Dhikurpokhari is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...
and former
Village Development Committee
Village development committee may refer to:
* Village development committee (India)
* Village development committee (Nepal)
A village development committee (; ''gāum̐ vikās samiti'') in Nepal was the lower administrative part of its Mini ...
in
Kaski District
Kaski District (, ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The name is disambiguated from Kaskikot, the ancient Kaski Kingdom.
The district, with Pokhara as its district headquarter, covers an area of 2,01 ...
in the
Gandaki Province
Gandaki Province ( ) ), is one of the seven federal provinces established by the current constitution of Nepal which was promulgated on 20 September 2015. Pokhara is the province's capital city. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region in Southw ...
of northern-central
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
. At 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 7,392 persons in 1,427 individual households.
Dhikurpokhari is surrounded by Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality on the East, Myagdi district on the West, Manang District on the North and Parbat district, and Pokhara Metropolitan City on the South. It has a total area of 417.74 km2 (161.29 sq mi) and a population of 23,565 individuals, according to Nepal census 2011 (2068 BS). The population density of this Rural Municipality is 56.411/km2 (146.103/sq mi). This Rural Municipality is divided into 8 wards. This rural municipality lies 4528 feet above sea level. The Mid-Hill Highway(Pokhara-Baglung Segment) goes through the Dhikurpokhari.
There are views of the
Annapurna
Annapurna (; ) is a mountain situated in the Annapurna mountain range of Gandaki Province, north-central Nepal. It is the 10th highest mountain in the world at above sea level and is well known for the difficulty and danger involved in its as ...
range. It is the birthplace of current Prime Minister of Nepal,
Prachanda
Pushpa Kamal Dahal (; born Ghanashyam Dahal, 11 December 1954), alias ''Prachanda'' (, , "fierce"), is a Nepalese politician, currently serving as the Leader of the Opposition, since July 2024. He has served as the Prime Minister of Nepal ...
.
Wards
Ward number 8 of this
VDC includes the village of
Paudhur. It has more than hundred households.
Ward number 9 of Dhikur Pokhari includes the villages
Serachaur, Thulachour and Saureni. This ward has more than 200 households, among which 100 households are located in Serachaur in a dense cluster of houses. Serachaur is one of the most educated villages of this VDC.
References
External links
UN map of the municipalities of Kaski District
Populated places in Kaski District
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