Jhor Mahankal

Jhor Mahankal
झोरमहांकाल
Tokha village
Jhor Mahankal is located in Nepal
Jhor Mahankal
Jhor Mahankal
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°29′N 85°12′E / 27.48°N 85.20°E / 27.48; 85.20
Country   Nepal
ProvinceBagmati Province
DistrictKathmandu District
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,103
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Jhor Mahankal is a village and former village development committee which is part of the Tokha municipality in Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province of central Nepal. It had a population of 4,103 in the 2011 Nepal census, with 873 households. Jhor Mahankal is known for Baruneshwar Gufa (Baruneshwar in Swosthani Katha)[clarification needed] and its waterfalls. A number of clans live there, primarily the Adhikaris ("Officer" in English), Lamichanne, Dulals, Bidari, and Tamang. Jhor Mahankal is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Kathmandu, with bus service from the Jhor bus station to Simalchour Syampati and Samakhushi and Ratna Park in Kathmandu.[1]

  1. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Government of Nepal, National Planning Commission Secretariat, Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.