Purkot is a
village development committee in
Tanahu District
Tanahun District ( ne, तनहुँ जिल्ला , or ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Damauli as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2011 ...
in the
Gandaki Zone
Gandaki zone ( ne, गण्डकी अञ्चल was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रि ...
of central
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
. At the time of the
2011 Nepal census it had a population of 7,188 people, 3,044 male and 4,144 female. This VDC is located on the highway called Chame highway (Dumre-Besishahar) and has a small town called Baisjanger. The Marshyandi river flows through this place.
There is few holy places like Marshyangdi beni ghat sataal and the Temples of Five Hindu gods (''Pancha Mandir'') of Shiva, Bishnu, Krishna, Surya and Krishna, located beside the Marsyangdi River at Baisjangar Tanahun.
References
External links
UN map of the municipalities of Tanahu DistrictA local News Agency of Purkot
Populated places in Tanahun District
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