Where is Sankhu located?

Sankhu is located in Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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Sankhu

साँखु

Human settlement in Nepal

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Sankhu (Nepal Bhasa: साँखु, alternative name: Sakwa (Nepal Bhasa: 𑐳𑐎𑑂𑐰‎/सक्व)) is the ancient Newari town located in the north-eastern corner of Kathmandu Valley, about 17 km from the city center of Kathmandu. Mani-Yogini, one of the four Vajra Yoginis of Kathmandu Valley, resides here, and it is located along the historic trade route between Kathmandu and Lhasa. It is believed that the name Sakwa has two parts - Samdesh (Meaning Tibet) and Kvay (Meaning Below), together meaning a town below Tibet.

Quick facts

Type: human settlement wd
Located in: Kathmandu District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) wd
Coordinates: 27.7167° N, 85.4500° E wd

About

Sankhu was formerly divided into three Village Development Committee, namely, Pukhulachhi, Suntol and Bajrayogini. Recently the town of Sankhu has been declared as Shankharapur Municipality merging three above-mentioned VDCs and other neighbouring VDCs. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4333 living in 928 individual households. Sankhu lies between river Salinakhu (also Salinadi) in east and Asakhu in the west.

Nearby places

Pukhulachhi — 2 km
Indrayani — 2 km
Chhaling — 2 km
Changu Narayan Temple — 2 km
Changunarayan — 2 km
Bajrayogini — 3 km

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Questions

Where is Sankhu located?: Sankhu is located in Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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Last updated 31 October 2026 · facts checked 3 November 2026

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

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