# Palapu

_Village development committee in Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Palapu was a village development committee in Okhaldhunga District in the Sagarmatha Zone of mid-eastern Nepal. Now it belongs to Koshi province, okhaldhunga district, Champadevi rural municipality as per the federal governing system of Nepal. It has been divided into two wards 1 and 2. In contemporary time palapu VDC(Village Development Committee) had 9 wards.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal; human settlement ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415846#P31))
- **Located in:** Okhaldhunga District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415846#P131))
- **Population:** 5,231 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415846#P1082))
- **Coordinates:** 27.2700, 86.2600

## About

At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 3830 living in 625 individual households.According to the census of 2078 BS It holds the population of 4608 people in which ward no 1 has population of 2163 people and ward no 2 has population of 2445 people  Which makes ward no 2 as a highest populated ward of Champadevi rural municipality. Palapu is the major habitat of Magar tribe. Except it there is Sunuwar, Newar, Kami, Damai, Bahun etc.

## Questions

**Where is Palapu located?**  
Palapu is located in Okhaldhunga District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Palapu?**  
The population of Palapu is 5,231 (as of 2011).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Palapu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palapu) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): पलापू](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3415846](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415846) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Palapu, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

## Cite this page

"Palapu". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/palapu. Retrieved 4 November 2026.