# Shankharapur

_Municipality in Kathmandu District, Nepal_

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

> Shankharapur is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Bajrayogini, Karkigaun, Bhulbu, Indrayani, Lapsiphedi, Naglebhare, Pukhulachhi and Suntol. The office of the municipality is that of the former Pukhulachhi village development committee in the old Newar's town of Sankhu.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7488720#P31))
- **Located in:** Kathmandu District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7488720#P131))
- **Area:** 60.21 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7488720#P2046))
- **Established:** December 2014 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7488720#P571))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7467, 85.5097

## About

In the Local Level Election 2079, Ramesh Napit of Rastriya Prajatantra Party was elected as mayor securing 3,731 votes and Samita Shrestha of Nepali Congress was elected as Deputy Mayor securing 5,658 votes.

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Shankharapur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankharapur) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): शंखरापुर नगरपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7488720](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7488720) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: 2015.07.16 Sankhu 93 Bajrayogini Temple View.jpg by Drdonnayates (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2015.07.16_Sankhu_93_Bajrayogini_Temple_View.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Shankharapur, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: 2015.07.16 Sankhu 93 Bajrayogini Temple View.jpg — Drdonnayates, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

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