Pakhribas, Koshi Province, Nepal

🇳🇵 Pakhribas is an urban municipality out of three urban municipalities located in Dhankuta District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. Pakhribas municipality established in 2014 merging following VDCs: Pakhribas, Sanne, Phalate, Ghorlikharka and Muga. When the Government of Nepal decided to reduce local level body in 753 units, all previous VDCs nullified and merged them with either existed Municipalities or created new Municipality, so Chungmang VDC merged with Pakhribas on 10 March 2017.

The total area of the municipality is 144.29 square km (55.71 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 22,078 as of 2011 Nepal census. The municipality is divided into total 10 wards.

Demographics 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.

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.

In terms of religion, 59.8% were Hindu, 26.3% Buddhist, 12.8% Kirati, 1.0% Christian and 0.2% others.

In terms of literacy, 72.2% could read and write, 2.4% could only read and 25.4% could neither read nor write.

History Pakhribas was a village development committee in Dhankuta District in the Kosi Zone of EDR before 2014. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4508 people living in 890 individual households. One story says that Pakhribas got its name from a Pakhri tree which used to stand at the centre 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.

Education • College of Natural Resources Management (CNRM) • Ram Madhyamik Biddhyalay, Muga • Jalapa Madhyamik Biddhyalay, Pakhribas • Amar Madhyamik Biddhyalay, Falate.

Divisions Pakhribas Municipality is divided into different formal VDC: 1, Formal VDC, Muga, मुगा; 2, Formal VDC, Pakhribas, पाख्रीबास; 3, Formal VDC, Chunwang, चुङ्बाङ; 4, Formal VDC, Sanne, सान्ने; 5, Formal VDC, Hathikharka, हाथिखर्क; 6, Formal VDC, Falate, फलाटे.