Businesses in Phidim

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Phidim

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Public administration	27
Education	22
Hotels and motels	21
Shopping	21
Electronics stores	16
Restaurants	16
Religion	15
Grocery stores and supermarkets	15
Clothing stores	13
Banks	11
Other accommodation	11
Travel and transportation	9

Phidim Facts

Area	34.1 km²
Population	16,619
Male Population	7,972 (48.0%)
Female Population	8,647 (52.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+656.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-22.2%
Median Age	21.8 years (Male: 21, Female: 22.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,771 (2022)
Area Codes	24
Local Time
Timezone	Nepal Time
Lat & Lng	27.14458, 87.76915

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Phidim Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,198	15,260	21,373	17,161	16,619	16,840	16,607
Population Density	64.4 / km²	447.2 / km²	626.3 / km²	502.9 / km²	487 / km²	493.5 / km²	486.7 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Phidim Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 22.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Phidim	+656.1%	+8.9%	-22.2%
Nepal	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Phidim Median Age

Median Age: 21.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Phidim	21.8 yrs	22.3 yrs	21 yrs
Nepal	21.7 yrs	22.6 yrs	20.4 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Phidim Population Density

Population Density: 487 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Phidim	16,619	34.1 km²	487 / km²
Nepal	28.7 million	147,926.4 km²	194 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Phidim Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1600 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Phidim Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,261	$1,347	$1,560	$1,396	$2,301	$2,087	$2,892	$2,771
Total GDP	$13.3M	$16.9M	$22M	$20.3M	$30.6M	$24.4M	$33.9M	$32.7M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Phidim CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Phidim	6,246 tn	0.38 tn	183 tons/km²
Nepal	11,136,221 tn	0.39 tn	75.3 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Phidim CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	6,246 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.38 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	183 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/22/19	4:45 PM	4.3	85 km	10,000 m	15km NW of Bhojpur, Nepal	usgs.gov
6/20/18	4:15 AM	4.4	4.4 km	52,910 m	29km NNW of Ilam, Nepal	usgs.gov
6/20/18	4:08 AM	4.4	33 km	38,300 m	17km E of Dhankuta, Nepal	usgs.gov
6/17/18	3:07 PM	4.4	76.2 km	49,760 m	12km SSW of Mangan, India	usgs.gov
12/2/17	11:43 PM	4.2	34.6 km	10,000 m	24km NW of Naya Bazar, India	usgs.gov
5/16/17	10:13 PM	4.2	44.7 km	10,000 m	23km NNW of Naya Bazar, India	usgs.gov
3/26/17	9:42 PM	4.5	77.7 km	24,390 m	5km SSE of Rangpo, India	usgs.gov
8/15/15	5:42 AM	4.4	27.1 km	10,000 m	48km WNW of Naya Bazar, India	usgs.gov
4/27/15	12:35 PM	5.1	42.1 km	31,710 m	13km ESE of Ilam, Nepal	usgs.gov
8/22/14	3:59 PM	4.4	98.7 km	59,960 m	40km S of Gyangkar, China	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Phidim

Phidim Municipality is the headquarters of the Panchthar District in the Mechi Zone of eastern Nepal. Phidim was transformed into municipality from village development committee merging with other vdcs i.e. Phidim, Chokmagu and Siwa villages on 18 Ma..

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