Gaikhur
Gaikhur is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,793 and had 948 houses in the town. Mirkot, Palumtar, Khoplang, Dhuwakot are the neighbouring VDCs of Gaikhur. Gaikhur lies on the western side of Gorkha Bazar.
Gaikhur गाईखुर | |
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  Gaikhur Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 28.02°N 84.48°E | |
| Country |  |
| Zone | Gandaki Zone |
| District | Gorkha District |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 4,793 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Name meaning | Gaikhur: gai = "cow" and khur = "foot". A temple located in this village has a cow's footsteps on stone. Therefore, this village is named as "cow's footsteps", or Gaikhur. |
It is the birthplace of Hit Raj Pandey, who is a local and development minister under the current government.[1]
References
- "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
Headquarters: Gorkha Municipality | ||
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