District in Koshi Province, Nepal
Tehrathum District (Nepali: तेह्रथुम जिल्ला pronounced [teɾʌtʰum] ⓘ), is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of Nepal.
Demographics
In 2021, Terhathum district had a population of 88,731. Tehrathum had a literacy rate of 81.9% and a sex ratio of 1036 females per 1000 males. 34,079 (38.41%) lived in urban municipalities.[2]
Ethnicity/caste of Tehrathum district (2021)[3]
Kami (4.32%)
Rai (1.80%)
Other Hill Janjati (2.19%)
Others (1.10%)
Ethnicity/caste: 36.40% were Limbu, 19.41% Chhetri, 11.11% Hill Brahmin, 6.91% Tamang, 4.32% Kami, 3.44% Damai/Dholi, 3.26% Gurung, 2.84% Newar, 2.78% Magar, 1.80% Rai, 1.58% Sherpa, 1.50% Sarki and 1.36% Gharti/Bhujel.[3]
Religion: 50.96% were Hindu, 33.20% Kirati, 13.51% Buddhist, 2.08% Christian, and 0.25% others.[4]
Languages of Tehrathum district (2021)
Others (2.97%)
As their first language in 2021, 50.64% of the population spoke Nepali, 33.96% Limbu, 6.26% Tamang, 2.50% Magar, 1.36% Gurung, 1.25% Sherpa and 1.06% Newar.[5] In 2011, 49.84% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.[6]
Geographics
Division
Tehrathum District consists of the following six subdivisions:[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Nepal: Provinces and Districts". www.citypopulation.de.
- ^ "Provincial/District/Local reports: Koshi Province". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b "Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ a b "Table 5: Religion and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "Table 5: Mother tongue and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Social characteristics tables" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Nepal: Municipal Division (Districts and Local Units) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.
External links
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