Duwakot
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Duwakot is a village
and Village Development Committee in Bhaktapur District
in the Bagmati Zone
of central Nepal
. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
it had a population of 5157 with 905 houses in it.
Located near the Changunarayan Temple and on the shore of holy river Manohara, Duwakot is one of the developed villages in Kathmandu Valley. It is surrounded by Changunarayan V.D.C.in north;Bhaktapur Municipality in south ; Jhaukhel V.D.C. in east and Madhyapur Thimi Municipality in west. It is about 20 km away from centre of Kathmandu. It is located on the north of the valley. About 90% of the population is educated. Most of the people are employee in government organization. Electricity facility was started from late 30's. Duwakot has 9 ward and each of the ward has asphalted road. The V.D.C. office is located at Ward No. 3. Jagaran Samuha is the oldest club of Duwakot established during early 30s. located at the border of Ward no. 4 and 6. Soccer is the favourite sport. Nepal Engineering college and Kathmandu Medical College are the major educational institutes located in Duwakot. The oldest High school is Shree Changunarayan Madhyamik Vidyalaya, established in 2006 B.S. The direct way to reach the school is to take no. 1 bus from Purano Bus Park, Ratnapark, Kathmandu, which has a service of 6 buses an hour and takes about 1 hour Duwakot, a beauty spot.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and Village Development Committee in Bhaktapur District
Bhaktapur District
Bhaktapur district, located in the eastern part of Kathmandu valley, is the smallest among the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Bhaktapur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 119 km² and has a population of 225,461....
in the Bagmati Zone
Bagmati Zone
Bagmati Zone Bagmati is divided into eight districts:- See also :*Zones of Nepal*Regions of Nepal*Districts of Nepal...
of central Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
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,...
it had a population of 5157 with 905 houses in it.
Located near the Changunarayan Temple and on the shore of holy river Manohara, Duwakot is one of the developed villages in Kathmandu Valley. It is surrounded by Changunarayan V.D.C.in north;Bhaktapur Municipality in south ; Jhaukhel V.D.C. in east and Madhyapur Thimi Municipality in west. It is about 20 km away from centre of Kathmandu. It is located on the north of the valley. About 90% of the population is educated. Most of the people are employee in government organization. Electricity facility was started from late 30's. Duwakot has 9 ward and each of the ward has asphalted road. The V.D.C. office is located at Ward No. 3. Jagaran Samuha is the oldest club of Duwakot established during early 30s. located at the border of Ward no. 4 and 6. Soccer is the favourite sport. Nepal Engineering college and Kathmandu Medical College are the major educational institutes located in Duwakot. The oldest High school is Shree Changunarayan Madhyamik Vidyalaya, established in 2006 B.S. The direct way to reach the school is to take no. 1 bus from Purano Bus Park, Ratnapark, Kathmandu, which has a service of 6 buses an hour and takes about 1 hour Duwakot, a beauty spot.