# Sankhar

_City in Chapakot_

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

> Sankhar is a village development committee in Chapakot Municipality of Syangja District in Gandaki Province of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4,630 people residing in 1,055 individual households. Majuwa, Mohami, Bhattarai Danda, Keladighat, Patasar, Panglung, Salghari, Manechaur, Khasa Bankata, Pipalchhap, Khardi, Samakot, Tangle, Gahate, Ajingare, and Hadiban are major villages in Sankhar.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** human settlement ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7402923#P31))
- **Located in:** Chapakot (municipality of Nepal) › Syangja District (district of Nepal) › Gandaki Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7402923#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.8965, 83.9215

## Questions

**Where is Sankhar located?**  
Sankhar is located in Chapakot, Syangja District, Gandaki Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sankhar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankhar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): साँखर](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7402923](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7402923) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Sankhar view from Gandakidhik.jpg by Pitambarbhattarai (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sankhar_view_from_Gandakidhik.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Sankhar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sankhar view from Gandakidhik.jpg — Pitambarbhattarai, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Sankhar". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/sankhar. Retrieved 4 November 2026.