# Taruka

_Village development committee_

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

> Taruka was a village development committee in Nuwakot District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4845 people living in 912 individual households.
Taruka is famous for its vegetable production and annual bullfight Taruka Bull Feast. The annual bullfight occurs on first day on tenth month of Nepali calendar.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q599796#P31))
- **Located in:** Nuwakot District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q599796#P131))
- **Population:** 5,233 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q599796#P1082))
- **Coordinates:** 27.8700, 85.0100

## Questions

**Where is Taruka located?**  
Taruka is located in Nuwakot District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Taruka?**  
The population of Taruka is 5,233 (as of 2011).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Taruka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taruka) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): तारुका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q599796](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q599796) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Bullfight in Taruka.JPG by GSGairhe (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bullfight_in_Taruka.JPG)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Taruka, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bullfight in Taruka.JPG — GSGairhe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

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