Jhula Explained

Jhula
Native Name:झूला
Settlement Type:Village development committee
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Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Karnali Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Western Rukum District
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3334
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:28.67°N 82.43°W
Area Code:+977-88
Website:www.ddcrukum.gov.np

Jhula is a village development committee in Western Rukum District in Karnali Province of western Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 3334 people living in 686 individual households.

Jhula or, Jhula-pul, also translates into "bridge" or "suspension bridge" in Hindi language. (2)

2 examples would include the "Lakshman Jhula" bridge and the "Ram Jhula" bridge - both in Rishikesh, India

References

  1. Web site: National Population and Housing Census 2011(Village Development Committee/Municipality). Government of Nepal. National Planning Commission of Nepal. November 2012. Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). 2017-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20181005234846/http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/Population/VDC-Municipality%20in%20detail/VDC_Municipality.pdf. 2018-10-05. dead.

2: Jhula-pul Meaning in English