Tahoon is a village very development committee in

Palpa District Palpa District ( ne, पाल्पा जिल्ला, a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Tansen as its headquarters, covers an area of and ha ...

in the

Lumbini Zone Lumbini ( ne, लुम्बिनी अञ्चल) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructure of zones to provinces. It is home to the Lumbini site, the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became the historical Budd ...

of southern

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 ...

. At the time of the

1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ...

it had a population of 3776. Tahoon Village is 32 km east from the district headquarters

Tansen Tansen ( – 26 April 1589), also referred to and commonly known as Sangeet Samrat () , was a Hindustani classical musician. Born in a Hindu Gaur Brahmin family, he learnt and perfected his art in the northwest region of modern Madhya Pra ...

and is linked by a 24' Black Top road motorable road which diverts from Aryabhanjyang in the

Siddhartha Highway Siddhartha Highway ( ne, सिद्धार्थ राजमार्ग, also referred to as H10, now renamed NH 047) is a major highway in Nepal that connects the Terai region in southern Nepal with the mountain region in northern Nepal. Th ...

. The total distance to place from Aryabhanjyang is about 14 km. Tahoon is an attractive place having natural surroundings of mountains, forests and farmlands. One can view the panoramic beauty of Dhaulagiri, Annapurna and Machhapuchhare Mountains from this VDC. Hatti Lekh, Rambha forest, Bakumgadhi, Rimigha lekh, and Purba khola valley are other natural attractions within and around this VDC. Among the cultural attractions, Rambha Devi and Jalpa Devi temples hold the overriding position. Usually on full-moon days and other festivals a large crowd gather here to worship from different places.

Transport

Buses and jeeps are the dominant form of transportation. Private operators offer service to various destinations. Many people are using motorcycles as private means of transport. There are direct bus services to

Butwal Butwal ( ne, बुटवल), officially Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City ( ne, बुटवल उपमहानगरपालिका), is a sub-metropolitan city and economic hub in Lumbini Province in West Nepal. Butwal has a city population ...

Kathmandu , pushpin_map = Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal#Asia , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Bagmati Prov ...

and Rampur.

Education

Tahu is center of education for nearby village areas. There is a campus affiliated to

Tribhuwan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is t ...

. #Rambha Multiple Campus, Rambha-5 #Rambha Higher Secondary School, Rambha-5 #Rambha Devi English Boarding School, Rambha-5 (Deurali) #shree pasupati pravi school (dhobadi) # shree janta pravi school (thak khola)

Agriculture

Agriculture is the main occupation in the local economy. Most of the farmers have been subsistence farmers but lately many are also engaged in producing cash-crops which is sold in the Local markets. Paddy, wheat, maize, millet and legumes are the principal crops of the region. The production of rice and wheat crops in the same year is the predominant cropping pattern in the area. The more fertile irrigated fields for those crops are at valley bottoms and foothills whereas the non irrigated terraces are at higher altitude. Ginger grown in the terraced land is the one of main cash crop. The other produces are oranges and green vegetables. In the recent years many farmers have also started coffee production. Coffee is being cultivated between 700 m to 1300 m above sea level in fertile, loam to infertile gravel mixed soil in this parts of Rambha Gaupalika.

Banks

#Global IME Bank Limited #Muktinath Bikas Bank Limited #Many Finance Company केन्द्रीय वित्त लिमिटेड

Places of interest

#Tahoon bazaar #Rambha Devi Temple #Dhobadi #Jalpa Devi Temple #Nachan Danda #Bakumgadhi

Gallery

Rambha Devi.jpg, Rambh Devi Temple Tahu from thamdanda.jpg, Tahu Temple of rambha devi.jpg, Nachan Dada(Gate of Rambha Devi Temple)

References

Populated places in Palpa District {{Palpa-geo-stub