Phulpingkot Explained

Official Name:Phulpingkot
Other Name:Dhuskot
Native Name:फुल्पिङकोट
Settlement Type:Rural municipality
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Zone
Subdivision Name1:Bagmati Provience
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sindhupalchok District
Population As Of:1991
Population Total:3714
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Blank2:Buddhist
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:27.79°N 85.8°W

Phulpingkot is a village in Sindhupalchok District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3714 and had 773 houses in the village. It has been divided into 9 wards. This VDC is attached to a famous the biggest monastery in Sindhupalchok (Dhuskot) called Karma Drubgyuling Gumba.People in this district have different ethnicity and religions. The neighboring VDCs are Jalbire, Hagam, Phulpingdada, Maneshwara and Bataase. People are involved in agriculture for living. Almost all of the people are in below poverty line. Many have been working in foreign soil for the survival of their family. Famous poet of Sindhupalchok District, Chandra Prasad Neupane is from this VDC.[1]

References

  1. Web site: Nepal Census 2001. Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. 2008-08-24.