# Gaikhur

_Village development committee in Gandaki Zone, Nepal_

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

> Gaikhur is a former village development committee currently located in Palungtar municipality of Gorkha District in the Gandaki Province (previously Gandaki Zone) of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,793 and had 948 houses in the town. Mirkot, Palungtar, Khoplang, Dhuwakot were the neighbouring VDCs of Gaikhur.  Gaikhur lies on the western side of Gorkha Bazar.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3411387#P31))
- **Located in:** Gorkha District (district of Nepal) › Gandaki Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3411387#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 28.0200, 84.4800

## About

It is the birthplace of Hit Raj Pandey, who is a local and development minister under the current government.

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gaikhur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaikhur) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): गाईखुर](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3411387](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3411387) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Gaikhur, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

## Cite this page

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