Hemja is a former
Village Development Committee in the north of
Pokhara
Pokhara ( ne, पोखरा, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. It is the List of cities in Nepal, second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 518,452 inhabitants living ...
in
Kaski District
Kaski District ( ne, कास्की जिल्ला, ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The name is disambiguated from Kaskikot, the ancient Kaski Kingdom.
The district, with Pokhara as its di ...
in the
Gandaki Province of northern-central
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. In 2014, Hemja was annexed to Pokhara City as ward number 27. Hemja is now under Pokhara Municipality ward #25. At the time of the
2011 Nepal census
Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities an ...
, it had a population of 12,262 living in 3,019 households.
Education
There are several governmental and private institutions in Hemja, which also has a higher level campus.
Public/Government Colleges and Schools:
* Gauri Shankar Multiple Campus
* Gauri Shankar Higher Secondary School
* Bishnu Paduka Higher Secondary School
* Ambika Higher secondary School
* Gram Prakash Primary School
* Dibya Jyoti Primary School
Private Schools:
* Dhawalagiri Boarding School
* Hemja Boarding School
* Snow View English Boarding School
* Gyan sagar Academy
* Goodluck montessori
* Balsakha montessori
Communication
There are several Internet Service Providers (ISP) in Hemja. Among them, some are:
* Worldlink
* Pokhara Internet
* LNT Internet
* Telnet
* NT-fiber
Transportation
Linked with Pokhara-Baglung highway, Hemja offers a regular public bus service from Ghattekhola to Harichowk. People can catch buses across the Kande-Prithvi Chowk route as well.
It also has Deluxe bus facility for different cities, everyday (Day / Night).
Local taxies are available regularly.
Tourism
Being a beautiful town, it also attracts tourists, specially to the monasteries. Other tourist attractions include
bungee jumping
Bungee jumping (), also spelled bungy jumping, is an activity that involves a person jumping from a great height while connected to a large elastic cord. The launching pad is usually erected on a tall structure such as a building or crane, a ...
, jeep flyer and rafting. There is also the event called
Potato Festival yearly.
References
External links
UN map of the municipalities of Kaski District
Populated places in Kaski District
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