Tatgal

Tatgal is a locality in Changunarayan, Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province and has an elevation of 1,369 metres. Tatgal is situated nearby to the locality Chhap, as well as near Khulaltar.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Changu Narayan Temple and Bajrayogini Temple.

Changu Narayan Temple

Hindu temple

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Changu Narayan is an ancient Hindu and Buddhist temple, located on a hilltop of Changu in Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The temple is considered to be built in the 4th century AD and is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Nepal.

Bajrayogini Temple

Hindu temple

Photo: Meroraja, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bajrayogini Temple is a Tantric Buddhist temple located at Sakwa in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. It is also well known as Bodhisattva's Temple. The temple is actually a sort of temple complex, with the main temple having been built by King Pratap Malla in the sixteenth century. Bajrayogini Temple is situated 3½ km northeast of Tatgal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shankharapur and Chhaling.

Shankharapur

Town

Photo: Sundar1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shankharapur is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Bajrayogini, Karkigaun, Bhulbu, Indrayani, Lapsiphedi, Naglebhare, Pukhulachhi and Suntol. Shankharapur is situated 2½ km east of Tatgal.

Chhaling

Suburb

Chhaling is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Changunarayan Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 8,129 with 1,817 houses in it. Chhaling is situated 3 km southeast of Tatgal.

Jhaukhel

Suburb

Jhaukhel is a town and former village development committee that is now part of Changunarayan Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. This is one of the oldest places in Bhaktapur. Jhaukhel is situated 3 km south of Tatgal.

Tatgal

Type: Locality
Location: Changunarayan, Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

27.72136° or 27° 43′ 17″ north

Longitude

85.44076° or 85° 26′ 27″ east

Elevation

1,369 metres (4,491 feet)

Open location code

7MV7PCCR+G8

GeoNames ID

8010135

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