Dharmasthali Explained

Official Name:Dharmasthali
Native Name:धमाथु
Settlement Type:Village of Tarakeshwar Municipality
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:No. 3
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kathmandu District
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:6,530
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:27.76°N 85.3°W

Dharmasthali is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Tarakeshwar Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 6,530 and had 1,421 households in it.[1]

Dharmasthali is popular for its religion & culture of its native Newa village, and Mahankal temple on the top of a hillock and is only four kilometers from Balaju Ring Road. You can also find Buddhist stupa in Dharmasthali. The popular festival of Dharmasthali is on Panha Chahre also commonly known as Ghode Jatra for 5 days. Dharmasthali has also been mentioned in the Gosainkunda, Silu poem. It has been mentioned that Dharmasthali used to be a place of homestay for the pilgrims travelling to Gosainkunda.

Dharmasthali Village Development Committee Consists of 9 wards. Dharmasthali consists of the natives Newa. The main communities are Newa, chettri, and Brahmin.There are about 600 of Newa's and 500 houses of timilsina family .

References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-11-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130731124937/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf . 2013-07-31 .