| Pakhribas | |
| Native Name: | पाख्रिवास |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map: | Koshi Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Koshi Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Koshi |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dhankuta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Wards |
| Subdivision Name3: | 10 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mr. Brish Bahadur Rai (NCP) |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Ms. Devkala Paudel Timsina (NCP) |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 2 December 2014 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 22078 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | NST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Coordinates: | 27.04°N 87.29°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 56809 |
| Area Code: | 026 |
Pakhribas (ne|पाख्रीबास नगरपालिका) is an urban municipality that is one of three urban municipalities located in Dhankuta District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. The municipality was established on 2 December 2014 as a merger of the VDCs of Pakhribas, Sanne, Phalate, Ghorlikharka and Muga.
When the Government of Nepal decided to reduce the local level body in 753 units, all previous VDCs nullified and merged with existing municipalities (some instead created new municipalities), so Chungmang VDC merged with Pakhribas on 10 March 2017.[1]
The total area of the municipality is and the total population of the municipality is 22,078 as of the 2011 Nepal census. The municipality is divided into a total of 10 wards.[2]
Pakhribas was a village development committee in Dhankuta District in the Kosi Zone of the Eastern Development Region before 2014. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 4508 people living in 890 individual households.[3] One story says that Pakhribas got its name from a Pakhri tree which used to stand at the center of the present day Pakhribas Bazaar some decades ago. The porters, transporting goods to Bhojpur and Sankhuwasabha, usually rested under the Pakhri tree and referred to the tree as their baas (lodge) for the night. Hence, the name Pakhribas.Pakhribas has 9 schools, among which three are private schools(Sheetala Devi English Secondary School at Pakhribas-7, Sayapatri English Medium School and Dibyajyoti English School at Pakhribas-3). Jalapa Devi Higher Secondary School provides higher education in science, humanities and arts faculty. Jalapa also has CTEVT annexed sub-overseer course.Pakhribas has three prominent Hindu shrines, one Buddhist monastery and two churches. The churches belong to the Protestant faith. Aashish Church situated in Pakhribas-8 is supposed to be the first of its kind in the Free Presbyterian faith.[4]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Pakhribas Municipality had a population of 22,078. Of these, 53.8% spoke Nepali, 14.4% Tamang, 13.4% Magar, 8.8% Rai, 3.0% Bantawa, 1.3% Phangduwali, 0.9% Gurung, 0.7% Limbu, 0.7% Yakkha, 0.6% Newar, 0.5% Nachhiring, 0.4% Athpare, 0.4% Maithili, 0.2% Sherpa, 0.1% Bhujel, 0.1% Dungmali, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Sampang, 0.1% Sign language and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 27.2% were Chhetri, 16.4% Rai, 16.0% Tamang, 13.9% Magar, 5.8% Hill Brahmin, 4.7% Kami, 3.6% Newar, 2.4% Damai/Dholi, 2.0% Gharti/Bhujel, 2.0% Gurung, 1.9% Sarki, 1.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7% Limbu, 0.4% Aathpariya, 0.3% Sherpa, 0.2% Yakkha, 0.1% Bantawa, 0.1% Dhunia, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Yadav and 0.5% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 59.8% were Hindu, 26.3% Buddhist, 12.8% Kirati, 1.0% Christian and 0.2% others.[7]
In terms of literacy, 72.2% could read and write, 2.4% could only read and 25.4% could neither read nor write.[8]
Pakhribas Municipality is divided into different formal VDCs.
| No. | Type | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Formal VDC | Muga |
| 2 | Formal VDC | Pakhribas |
| 3 | Formal VDC | Chunwang |
| 4 | Formal VDC | Sanne |
| 5 | Formal VDC | Hathikharka |
| 6 | Formal VDC | Phalate |