Shikha, Nepal | |
Native Name: | शिख |
Settlement Type: | Village development committee |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
Coordinates: | 28.46°N 83.71°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Zone |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaulagiri Zone |
Subdivision Name2: | Myagdi District |
Population Total: | 5862 |
Population As Of: | 1991 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | Nepal Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Shikha is a village development committee in Myagdi District in the Dhaulagiri Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5862 people living in 1350 individual households.[1]
The VDC includes the village of Ghorepani, a popular stop for trekkers on the Annapurna Circuit trek, and the Poon Hill viewpoint.