# Benighat

_Village development committee in Bagmati Zone, Nepal_

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

> Benighat was a formal village development committee in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6264 and had 1196 houses in it. It was later merged with several other VDCs to form the Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4887953#P31))
- **Located in:** Dhading District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4887953#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7863, 84.8009

## Questions

**Where is Benighat located?**  
Benighat is located in Dhading District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Benighat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benighat) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बेनिघाट](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9F) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4887953](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4887953) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Trishuli River at Malekhu.jpg by Anup Sadi (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trishuli_River_at_Malekhu.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Benighat, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Trishuli River at Malekhu.jpg — Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

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