Dhikur Pokhari

Dhikurpokhari is a suburb and former Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Province of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7,392 persons living in 1,427 individual households.[1]

Dhikurpokhari

ढिकुरपोखरी
Former Village Development Committee
Dhikurpokhari
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.28°N 83.85°E / 28.28; 83.85
Country   Nepal
ZoneGandaki Zone
DistrictKaski District
Population
 (1991)
 • Total7,392
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

There are views of the Annapurna range. It is the birthplace of a former Prime Minister, Prachanda.

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. It is also the birthplace of Dr.Krishna Prasad Adhikari researcher from Oxford University.

Ward number 2 of this VDC is Simpali. It is also a birthplace of civil engineer Hari Prasad Subedi, who is an engineer in the Department of Roads.

References
  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.


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