# Bunkot

_Village development committee in Gandaki Zone, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/bunkot
Last updated: 2026-11-03

> Bungkot, formerly known as Bungkot VDC, currently falls under Shahid Lakhan (Lakhan Thapa Magar "First Martyr of Nepal") Rural Municipality ward 7 and ward 8 as Nepal entered in Federalism since 2015. Former Bungkot VDC that was structured with 9 wards as their administrative division is now merged to two wards of Shahid Lakhan Rural Municipality. Previous 1,2,3,4 wards of Bungkot VDC now falls in ward 7 of Shahid Lakhan Rural Municipality, whose administrative center is Khabdi-bhanjyang. Whereas, previous 5,6,7,8,9 wards now falls in ward 8 of the Rural Municipality, whose administrative center is Mailung.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414319#P31))
- **Located in:** Gorkha District (district of Nepal) › Gandaki Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414319#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.9700, 84.6900

## About

Ward 7 and Ward 8 of Shahid Lakhan Rural Municipality is the most populated ward of the Rural Municipality. There is one hospital, 2 higher secondary school, 1 lower secondary, 6 primary level school and 1 privately owned boarding school in ward 7 and ward 8.

Mr. Sharan Shrestha and Mr. Kashi Nath Amgain is the Ward Chairperson of ward 7 and 8 respectively.

Bungkot is home to different caste, religion and ethnic community. Over 80% of the people are Hindus. The first martyr of Nepal Lakhan Thapa was born in Kahulebhangar, which lies in ward 7 of the Rural Municipality. Almost 80% of the people are literate and follow different occupations. A large number of youths are on Foreign Employment to Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Dubai, Qatar, South Korea, while a significant number of youths are serving in Army and Police forces. While, farming is the national tradition of Nepali people.

## Questions

**Where is Bunkot located?**  
Bunkot is located in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Bunkot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunkot) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बुङकोत](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%99%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3414319](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414319) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Bunkot". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/bunkot. Retrieved 4 November 2026.