[Silichong Rural Municipality|Silichong]]
|सिलीचोङ
|Rural municipality
|10,296
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Arun River, China–Nepal|Arun Valley]]
*[[Arun River (China–Nepal)|Arun Valley]]
*[[Tumlingtar Airport]]
*[[Tumlingtar Airport]]
*[[Khandbari Municipality|khadbari]]
*[[Panchkhapan Municipality|Panchkhapan]]
*[[Chainpur Municipality|Chainpur]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{statoids|id=ynp|title=Districts of Nepal}}
*{{statoids|id=ynp|title=Districts of Nepal}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.sankhuwasabha.com/content/detail/754.html|publisher=Sankhuwasabha.com|title=Sankhuwasabha District|accessdate=4 January 2013}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.sankhuwasabha.com/content/detail/754.html|publisher=Sankhuwasabha.com|title=Sankhuwasabha District|access-date=4 January 2013}}
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Latest revision as of 19:25, 3 December 2024

Sankhuwasabha District
सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला
District
Yangle Kharka, a place in Sankhuwasabha
Yangle Kharka, a place in Sankhuwasabha
Location of Sankhuwasabha in province
Location of Sankhuwasabha in province
Coordinates: 27°06′N 86°57′E / 27.100°N 86.950°E / 27.100; 86.950 to 27°55′N 87°40′E / 27.917°N 87.667°E / 27.917; 87.667
Country Nepal
ProvinceKoshi Province
Established1962
Admin HQ.Khandbari
Municipality
List
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Sankhuwasabha
 • HeadMahesh Thapaliya
 • Parliamentary constituencies1
 • Provincial constituencies2
Area
 • Total
3,480 km2 (1,340 sq mi)
Highest elevation
8,463 m (27,766 ft)
Lowest elevation
457 m (1,499 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
158,041
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Households
34,615
Demographics
 • Female ♀53%
Human Development Index
 • Income per capita (US dollars)$1,193
 • Poverty rate21%
 • Literacy79%
 • Life Expectancy68.4
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Postal Codes
56900..., 56913
Telephone Code029
Main Language(s)Nepali, Yakkha, Kulung, Limbu
Websiteddcsankhuwasabha.gov.np

Sankhuwasabha District (Nepali: सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला Listenⓘ) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The district's area is 3,480 km2 with a population of 159,203 in 2001 and 158,742 in 2011. The administrative center is Khandbari.

Bordering districts are Bhojpur, Tehrathum, Dhankuta, Solukhumbu and Taplejung in Koshi Province. Tingri County of Shigatse Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China borders to the north.

Geography and climate

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Climate Zone[1] Elevation Range % of Area
Lower Tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft)  0.4%
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft. 		10.0%
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft. 		24.8%
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft. 		23.3%
Subalpine 3,000 to 4,000 meters
9,800 to 13,100 ft. 		12.8%
Alpine 4,000 to 5,000 meters
13,100 to 16,400 ft. 		 8.4%
Nival above 5,000 meters 20.4%

The Arun River enters from Tibet at an elevation of about 3,500 meters (11,500 feet) and flows south across the district, forming one of the world's deepest valleys relative to 8,481 meter Makalu to the west and 8,586 meter Kangchenjunga to the east.

Demographics

[edit]
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 129,414—    
1991 141,903+0.93%
2001 159,203+1.16%
2011 158,742−0.03%
2021 158,041−0.04%
Sources:[2]

At the 2021 Nepal census, Sankhuwasabha District had 39,118 households and a population of 158,041. 7.55% of the population was under 5 years of age. Sankhuawsabha had a literacy rate of 79.89% and a sex ratio of 986 females per 1,000 males. 108,038 (68.36%) lived in urban areas.[3]

Ethnicity/caste of Sankhuwasabha district (2021)[4]

  Chhetri (17.30%)
  Tamang (11.29%)
  Rai (8.86%)
  Kulung (6.71%)
  Sherpa (6.02%)
  Limbu (5.35%)
  Gurung (3.76%)
  Kami (4.98%)
  Newar (4.54%)
  Bahun (3.94%)
  Yakkha (3.64%)
  Magar (3.55%)
  Yamphu (3.66%)
  Other Hill Janjati (9.91%)
  Other Khas Dalit (3.49%)
  Others (3.00%)

Ethnicity/caste: Janjatis make up the majority in the district at 63%. The district has many Rai peoples such as the Kulung, Limbu, Yamphu and Yakkha. The Tamang are the largest Janjati group, making up nearly 10% of the population, while related peoples such as the Sherpa and Bhote were another 10% of the population. Chhetri are 17%, Bahun 4% and Khas Dalit groups are 8% of the population.[4]

Religion in Sankhuwasabha District (2021)[5]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 40.42%
Kirat Mundhum
 
 28.84%
Buddhism
 
 26.74%
Christianity
 
 3.21%
Bon
 
 0.45%
Other or not stated
 
 0.34%

Religion: 40.42% were Hindu, 28.84% Kirati, 26.74% Buddhist, 3.21% Christian, 0.45% Bon and 0.07% others.[5]

Languages of Sankhuwasabha district (2021)[6]

  Nepali (44.11%)
  Tamang (9.62%)
  Kulung (6.86%)
  Sherpa (5.52%)
  Limbu (4.83%)
  Yamphu (3.87%)
  Rai (3.10%)
  Yakkha (3.09%)
  Magar Dhut (2.83%)
  Bhote (2.50%)
  Gurung (2.30%)
  Others (11.37%)

As their first language, 44.11% of the population spoke Nepali, 9.62% Tamang, 6.86% Kulung, 5.52% Sherpa, 4.83% Limbu, 3.87% Yamphu, 3.10% Rai, 3.09% Yakkha, 2.83% Magar Dhut, 2.50% Bhote and 2.30% Gurung as their first language.[6] In 2011, 46.1% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.[7]

Divisions

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Sankhuwasabha District is divided into the following subdivisions:[8]

Local Body Nepali Type Population (2021)
Bhotkhola भोटखोला Rural municipality 6,438
Chainpur चैनपुर Municipality 26,799
Chichila चिचिला Rural municipality 6,477
Dharmadevi धर्मदेवी Municipality 16,053
Khandbari खाँदबारी Municipality 35,565
Madi मादी Municipality 13,273
Makalu मकालु Rural municipality 13,424
Panchkhapan पाँचखपन Municipality 16,348
Savapokhari सभापोखरी Rural municipality 9,970
Silichong सिलीचोङ Rural municipality 10,296

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Nepal: Provinces and Districts". www.citypopulation.de.
  3. ^ "Provincial/District/Local reports: Koshi Province". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ a b "Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  5. ^ a b "Table 5: Religion and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  6. ^ a b "Table 5: Mother tongue and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Social characteristics tables" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "Nepal: Municipal Division (Districts and Local Units) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
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