Dhikur Pokhari

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Dhikurpokhari
ढिकुरपोखरी
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Former Village Development Committee
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Dhikurpokhari
Dhikurpokhari (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°17′N83°51′E / 28.28°N 83.85°E / 28.28; 83.85 Coordinates: 28°17′N83°51′E / 28.28°N 83.85°E / 28.28; 83.85
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Zone Gandaki Zone
District Kaski District
Population
 (1991)
  Total7,392
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Dhikurpokhari is a suburb and former Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Province of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7,392 persons living in 1,427 individual households. [1]

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There are views of the Annapurna range. It is the birthplace of a former Prime Minister, Prachanda.

Wards

Ward number 8 of this VDC includes the village of Paudhur. It has more than hundred households.[ citation needed ]

Ward number 9 of Dhikur Pokhari includes the villages Serachaur, Thulachour and Saureni. This ward has more than 200 households, among which 100 households are located in Serachaur in a dense cluster of houses. Serachaur is one of the most educated villages of this VDC.

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  1. {{Cite Dhikurpokhari Rural Municipality is surrounded by Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality on the East, Myagdi district on the West, Manag District on the North and Parbat district, and Pokhara Metropolitan City on the South with a total area of 417.74 km2 (161.29 sq mi) and the total population of 23,565 individuals according to Nepal census 2011 (2068 BS). The population density of this Rural Municipality is 56.411/km2 (146.103/sq mi). This Rural Municipality is divided into 8 wards. This rural municipality lies 4528 feet above sea level. The Mid-Hill Highway(Pokhara-Baglung Segment) goes through the Dhikurpokhari. web|url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |title=Nepal Census 2001 |work=Nepal's Village Development Committees |publisher=Digital Himalaya |accessdate=30 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |archivedate=12 October 2008 }}