Panchkhal

Panchkhal
पाँचखाल
Panchkhal Municipality view with its capital and fertile fields
Panchkhal Municipality view with its capital and fertile fields
Panchkhal is located in Nepal
Panchkhal
Panchkhal
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°39′N 85°37′E / 27.650°N 85.617°E / 27.650; 85.617
CountryNepal
ProvinceBagmati Province
DistrictKavrepalanchok District
Government
 • MayorMahesh Kharel
 • Deputy MayorSurya Maya Danuwar
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
42,011
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
45212[1]
Area code011
Websitewww.panchkhalmun.gov.np/en
Panchkhal Municipality Office

Panchkhal (Nepali: पाँचखाल) is a Municipality in Kavrepalanchok District in the Bagmati Province of central Nepal. Panchkhal has an area of 103 km2 and population density of 386.6/km2, according to the 2011 census.[3] Glacial strand retreat and fluvial incision led to develop landscapes and evolve the area having a relief of about 122 to 750 m.[4] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 35340 in 8948 households combining of the previous VDCs that were merged.[5] Previous Aniakot, HokseBazar, Kharelthok, Koshidekha, Baluwa & Panchkhal VDCs was merged to form the agriculturally rich Panchkhal[6] Municipality with the motto of "पाँचखाल नगर, कृषि शहर (Panchkhal Municipal-Agriculture City)".

  1. ^ "Postal Services Department". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  2. ^ "थप ४१ नगरपालिका घोषणा". कान्तिपुर दैनिक. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Panchkhal (Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. ^ Timsina, Yadu Nath; Adhikary, Prakash Chandra (2007). "Quaternary stratigraphy of Panchkhal valley, Central Nepal". Bulletin of the Department of Geology. 10: 1–8. doi:10.3126/bdg.v10i0.1415. ISSN 1996-3491.
  5. ^ "Nepal Census 2011" (PDF). Nepal Census. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Panchkhal Municipality Office | Government of Nepal". www.panchkhalmun.gov.np. Retrieved 30 May 2017.