Yaku, Nepal
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Yaku is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in the Kosi Zone
of eastern Nepal
. It is inhabited mainly by Dhakal
(ढकाल). However, a few other castes are also found. Yaku is also known to be birta of the Dhakals. Even though it is a remote place it has produced a number of well known figures in Nepal including academicians, bureaucrats and politicians.
At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
it had a population of 3086 persons living in 537 individual households.
Kosi Zone
Koshi Zone Koshi Zone is divided into six districts:*Bhojpur District*Dhankuta District*Morang District*Sankhuwasabha District*Sunsari District*Terhathum District-See also:*Zones of Nepal*Regions of Nepal*Districts of Nepal...
of eastern 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...
. It is inhabited mainly by Dhakal
Dhakal
Dhakal is one of the most common [Brahmin] castes found in Nepal. They are believed to the direct decedents of Rishi or sage Upamanyu , who is in turn believed to be descended from RishiVasishta. They are believed to be originated from a place called Dhaku in Gorkha district of western Nepal. Yaku...
(ढकाल). However, a few other castes are also found. Yaku is also known to be birta of the Dhakals. Even though it is a remote place it has produced a number of well known figures in Nepal including academicians, bureaucrats and politicians.
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 3086 persons living in 537 individual households.