Tharpu

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Tharpu
थर्पु
Village development committee
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Tharpu
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°16′N87°51′E / 27.26°N 87.85°E / 27.26; 87.85 Coordinates: 27°16′N87°51′E / 27.26°N 87.85°E / 27.26; 87.85
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Zone Mechi Zone
District Panchthar District
Population (1991)
  Total 4,104
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Tharpu is a village development committee (VDC) in Panthar (पान्थर) District in the Mechi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4104 people living in 705 individual households.its geographical area stretches from Onyem and Yekten VDC (previously Khungwa VDC) on the East, Panchami VDC on the South, Naagi VDC on the West and bordering with Taplijong (ताप्लिजोङ)District on the North with Sinam and Saplakhu(साप्लाखू) VDC.In addition to traditional farming(rice, millet, maize, wheat and potato), a Tharpu's economy relies on remittance, particularly from Golf countries, Malaysia, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore (police) and the United Kingdom. However, remittance from ex-British-Gurkha-soldiers' pension and cardamom is the most reliable and stable income for most of the affluent section of the population. [1]

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Mechi Zone Zone in Nepal

Mechi (Nepali: मेची अञ्चल Listen  was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restruction of zones to Provinces, comprising four districts; namely Ilam, Jhapa, Panchthar and Taplejung. Its headquarters are at Ilam. It comes under the Eastern Development Region of Nepal. The Indian state of Bihar is to the south, West Bengal and Sikkim in East and Tibet to the north. The largest town is Damak in the Terai. The majority of the population in Mechi are Kirantis and other ethnic groups like Koche and Meche, and hill castes like Bahun and Chhetris.

Nepal country in South Asia located between India and China

Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is located mainly in the Himalayas but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. With an estimated population of 26.4 million, it is 48th largest country by population and 93rd largest country by area. It borders China in the north and India in the south, east, and west while Bangladesh is located within only 27 km (17 mi) of its southeastern tip and Bhutan is separated from it by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and largest city. Nepal is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language.

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References

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