Jorpati

Jorpati is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Gokarneshwar Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the 2011 census it had a population of 84,567[1] making it one of the largest villages in the world. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 10,796 and had 1,988 households in it.[2]

Jorpati
जोरपाटी
Jorpati is located in Nepal
Jorpati
Jorpati
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27.72°N 85.38°E / 27.72; 85.38
Country   Nepal
ProvinceNo. 3
DistrictKathmandu District
Population
 (2011)
  Total84,567
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

In the year 2016 Jorpati has become Municipality from VDC with the population of more than 500,000. Jorpati is the gateway for Sundarijaal and Sakhu.

References

  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 2013-09-27. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  2. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-08-28.


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