Paundur (पाउँदुर)
is a central village in Kaski district of

Gandaki Province Gandaki Province ( ne, गण्डकी प्रदेश ) ), 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 borde ...

of Nepal. It lies about 28 km west of the

Pokhara Pokhara ( ne, पोखरा, ) is a metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. It is the second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 518,452 inhabitants living in 101,669 households in 2021. ...

valley and 38 km east of

Kushma Kushma is a small village and the headquarter of Parbat District in Nepal. Kushma municipality was formed by merging thirteen village development committees Pang, Khurkot, Durlung, Shivalaya, Chuwa, Katuwa Chaupari, Pipaltari and Pakuwa on ...

, Parbat. It is a part of ward no. 3 of Annapurna Gaupalika of

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 ma ...

, and was the ward no.5 and 8 of the former Dhikurpokhari VDC.It lies west of Nagdanda; nearest sub urban area. There are more than 100 houses in this village.

Geography

It is located in

Annapurna Massif Annapurna (; ne, अन्नपूर्ण) is a massif in the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes one peak over , thirteen peaks over , and sixteen more over . The massif is long, and is bounded by the Kali Gandaki Gorge on the wes ...

, north of Phewa Tal at a distance of 28 kilometers west of

by Pokhara Baglung Highway after Sarangkot and Dhikurpokhari. It is on the mountainside ridge at an altitude of 1,678 meters, It equally provides panoramic Hilly views. On the northern side of Paundur, Dhawalagiri Mountain can be seen in the far North-East. The

Annapurna Annapurna (; ne, अन्नपूर्ण) is a mountain situated in the Annapurna mountain range of Gandaki Province, north-central Nepal. It is the tenth highest mountain in the world at above sea level and is well known for the diffic ...

mountain range is clearly visible on the same side. To the east, the village overlooks the city of

across Phewa Tal. Panchase can clearly be seen at west from Paundur. Paundur shares its territories with other villages of former Dhikurpokhari VDC like Rayale, Paundurkot, Kande, and Sera as well.

Sub villages

As Paundur, a part of ward no. 3 of the Annapurna Gaupalika. There are sub villages or toles. Some of them are: # Masthok # Maidan # Ranithok # Paundurkot # Dharapani # Rayale # Deurali # Bhakaridanda # Patthar # Bhiramuni # Ghumti # Dhungamuni # Sera

Literacy

Paundur is a literate village in Annapurna Gaupalika. About 90% of the people from each family are educated. There is One Secondary school name
Shree Dharapani Secondary School
and one Primary School named Shree Laxmi Basic school. After completing secondary level education some students go to Machhapuchhre Higher Secondary School and some students go to

for higher education.

Places to visit

In this village, you can enjoy the mix culture of a modern and typical village culture which is itself a great things for an individual who is from a totally modern society and who is from a undeveloped community. There are many places such as streams, rivers, jungles, and cliffs. There are many temple in this village such as;
Harihar Temple

Dharapani Shivalaya

References

* {{Cite web, title=३ नं. वडा, पाउँदुर {{! अन्नपूर्ण गाउँपालिका ,गाँउ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय, url=https://annapurnamunkaski.gov.np/content/%E0%A5%A9-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0, access-date=2021-03-29, website=annapurnamunkaski.gov.np Populated places in Kaski District