Shreekhandapur

Shreekhandapur श्रीखणडपुर (खम्पू) Khadpu
Town
Nepal Bhasa (or Newar language), Nepali
Area code	011

Shreekhandapur (

community living in this town.

History

Shreekhandapur is historically important city which was a major part of the trade route towards the southern part of the country. Merchants would have to go through this city before the invent of modern transportation. The city was incorporated in the kingdom of Nepal by

. The various parts of the town have their own names as well.

The eastern part is referred to as bahatol, the part which has the Nasika temple towards north east is referred to as Nastol, the north west part is referred to as bhukhatol, the western part is referred to as basatol, and the middle part of the town is referred to as chaftol. The residents of chaftol were originally brought to Shreekhandapur from

by Prithvi Narayan Shah to build economic foundation to this town during the unification of Nepal. Particularly, the Karmacharya's were from Bhaktapur and Dhunju's were from Lalitpur.

Festivals

Ganesh, Kumar, and Bhairav in specially made Chariot

and take it around all parts of the town to celebrate the festival.

Gai Jatra is celebrated yearly by the locals to honor their late family members.

Transportation

The city is connected to the capital city

Arniko Rajmarg

.

Education

• Shreekhandapur higher secondary school
• Kathmandu University is located about 1 km towards east of the town

References

• Dhulikhel Municipality
• Dhulikhel Government Site
• The Himalayan Times National Newspaper tags on Shreekhandapur
• The Himalayan Times National Newspaper News article