Gothatar is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Kageshwari-Manohara Municipality in

Kathmandu District Kathmandu District (; Nepal Bhasa: ये: जिल्ला) is a district located in Kathmandu Valley, Bagmati Province of Nepal. It is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, covers an area of , and is the most densely populated dist ...

in Province No. 3 of 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 ...

. It is divided into three wards: 7, 8, and 9. Previously there were 9 wards when it was the Village Development Committee but now it has been changed to Municipality and divided. Old wards 1, 2, 3, and 4 have been changed to ward number 8. Old ward number 5, 6, 7 have been changed to ward number 7 combined with Mulpani and ward number 8, and 9 have been changed to ward number 9 under Kageshwori Manohara Municipality. At the time of the

2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working in cooperation with the 58 municipalities and the 3,915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the m ...

it had a population of 26,169 and had 6,749 households in it. The Bagmati bridge on the north side connects Gothatar with the roadway to Jorpati. The roadway to the west side connects with Old Sinamangal (Pepsicola) via the road to Jadibuti the east side roadway connects to Mulpani, and the south side borders Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. One of the major attractions in Gothatar is the Krishna Parnami Mandir. Historically, there was a palace named Manohara Durbar, built in 1879 by Commanding General Jagat Jung Rana, the son of Jung Bahadur Rana. It served as his private residence. However, the palace no longer exists. As local people said the name Gothatar is derived from the word “गोठ” (cattle house) of the Rana family. Between 2007 and 2010, the population density increased rapidly as more houses were constructed. The majority of Gothatar’s population consists of Hindu Brahmins and Kshetris, with many natives still engaging in farming and maintaining cowsheds despite the proximity to metropolitan Kathmandu. There is often confusion between Gothatar and Kadaghari, but Kadaghari falls under Gothatar. Gothatar has maintained its unique identity since ancient times. Panoramic view of Naya Basti from Gothatar-2

Panoramic view of Naya Basti from Gothatar-2

The public transportation in this area mainly consists of Nepal Yatayat and much more transportation has been added like Gothatar Yatayat, Riddhi Siddhi Yatayat, and Force bus transportation, On a clear day, a beautiful panorama of the

Ganesh Himal Ganesh Himāl is a sub-range of the Himalayas located mostly in north-central Nepal, but some peaks lie on the border with Tibet. The Trisuli Gandaki valley on the east separates it from the Langtang Himal; the Budhi (Buri) Gandaki valley and the ...

can be seen from here. And you can see a clear view of Phulchowki tower. Tribhuvan International Airport also joins Gothatar and you can see that the part of Airport radar area that part was taken by the Airport to increase its size and Gothatar lost its size on the map. Gothatar is located on the banks of the Holy

Bagmati River The Bagmati River flows through the Kathmandu valley of Nepal, separating the cities of Kathmandu and Patan, before flowing through Madesh Province of southern Nepal and joining the Kamla River in the Indian state of Bihar. It is considered ...

the soil of this region is found fertile.

References

Populated places in Kathmandu District {{KathmanduDistrict-geo-stub