Kautunje Explained

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.

References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-08-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927102414/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf . 2013-09-27 .