Bandipur Rural Municipality

Bandipur
बन्दिपुर
The Ganesh Himal mountain range as seen from Bandipur, Central Nepal. November 19, 2017
The Ganesh Himal mountain range as seen from Bandipur, Central Nepal. November 19, 2017
Nickname: 
Queen of the hills
Bandipur is located in Gandaki Province
Bandipur
Bandipur
Location in Nepal
Bandipur is located in Nepal
Bandipur
Bandipur
Bandipur (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°56′N 84°25′E / 27.933°N 84.417°E / 27.933; 84.417
Country   Nepal
ProvinceGandaki Province
DistrictTanahun District
Government
 • TypeRural municipality
 • ChairpersonSurendra Bahadur Thapa
 • Vice-chairpersonPancha Maya Gurung
Elevation
1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,591
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
33904
Area code056
WebsiteBandipur Rural municipality

Bandipur (Nepali: बन्दिपुर) is a hilltop settlement and a rural municipality in Tanahun District, Gandaki province of Nepal. Bandipur is primarily known for its preserved, old time cultural atmosphere. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of total (Bandipur and Dharampani) 15,591 people living in 3,750 individual households.[1]

  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on 12 October 2008, retrieved 15 November 2009.