Bhedetar Explained

Bhedetar
Native Name:भेडेटार
Settlement Type:Hill station
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Coordinates:26.8833°N 87.3333°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Koshi Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name3:Sangurigadhi
Elevation M:1420
Population Total:2,977
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:56804
Area Code:026
Blank Name:Nearest city
Blank Info:Dharan

Bhedetar (translation: Sheep's Butte) is a village development committee in Dhankuta District in the Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The main settlement began when the Dharan - Dhankuta Highway was completed in 1982. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2643 people living in 513 individual households.[1] It is 1,420 meters high from the sea level. It is actually on the border line of Sunsari and Dhankuta districts.

Attractions

Bhedetar is a developing tourist spot. It is a small hill station just 16 kilometers away from Dharan Sub-metropolis. It has unpredictable weather - one moment it hides itself in the blanket of thick fog and another moment it reveals itself as the crown of urban Dharan. it is also known as a transit point to the namaste jharna, which is a waterfall.

Nepal Television has a High Power Transmitter Station at Bhedetar which broadcasts different Channels of Nepal Television. Transmissions are not only received by the Bhedetar but also neighbouring places.

References

  1. Web site: Nepal Census 2001 . Nepal's Village Development Committees . . 24 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 . 12 October 2008 .