Danchhi
डाँछी | |
|---|---|
Village of Kageshwari-Manohara Municipality | |
| Nickname(s): Thali, Danchhi | |
  Danchhi Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°44′N 85°25′E / 27.73°N 85.41°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | No. 3 |
| District | Kathmandu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Member of Parliament | Madhav Kumar Nepal |
| • Mayor | Krishna Hari Thapa |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,246 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal code | 44600 |
| Area code | 01 |
| Website | http://www.kageshworimanoharamun.gov.np/en |
Danchhi is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Kageshwari-Manohara Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 11,246 and had 2,593 households in it.[1] Danchhi is now included in Kageswori Manohara Municipality. Danchhi/Thali is bounded by Bagmati and Manohara river. The major places include Thali/थली, Nayapati, Bhadrawas, Hariyalinagar, Dumakhal, and Gajarkot. The major government schools are Shree Sahid Aadarsha Uchha MaVi, Shree Kanti Bhairab MaVi, and Shree Chaulanarayan PraVi. Private schools include Miniland English High School, Mount Everest Secondary School, Pragya Sadan School, Alpine Academy, and Hindu Vidhya Peeth.[citation needed]
In recent local election Krishna Hari Thapa was elected as the Mayor of the Municipality. He garnered 8,969 votes. He edged Nepali Congress’ Upendra Karki by 482 vote margin. Likwise, UML Bindu Simkhada was elected to the pose to deputy mayor of the same municipality. She received 9,182 votes. Meanwhile, UML clinched victory in ward number 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 while Nepali Congress won in ward numbers 2, 4 and 7 in the municipality.
Kathmandu valley outer ringroad will pass through this place.
- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Government of Nepal, National Planning Commission Secretariat, Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-24. Retrieved November 1, 2012.