Katunje | |
Native Name: | कटुन्जे |
Settlement Type: | Village of Suryabinayak Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Bagmati Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Bhaktapur |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 19,497 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Blank2: | Hindu |
Timezone: | Nepal Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 27.66°N 85.41°W |
Katunje (Nepali: कटुन्जे) is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Suryabinayak Municipality in Bagmati Province of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 19,497 with 4,692 houses in it.[1]
Many with surname KC (KHATRI), Dhungel, and Timilsena have lived in Katunje for generations. Previously rural, now Katunje has witnessed a housing explosion with extension of the Koteswar Suryabinayak highway into a 6 lane highway.