Khiraule | |
Native Name: | खिरौले |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal Province1#Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Province No. 1 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Province No. 1 |
Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
Subdivision Name2: | Sagarmatha Zone |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Solukhumbu District |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Mahakulung |
Timezone: | Nepal Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 27.5417°N 86.8158°W |
Elevation M: | 2,400 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 56000 |
Area Code: | 038 |
Khiraule (ne|खिरौले) is a Sherpa village located in Solukhumbu District Province No. 1, part of northeastern Nepal. It is 50.0 km south of Mt. Everest and 148 km east of Kathmandu at an elevation of 2,400 m. The village has an area of six square kilometres, almost half of which is covered in forest. Khiraule used to be classified as a village of Ward no. 9 of Bung[1] Village Development Committee, but after the dissolution of the committees[2] and establishment of gaunpalikas,[3] it was reclassified as one of the villages of Ward no. 1 of Mahakulung Rural Municipality.[4]
There is a monastery in Khiraule which is officially registered as Ngonga Thyakchhyok Chhyoling Monastery. It is also known as Khiraule Monastery[5] and Chambaling Monastery.
A 45 foot tall stupa, Chyang Chub Chorten (ne|बोधि चैत्य), was built in Khiraule in 2019 and consecrated in 2020.[6] [7] The stupa, which is also known as the Enlightenment Stupa, is one of the eight types of Tibetan stupas that symbolize important events in the life of Gautama Buddha.[8] The stupa built in Khiraule symbolizes Buddha's enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya.
Khiraule Lower Secondary School[9] [10] is the first and only school in Khiraule. It was officially established in 2049 B.S. Many improvements to the school's infrastructure were carried out in recent years with the help of private contributors.[11]
Surke Khola Micro Hydropower is the first hydropower plant in Khiraule. The plant was completed and started operation in 2019.[12]
Khiraule Community Heath Unit was established in 2016.