# Piskar

_Village development committee in Bagmati Zone, Nepal_

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

> Piskar is a village in Sindhupalchok District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. A modestly sized village with a recorded population of 2,308 in 2021, Piskar is a part of Nepal's hilly countryside and is located about 115 kilometres (71 mi) away from the national capital of Kathmandu. The village is particularly important in 20th-century Nepalese history for the 1984 Piskar massacre, and its role as a Maoist base during the Maoist insurgency and later civil war.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal; human settlement ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3412955#P31))
- **Located in:** Sindhupalchowk District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3412955#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7400, 85.9400

## Questions

**Where is Piskar located?**  
Piskar is located in Sindhupalchowk District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Piskar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piskar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): पिस्कर](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3412955](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3412955) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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