Dapcha Chhatrebangh

Dapcha Chhatrebangh
Mathilo Hatiya
Village
दाप्चा छत्रेबाँझ
Dapcha Chhatrebangh is located in Nepal
Dapcha Chhatrebangh
Dapcha Chhatrebangh
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°34′50″N 85°35′26″E / 27.58056°N 85.59056°E / 27.58056; 85.59056
CountryNepal
ProvinceBagmati Province
DistrictKavrepalanchok District
Government
 • TypeMayor–council government
 • MayorKunsang Lama[1]
 • Deputy MayorRatna Bahadur Lama
Highest elevation
1,750 m (5,740 ft)
Lowest elevation
1,683 m (5,522 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,684
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
45210
Area code011
Websitenamobuddhamun.gov.np/ne%20www.namobuddhamun.gov.np/ne

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Location - https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dapcha+Bazaar,+Shree+krishna+mandir,+Kashikhanda+45200/@27.5531117,85.6076882,15z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x39eba19b4efee185:0xd5bc1ef55a18eb63!8m2!3d27.5531117!4d85.6076882!16s%2Fg%2F11v9_9ppm5

Dapcha Chatrebangh, or Dapcha, is a village near Mount Gaurishankar in Namobuddha Municipality in Kavrepalanchok District in Bagmati Province of central Nepal, about 15 kilometres southeast of the district headquarters of Dhulikhel.[1] It is a ridgetop settlement, and was previously on the trade route that led to Kathmandu.[1]

The village has forty-five historic wooden and brick buildings.[1] The local culture is historically Newar.[1] The village has been identified as a possible future tourist destination.[1]

The village is part of the Kavrepalanchok District "grain basket".[2] The roads are good, and connect to the BP Highway.[1]

Residents are reliant on springs for water.[3] These have been drying up, causing water shortages and resulting in people moving away from the area.[3] This creates further problems of labour shortage.[3] In 2013, a research project started to map springs and to try to stop them drying up.[3] There is a nearby river, the Dapcha Khola.[4]

The village has a health post.[5][6] This includes a laboratory.[6] There is a secondary school in the village, Dapcha Secondary School.[7]

The eighteenth-century ruler Prithvi Narayan Shah ordered a fort to be built at Dapcha.[8]

In March 2006, during the Nepalese Civil War, thirteen Royal Nepali Army soldiers were killed in the area by soldiers from the People's Liberation Army.[9][10][11]

Most of the villagers are Hindu or Buddhist, but there are some Christian and Muslim families.[citation needed] There is a shrine at Namobuddha near the village, where Shakyamuni Buddha is worshipped.[1] In the village are three temples to Bhimsen, and one to Kalika Devi.[1] The villagers hold jatras, including one in honour of Krishna Janmasthami.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Dixit, Kanak Mani (30 July 2023). "Dapcha's old world charm awaits". Nepali Times. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ Paudyal, D.P. (1998). Access Improvement and Sustainable Development: Rural Road Development in Nepal. Discussion paper / ICIMOD. MEI series. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. Retrieved 31 Aug 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Trudge for water gets longer as springs dry up in Nepal's mid-hills". Business Standard. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. ^ Jackson, WJ; Tamrakar, RM; Hunt, S; Shepherd, KR (August 1998). "Land-Use Changes in Two Middle Hills Districts of Nepal". Mountain Research and Development. 18 (3): 193–212. doi:10.2307/3674033. JSTOR 3674033. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ Rana, Tirtha (1995). "Mid-Term Evaluation for Child Survival IX Project Nepal" (PDF). usaid.gov. Adventist Development and Relief Agency International. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Kavre Community Outreach Program, Nepal" (PDF). Real Medicine Foundation Nepal. 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. ^ Rajbanshi, Roshani; Dhungana, Parbati; Luitel, Bal (2021). "Identification of Needs of Community Schools of Kavre, Nepal for Educational Improvement". The Qualitative Report. 26 (11): 3551–3562. doi:10.46743/2160-3715/2021.4975. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ Vaidya, T.R. (1993). Prithvinarayan Shah, the Founder of Modern Nepal. Anmol Publications. ISBN 978-81-7041-701-9. Retrieved 31 Aug 2023.
  9. ^ Dass, N. (2006). Terrorism and Militancy in South Asia. MD Publications Pvt. Limited. p. 334. ISBN 978-81-7533-098-6. Retrieved 31 Aug 2023.
  10. ^ BIISS Journal. Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. 2006. Retrieved 31 Aug 2023.
  11. ^ Rajamohan, PG (2006). "IPCS Special Report 22: CRISIS IN NEPAL RECENT DEVELOPMENTS". Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. Retrieved 31 August 2023.