# Purkot

_Village development committee in Gandaki Zone, Nepal_

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

> Purkot  is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 7,188 people, 3,044 male and 4,144 female. This VDC is located on the highway called Chame highway (Dumre-Besishahar) and has a small town called Baisjanger. The  Marshyandi river flows through this place.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3427380#P31))
- **Located in:** Tanahun District (district of Nepal) › Gandaki Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3427380#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 28.0700, 84.4600

## About

There are a few holy places like Marshyangdi beni ghat sataal and the Temples of the Five Hindu gods (Pancha Mandir) of Shiva, Bishnu, Krishna, Surya and Krishna, located beside the Marsyangdi River at Baisjangar Tanahun.

## Questions

**Where is Purkot located?**  
Purkot is located in Tanahun District, Gandaki Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Purkot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purkot) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): पुर्कोट](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3427380](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3427380) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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

## Cite this page

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