Tharpu

Tharpu
—  Village development committee  —
Tharpu
Location in Nepal
Coordinates:
Country  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 Panchthar 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 Khungwa VDCs on the East, Panchami VDC on the South, Naagi VDC on the West and bordering with Taplejung District on the North with Sinam and Sablakhu(VDC).In addition to traditional framing(rice, millet, maize, wheat and potato), a Tharpu's economy relies on remitance, particularly from Golf countries, Malaysia,Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore (police) and the United Kingdom. However, remitance 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]

References

  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1. Retrieved 12 December 2008.