Bhimdhunga

Bhimdhunga भीमढुंगा
Village of Nagarjun Municipality
Bhimdhunga Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°43′48″N85°14′24″E / 27.73000°N 85.24000°E / 27.73000; 85.24000
Country	Nepal
Province	Province No. 3
District	Kathmandu
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,915
• Religions	Hindu
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Bhimdhunga is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Nagarjun Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 2,915 and had 619 houses in it. ^[1]

Toponymy

Linguistic family

• Linguistic family: Indoeuropean
• Language: Sanskrit

Etymology

“Bhim” is the name of one of the Pandava brothers, regarded as strong and brave. “Dhunga” means stone. According to tradition, the place contains a stone said to have been thrown or moved by Bhim, which is why it is called Bhimdhunga.

Bhim (भीम) is the name of a legendary warrior figure from the Mahabharata, derived from Sanskrit भीम (bhīma) meaning “formidable, mighty, terrifying". Dhunga (ढुंगा) means “stone” and comes from Sanskrit शिला (śilā) or local Nepali term ढुंगा (ḍhuṅgā) meaning “rock/stone". ^[2]

References

1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
2. Sthaan Naam Kosh.