Palpa District Explained

Type:	District
Pālpā District
Native Name:	पाल्पा जिल्ला
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Lumbini Province
Parts Type:	Municipality
Parts Style:	coll
Established Title:	Established
Seat Type:	Admin HQ.
Seat:	Tansen
Leader Title:	Head
Leader Name:	Santosh Lal Shrestha
Leader Party:	Congress
Leader Title1:	Mayor
Leader Title2:	Parliamentary constituencies
Leader Title3:	Provincial constituencies
Government Type:	Coordination committee
Governing Body:	DCC, Pālpā
Area Total Km2:	1373
Population Total:	261180
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec1:	Main Language(s) Nepali
Blank Name Sec2:	Major highways
Timezone1:	NPT
Utc Offset1:	+05:45
Postal Code Type:	Postal Codes
Area Code Type:	Telephone Code
Area Code:	075
Website:	Official Website

Palpa District (ne|[[:ne:पाल्पा जिल्ला|पाल्पा जिल्ला]], 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 and has a population (2021) of 245,027.^[1]

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

At the time of the 2021 Census Nepal, Palpa District had a population of 245,027.

As their first language, 61.9% spoke Nepali, 34.3% Magar, 2.0% Newari, 0.6% Kumhali, 0.3% Bote, 0.2% Urdu, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Tharu and 0.1% other languages.^[2]

Ethnicity/caste: 52.6% were Magar, 17.5% Hill Brahmin, 7.8% Chhetri, 6.7% Kami, 3.4% Newar, 3.2% Sarki, 2.6% Kumal, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Thakuri, 0.6% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.4% Musalman, 0.3% Bote, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.2% Gurung, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Tharu and 0.2% others.^[3]

Religion: 90.5% were Hindu, 7.8% Buddhist, 0.9% Christian, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Prakriti and 0.1% others.^[4]

Literacy: 76.0% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 21.4% could neither read nor write.^[5]

Local bodies

• Tansen Municipality
• Rampur, Palpa
• Rainadevi Chhahara Rural Municipality
• Ripdikot Rural Municipality
• Bagnaskali Rural Municipality
• Rambha Rural Municipality
• Purbakhola Rural Municipality
• Nisdi Rural Municipality
• Mathagadi Rural Municipality
• Tinahu Rural Municipality

Major rivers and khola

• Kali Gandaki River
• Tinau Khola
• Ridi Khola
• Purwa Khola
• Jhumsa Khola
• Dovan River

1. Barabisse khola
2. Dumre Khola

Major lakes

• Satyawati Lake (990m above sea level)
• Pravas Lake
• Sita Kunda

Places of attraction

• Argali Palace was constructed by Juddha Shamsher
• Forts like Kalika fort, Nuwakot fort, Bakumgadi Fort are historic place of attraction
• Mahamritunjaya Statue of Lord Shiva situated at Barangdi which is the biggest in Asia among metal statue of Lord Shiva
• Rambha Devi Temple a religious place east of Tansen in Tahu VDC.
• Ramdi is a religious place in the bank of Kali Gandaki River. On 1 Baisakh, there is a festival in this area.
• Ranighat Palace (Ranimahal) is also called Tajmahal of Nepal due to similar stories behind the construction of this palace. It was constructed by General Khadka for her wife Tejkumari in 1893 AD.
• Rishikesh Complex of Ruru Kshetra Hindu pilgrimage and cremation site
• Rishikesh Temple was built by the King Manimukunda Sen. According to Hindu mythology, this is the place where some part of body of Satidevei was cremated. It hosts a festival which occurs in 1st of Magh month when hidus come to take bath in Kali Gandaki River.
• Shrinagar Hill is spot for viewing high Himalayas. Dhawalagiri, Tukuche, Nilgiri, Annapurana, Himchuli and other mountains can be viewed from this place.
• Tansen is a historic city with palaces, temples, stupas and historic architecture.
• Vhairabsthan Temple is a Shiva temple with huge trident, believed to be largest in Asia.
• Madanpokhara is known its vegetable farmings and viewing great Madi Valley.

Villages

• Satpokharee

See also

• Lumbini Province
• Rampur, Palpa

External links

• UN map of VDC boundaries, water features and roads in Palpa
• Palpa Nepal Information

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2011 Nepal census (National Report). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 22, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130525062716/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf. 2013-05-25.
2. NepalMap Language https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=district-50&geo_ids=district-50,province-5,country-NP
3. NepalMap Caste https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=district-50&geo_ids=district-50,province-5,country-NP
4. NepalMap Religion https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=district-50&geo_ids=district-50,province-5,country-NP
5. NepalMap Literacy https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=district-50&geo_ids=district-50,province-5,country-NP