# Ghang Sukathokar

_Village development committee in Janakpur Zone, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Ghyang Sukathokar is a village development committee (VDC) in Dolakha District in the Janakpur Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,600.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3419839#P31))
- **Located in:** Dolakha District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3419839#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.5600, 86.0400

## About

This VDC is bordered by Sailungeswor VDC in the north and south, Vedpu in the west and the Bytamakosi River in the east.

Ghyang Sukathokar is a religiously important area and the famous Gaikhura Mahadev and Bhakure Devi Mandir temples are located there.

In Ghyang Sukathokar, people are mainly involved in agriculture and animal husbandry as well as advanced and modern occupations like teaching and office work . Mr.Keshab Bahadur Karki was elected Last VDCs Chairman with people popular votes, 1997 A.D.Ghyang Sukathokar(the previous VDC) is now a part of Melung Rural Municipality. It was a separate village development committee (VDC) from 1990 to 2017.

## Questions

**Where is Ghang Sukathokar located?**  
Ghang Sukathokar is located in Dolakha District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ghang Sukathokar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghang_Sukathokar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): घ्याङ्गसुकाठोकर](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%99%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3419839](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3419839) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Ghang Sukathokar". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/ghang-sukathokar. Retrieved 4 November 2026.