Balkot | |
Native Name: | बालकोट |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 360 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Name1: | Bagmati Zone |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bhaktapur District |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Suryabinayak Municipality |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 15881 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Blank2: | Hindu |
Timezone: | Nepal Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Balkot (Nepali: बालकोट) is located in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Provience of central Nepal. In 2015, it was merged with Sirutar, Gundu and Dadhikot to form Anantalingeshowr Municipality. In March 2017, under new local level restructuring, Anantalingeswor Municipality is merged with Suryabinayak Municipality.[1] Currently, former Primeminister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli lives in Balkot.[2] The 2011 Nepal census shows it had a population of 15,881 with 3,999 houses.[3]