Mirkot Explained

Official Name:Mirkot Gorkha
Native Name:मिरकोट गोरखा
Later Renamed As:Mirkot
Settlement Type:Village Development Committee
Pushpin Map:Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Western
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name3:Gandaki Zone
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Gorkha District
Subdivision Type5:VDC
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:A populated Place Of Gorkha District.
Population Note:Male 2407 & Female 2854
Population Total:5261
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:28°N 84.6333°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:34000 D.P.O.
Area Code:064
Blank Name:मिरकोट
Blank Info:Mirkot
Website:www.hamrogorkha.com
Footnotes:You can log on or subscribe on facebook.com/mirkotvdc

Mirkot ( मिरकोट) is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. It lies on the western side of the headquarters of Gorkha. According to the National Population and Housing Census 2011, it had a population of 5261 (2407 male and 2854 female), and had 1388 households in the village. Its neighbourhood VDCs are Gaikhur, Dhuwakot, Khoplang, Chyangli, Palumtar, Chhoprak and Deurali. Such as Kotgadi, Lakang, Mahadev Temple are the most important places of Mirkot. The central part of Mirkot VDC is called Bagdanda, Where the main office of the VDC and Mirkot Higher Secondary School are located.[1]

•Major villages: Bagdanda, Sanabesi, Sera, Dhaukhola, Supare, Ramche, Kusuntar, Panthini, Lakang, Britti, Moho Riya, Jhahare, Simalgaira, Lajikot, Dharapani, Jogi Dihi, Tari etc.

•Major Places of Attractions: Such as Kotgadi, Lakang Kalika, Mahadev Temple, Historical Pond of Lazikot are the most Important historical places of Mirkot.

•Ethnic Group: People are mainly from Brahmin, Chhetri, Gurung, Dalit, Magar, Lama, Tamang and other community.

References

  1. Web site: National Population and Housing Census 2011 . Nepal's Village Development Committees . . 2011-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 . 12 October 2008 . dead .