# Yaku, Nepal

_Village in Kosi Zone, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-11-05

> Yaku (याकु) is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. It is inhabited mainly by Dhakal (श्रेष्ठ); a few other castes are found. Yaku is also known to be birta of the shresthas. It is a remote place and it has produced a number of well-known figures in Nepal, including academicians, bureaucrats and politicians.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6650867#P31))
- **Located in:** Bhojpur District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6650867#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.1500, 87.1900

## About

At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3086 persons living in 537 individual households.

## Questions

**Where is Yaku, Nepal located?**  
Yaku, Nepal is located in Bhojpur District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Yaku, Nepal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaku,_Nepal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): याकु](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6650867](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6650867) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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