Ramechhap

Ramechhap District, a part of Janakpur Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Manthali as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,546 km² and has a population (2001) of 212,408 and a density of 137.4 per km². The district has the highest population of endangered native group Kusunda and has the lowest population growth rate in Nepal.

Ramechhap रामेछाप
— District —
Location of Ramechhap
Country	Nepal
Region	Central (Madhyamanchal)
Zone	Janakpur
Area
• Total	1,546 km² (597 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	212,408
• Density	140/km² (360/sq mi)
Time zone	NPT (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s)	Nepali, Newari, Tamang
Website	http://www.ddcramechhap.gov.np/

About Ramechhap
Panch Pokhari, Jata Pokhari and its catchment are located in the central Himalayan region of Nepal in Ramechhap district. Ramechhap district lies in between 27⁰28’ to 27⁰50’ north and 85⁰28’ to 86⁰35’ east. Its total area is 156432 hectare. The elevation started from lowest Kolonjorghat 439m to highest Mount Numbur 6958m. With an catchment area of 3,219 ha, and wetland area of 11.41 ha of Panch Pokhari and Jata Pokhari is being managed by District Forest Office (DFO). It is boarded by Okhaldhunga and Solukhumbu districts in the east, Dolakha district in the north, Kabhrepalanchok and Sindupalchowk districts are in the west and Sinduli district in the south. Ramechhap district has 55 Village Development Committees (VDCs), Gumdel VDC, where Panch Pokhari and Jata Pokhari are located, is the largest and situated in the northern part of district (RDP 2061).
Panch Pokhari and Jata Pokhari complex lies in ward number one of Gumdel VDC of Ramechhap district. Its north-western boarder attached with Shyama VDC of Dolakha district. There has been some sort of conflict concerning location of wetland between Ramechhap and Dolakha district. These two districts are separated by Ghyang Khola but in the map of GoN, Department of Survey, these wetlands are in Dolakha district. Now the administrative works are carried by Ramechhap district. It is clear that these wetlands and their catchments are situated in both districts.
Among 55 VDCs of Ramechhap, Lakhanpur VDC has highest number of household’s i.e.1261 with 7245 population. Gupteshower VDC has lower number of households i.e. 330 with 1772 population. Gumdel is geographically big VDC where Panch Pokhari, Jata Pokhari and their catchment are located. This VDC has 496 households with 2563 population

Etymology

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 Tamang people. A Tamang of the village, Ram by name received mukhtiyari of the village by royal decree. So, the land ownership and other legal activities were performed in the village by the stamp (chhap) or Ram. Hence, the village was called Ramechhap.