# Sankhu

_Human settlement in Nepal_

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

> 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7418716#P31))
- **Located in:** Kathmandu District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7418716#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7167, 85.4500

## 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.

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sankhu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankhu) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): साँखु](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%81) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7418716](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7418716) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Sankhu seen from Bajrayogini.jpg by MiraclePotato (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sankhu_seen_from_Bajrayogini.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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

## Cite this page

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