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Gaikhur

Coordinates: 28°01′N 84°29′E / 28.02°N 84.48°E / 28.02; 84.48
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Gaikhur
गाईखुर
Gaikhur is located in Gandaki Province
Gaikhur
Gaikhur
Location in Nepal
Gaikhur is located in Nepal
Gaikhur
Gaikhur
Gaikhur (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°01′N 84°29′E / 28.02°N 84.48°E / 28.02; 84.48
Country   Nepal
ProvinceGandaki Province
DistrictGorkha District
Population
 (1991)
 • Total
4,793
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Name meaningGaikhur: 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.

Gaikhur is a former village development committee currently located in Palungtar municipality of Gorkha District in the Gandaki Province (previously 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, Palungtar, Khoplang, Dhuwakot were the neighbouring VDCs of Gaikhur. Gaikhur lies on the western side of Gorkha Bazar.

It is the birthplace of Hit Raj Pandey, who is a local and development minister under the current government.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-08-31.