Dandagaun
Dandagaun is a hamlet in Tokha, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province and has an elevation of 1,920 metres. Dandagaun is situated nearby to the hamlet Jhor Mahankal, as well as near the neighborhood Dulal Tol.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Budhanilkantha Temple and Budhanilkantha School.
Budhanilkantha Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Bharatahs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Budanilkantha Temple, located in Budhanilkantha, Nepal, is a Hindu open air temple dedicated to Lord Mahavishnu. Budhanilkantha Temple is also known as the Narayanthan Temple for Hindus, and can be identified by a large reclining statue of Lord Mahavishnu. Budhanilkantha Temple is situated 2½ km southeast of Dandagaun.
Budhanilkantha School
School
Budhanilkantha School, often referred to as BNKS, is a competitive non-profit boarding school in Nepal. It is located in Narayanthan, 8 kilometres north of Kathmandu, at the foothills of Shivapuri mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tokha Chandeshwari and Tokha Saraswati.
Tokha Chandeshwari
Suburb
Tokha Chandeshwari is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Tokha Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal.
Tokha Saraswati
Suburb
Tokha Saraswati is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Tokha Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 5,152. Tokha Saraswati is situated 3 km south of Dandagaun.
Budhanilkantha
Town
Photo: Bharatahs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Budhanilkantha is a city and municipality in Kathmandu district of Bagmati province of Nepal. It is the 3rd largest city in the Kathmandu Valley after Kathmandu and Lalitpur. Budhanilkantha is situated 3½ km south of Dandagaun.
Dandagaun
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Tokha, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.79011° or 27° 47′ 24″ northLongitude
85.34132° or 85° 20′ 29″ eastElevation
1,920 metres (6,299 feet)Open location code
7MV7Q8RR+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 11021710184OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
7962088
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