Bhandari Village

Bhandari Village is a residential area in Chandragiri, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, which is located on Purano Naikap. Bhandari Village is situated near the pitch Lamo Chaur, as well as near the bus station Acharya Tole.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Swayambhunath and Natural History Museum.

Swayambhunath

Buddhist temple

Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city in Nepal. The Tibetan and Sanskrit name for the site means 'self-arising' or 'self-sprung'. Swayambhunath is situated 3½ km northeast of Bhandari Village.

Natural History Museum

Museum

Photo: Ganesh Paudel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Natural History Museum of Nepal is located near the World Heritage Site of Swayambhunath. The museum was established in 1975. Since then the museum has collected 50,000 specimens of Nepal’s flora, fauna, and funga. Natural History Museum is situated 3½ km northeast of Bhandari Village.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tinthana and Sitapaila.

Tinthana

Suburb

Tinthana is a town and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 9,726.

Sitapaila

Suburb

Sitapaila is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Nagarjun Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. The name of the community comes from "Sita" who was the wife of Lord Ram and daughter of Nepalese King Janak and "paila" meaning footsteps in Nepali.

Kirtipur

Photo: Etter Studio, CC BY 2.0.

Kirtipur is a town in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, 5 km southwest of Kathmandu on a rocky hill between 1,300-1,500 m in elevation. It is one of the oldest settlements in the valley, and was an ancient capital of Nepal.

Bhandari Village

Type: Residential area
Address: 19 Purano Naikap, Chandragiri, 000977
Location: Chandragiri, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

27.696° or 27° 41′ 46″ north

Longitude

85.2608° or 85° 15′ 39″ east

Open location code

7MV7M7W6+C8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 443942671

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lamo Chaur and Acharya Tole.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bhandari Spice Shop and Namraj Grocery Shop.

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