Palungtar is a municipality in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province , central Nepal . It is made up of the seven former Village Development Committees Aanppipal , Chyangli , Dhuwakot , Gaikhur , Khoplang , Mirkot and Palumtar . It lies on the bank of Marshyangdi River . The Government of Nepal plans to make Palungtar the country's first Smart City . At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 38,174 people living in 9,924 individual households.
4-557: Amppipal is a small village in the municipality Palungtar of the Gorkha District of Nepal . This village is in minutes from Ligligkot which is assumed to be the origin of unification of Nepal . This village contains a hospital originally operated by United Mission to Nepal , built in 1969. Now it is supported by Nepalmed e.V. , a German NGO in Grimma . Amp-pipal is well known for local market and primitive cultural activities. It
8-510: Is on the top of the hill which is well-centered to neighboring villages. This market has been serving local from ages. It is located next to Shree Janata Secondary School and Amp-pipal hospital. During the beginning of the Monsoon season, it celebrates locally widely popular Dance festival called “Lakhe Nach”. “Lakhe Nach” is part of the Newari culture which gathers a large crowd all the time. This festival
12-437: Is the most watch Dance festival in this region. Amp-pipal also celebrates other Nepali festival such as; Teej, Dashain and Tihar in a large crowd. There are some illegal Gambling and liquor shop around the corner. Some liquor shop might have homemade alcohol. The homemade alcohol known as “Teen Pane” also the must test alcohol for foreigner. In a clear day, one can able to see so many exquisite mountains and stunning scenery around
16-1101: The Amp-pipal. The historically famous Ligligkot is also in a walking distance from here. Palungtar At the time of the 2011 Nepal census , Palungtar Municipality had a population of 38,244. Of these, 89.9% spoke Nepali , 4.8% Tamang , 1.5% Magar , 1.3% Gurung , 1.1% Newar , 0.6% Kumhali , 0.5% Urdu , 0.1% Bhojpuri and 0.1% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 16.3% were Chhetri , 13.4% Hill Brahmin , 10.3% Kumal , 10.2% Sarki , 9.0% Newar , 8.5% Magar , 7.6% Tamang , 6.7% Kami , 5.0% Gurung , 4.5% Damai /Dholi, 3.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.6% Gharti/ Bhujel , 0.8% Musalman , 0.6% Thakuri , 0.5% Brahmu/Baramo, 0.2% Gaine , 0.1% Badi , 0.1% Darai , 0.1% Ghale , 0.1% Kamar, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Rai and 0.2% others. In terms of religion, 86.3% were Hindu , 7.0% Buddhist , 5.8% Christian , 0.8% Muslim and 0.1% others. In terms of literacy, 69.2% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write and 28.7% could neither read nor write. Palungtar Airport
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