Ramechhap District

The district was named after Ramechhap village. The word Ramechhap comes from two Nepali words, Ram (person's name) and chhap (mark). According to folklore, the village of Ramechhap was once occupied by the Tamang people. A Tamang member of the village, named Ram, was granted the role of mukhtiyari (village leader) by royal decree. Consequently, land ownership and other legal activities were authorized in the village by the stamp (chhap) of Ram. According to another legend, the Tamang people used to rear their domesticated animals such as buffalo, goats, etc. in an open meadow in the district. The word ra means 'goat', mey means 'ox', and chhawa means their offspring; the meadow of the ra-mey-chhawa ultimately became "Ramechhap". ==Geography and climate==

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Ramechhap District had a population of 170,302. 6.48% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 68.12% and a sex ratio of 1107 females per 1000 males. 64,666 (37.97%) lived in municipalities. Ethnicity wise: Hill Janjatis were the largest group, making up 45% of the population. Tamangs were the largest Hill Janjatis, with Magars being 11% of the population. Chhetri and Bahun made up 20% of the population. 59.4% spoke Nepali in 2011. As their first language, 55.41% of the population spoke Nepali, 18.40% Tamang, 7.76% Newari, 6.12% Magar, 4.15% Sunuwar, 2.98% Majhi, 2.30% Sherpa and 1.37% Thami as their first language. In 2011, 59.4% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language. Religion: 70.66% were Hindu, 23.87% Buddhist, 3.15% Kirati, 2.08% Christian and 0.24% others. ==Old Village Development Committees (VDCs)==

• Bamti Bhandar • Betali • Bethan • Bhirpani • Bhuji • Bijulikot • Chisapani Municipality • Chanakhu • Chuchure • Dadhuwa • Duragaun • Deurali • Dimipokhari • Doramba • Duragau • Gagal Bhadaure • Gelu • Goswara • Gothgau • Gumdel • Gunsi Bhadaure • Gupteshwar • Hiledevi • Himganga • Khandadevi • Khaniyapani • Khimti • Kumbukasthali • Lakhanpur • Majuwa • Makadum • Manthali Municipality • Naga Daha • Namadi • Pakarbas • Pharpu • Phulasi • Piukhuri • Priti • Puranagau • Rakathum • Ramechhap Municipality • Rampur • Rashnailu • Saipu • Sanghutar • Those • Tilpung • Tokarpur ==Newly formed local administrative bodies==

• Sudarshan Gautam, first person with no arms to climb Mount Everest without using prosthetics, doing so in 2013 ==See also==