Jhula

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Jhula
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Jhula
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°40′N82°26′E / 28.67°N 82.43°E / 28.67; 82.43 Coordinates: 28°40′N82°26′E / 28.67°N 82.43°E / 28.67; 82.43
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Province Karnali Province
District Western Rukum District
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total3,334
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code(s) +977-88
Website www.ddcrukum.gov.np

Jhula is a village development committee in Western Rukum District in Karnali Province of western Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 3334 people living in 686 individual households.

Jhula or, Jhula-pul, also translates into "bridge" or "suspension bridge" in Hindi language. (2)

2 examples would include the "Lakshman Jhula" bridge and the "Ram Jhula" bridge - both in Rishikesh, India

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References

  1. "National Population and Housing Census 2011(Village Development Committee/Municipality)" (PDF). Government of Nepal. National Planning Commission of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2017-01-08.

2: Jhula-pul Meaning in English