# Basantatar

_Human settlement in Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/basantatar
Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Basantatar  is a village development committee in Dhankuta District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2638 people living in 505 individual households.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** human settlement ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3420537#P31))
- **Located in:** Dhankuta District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3420537#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 26.8900, 87.4800

## Questions

**Where is Basantatar located?**  
Basantatar is located in Dhankuta District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Basantatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basantatar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बसन्तटार](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3420537](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3420537) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Basantatar.jpg by Krish Dulal (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basantatar.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Basantatar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Basantatar.jpg — Krish Dulal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Basantatar". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/basantatar. Retrieved 3 November 2026.