Thangmuchhyi (Chepuwa) is a
village development committee in
Sankhuwasabha District
Sankhuwasabha District ( ne, सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला ) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The district's area is 3,480 km2 with a population of 159,203 in 2001 and 158,742 in 2011 ...
in the
Kosi Zone
Kosi or Koshi ( ne, कोसी अञ्चल, ne, कोशी अञ्चल ) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructure of zones to provinces. The headquarters of Kosi Zone was Biratnagar which was also its largest cit ...
of north-eastern
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. At the time of the
1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.
Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level,
they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ...
it had a population of 1949 people living in 425 individual households. Thangmuchhyi divided into 3 toles called Dhongdek, Syarkijong (Syarkidang) and Orokchhen and Gangdok and Chhulung also sub tole of Thangmuchhyi. People from Thangmuchhyi are mostly Nuppa clan of Lhomi. Among Nuppa also there are 3 main family groups called ''Mi-Ngo'' (Identity). Sonarinjen (Dhongtoek) ''Mi-Ngo'', Ueohok (lower village) ''Mi-Ngo'' and Hamo ''Mi-Ngo''. In Dhongtoek (upper household) tole, Sonarinjen clans are living and from Sonarinjen there were three brothers called Nangang Angchuk, Chhiyang Chhedar and Dhinakpa (real name forgotten).
It borders
Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...
, China.
[Nuppa, Shangbu.2015. ''Pahichanko Seroferoma Lhomi Jaati''. National Foundation for Development Indigenous Nationalities. Government of Nepal]
References
External links
UN map of the municipalities of Sankhuwasabha District
Populated places in Sankhuwasabha District
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