Tokha Saraswati
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in Nepal
- Also known as: “Tokha Saraswati̇̄”, “Tokha Saraswatī”, and “Tokha Sarswoti”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Budhanilkantha Temple and Kanti Children’s Hospital.
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 3½ km northeast of Tokha Saraswati.
Kanti Children’s Hospital
Hospital building
Kanti Children's Hospital is a pediatric hospital in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal. The hospital is administered and regulated by the Kanti Children's Hospital Development Board, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health, Government of Nepal.
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. Budhanilkantha School is situated 3½ km northeast of Tokha Saraswati.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thamel and West Kathmandu and Kathmandu.
Thamel and West Kathmandu
Thamel and West Kathmandu is in Kathmandu and covers the backpacker area of Thamel, Swayambhu, Durbar Square, and Freak Street.
Kathmandu
Photo: Xiquinho, Public domain.
Kathmandu is the largest city and capital of Nepal and the namesake of the Kathmandu Valley. Once thought to be the fabled and inaccessible Shangri-La, Kathmandu is a fast-growing spot catering to a wide range of holiday types and budgets.
Central Kathmandu
Photo: Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Central Kathmandu covers Ratna Park, the former palace and New Road, and is home to a number of luxury hotels and the embassy quarter.
Tokha Saraswati
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.7627° or 27° 45′ 46″ northLongitude
85.3303° or 85° 19′ 49″ eastElevation
1,362 metres (4,469 feet)Open location code
7MV7Q87J+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 2302082270OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Bhojpuri to Spanish—“Tokha Saraswati” goes by many names.
- Bhojpuri: “टोखा सरस्वती”
- Dutch: “Tokha Sarswoti”
- Hindi: “टोखा सरस्वती”
- Malay: “Tokha Sarswoti”
- Nepali: “टोखा सरस्वती”
- Newari: “टोखा सरस्वती”
- Newari: “तोखा सरस्वती”
- Polish: “Tokha Sarswoti”
- Spanish: “Tokha Sarswoti”
- “टोखा सरस्वती”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aayansh Hospital and New Rest Food Station.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tokha Saraswati”. Photo: Laxman Thapa, CC BY-SA 2.0.