Namjung
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Namjung is a village development committee in Gorkha District
in the Gandaki Zone
of northern-central Nepal
. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
it had a population of 3,370 and had 627 houses in the town.
Namjung is situated in the southeast part of the district in between Fujel khola and Baikhola in southern and Northern part and Budhi Gandaki in eastern part.Which is extended from 500 masl to 2500 masl.The mid hill VDC which is near around 165 km far from Kathmandu if you will use the way of Gorkha Bazzar, but there is another way Kathmandu-Benighat- Namjung which is around 120 km far from Kathmandu. The concrete moterable bridge is being constructed in Benighat. after building of this bridge, it will incresse the economic activities of eastern and southern as well as northern part of Gorkhas' people. There is another moterable bridge is constructing in Bunkot Ghat. There is going to be constructed a big hydro power in Budhi Gandaki river, which also affects the lower belt, Majhitar and Dhatuwatar. This hydro power has 650 MW which is higher than all total hydro power which has constructed in Nepal till the time. Whose catchment area will be 10 times larger than the Fewa lake.
The main pleces of the Namjung are Majhitar, Dhatuwatar, Gangatetar, Ratmate, satdobate, Dhuseni, Rambhanjyang, Chhapgaun, Khadkagaun, Chautara Danda,Khanidanda, Pokhari, Gurungung Gaun, Seprak, Danda Gaun, Hukkaban, Gairhi Gaun, Archale.
The main population of Namjung are Brahmin followed by Chetri, Newar, Gurung, Kami, Damai, Baram and Magars. There are four primary schools and one High school. The VDC is connected with District headquarter Gorkha Bazzar with unpaved motarable road. There is also facility of eleticity, telephone.
The main occupation of Namjung's people is agriculture, they produce rice as main crop in low land and uplnad in rainy season. Maize is the another main crop and Finger Millet as third one. The current agriculture is subsistence type but some of farmers have commercial one. They produce seasonal vegetable, fruits and sugarcane.
Namjung has good rainforest in the lower part or in the foothills of mountains covered with Sal trees(Sorea robusta), Chilaune trees( Schima walichii), Saaj, Kadam (Anthesephaloes kadamba) etc.
In the foothill of mountain, it has plain land called Majhitar, Dhatuwatar and Gangatetar. Thease places have large terraces.
Gorkha District
Gorkha District of 288,134. It is the location of the Manakamana Temple. Also, the temples of great sage Gorakh Nath and goddess Gorakh Kali temple is located in district, after which the district got its name. Four major rivers run within and along it, they are Chepe, Daraudi, Marsyangdi and...
in the Gandaki Zone
Gandaki Zone
The Gandaki zone that make up the Gandaki River. Pokhara serves as its regional and zonal capital. It is also the birthplace of Bhanubhakta Acharya, first poet of Nepal.The Gandaki zone is home to multiple cultures which are unique in themselves...
of northern-central Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level,...
it had a population of 3,370 and had 627 houses in the town.
Namjung is situated in the southeast part of the district in between Fujel khola and Baikhola in southern and Northern part and Budhi Gandaki in eastern part.Which is extended from 500 masl to 2500 masl.The mid hill VDC which is near around 165 km far from Kathmandu if you will use the way of Gorkha Bazzar, but there is another way Kathmandu-Benighat- Namjung which is around 120 km far from Kathmandu. The concrete moterable bridge is being constructed in Benighat. after building of this bridge, it will incresse the economic activities of eastern and southern as well as northern part of Gorkhas' people. There is another moterable bridge is constructing in Bunkot Ghat. There is going to be constructed a big hydro power in Budhi Gandaki river, which also affects the lower belt, Majhitar and Dhatuwatar. This hydro power has 650 MW which is higher than all total hydro power which has constructed in Nepal till the time. Whose catchment area will be 10 times larger than the Fewa lake.
The main pleces of the Namjung are Majhitar, Dhatuwatar, Gangatetar, Ratmate, satdobate, Dhuseni, Rambhanjyang, Chhapgaun, Khadkagaun, Chautara Danda,Khanidanda, Pokhari, Gurungung Gaun, Seprak, Danda Gaun, Hukkaban, Gairhi Gaun, Archale.
The main population of Namjung are Brahmin followed by Chetri, Newar, Gurung, Kami, Damai, Baram and Magars. There are four primary schools and one High school. The VDC is connected with District headquarter Gorkha Bazzar with unpaved motarable road. There is also facility of eleticity, telephone.
The main occupation of Namjung's people is agriculture, they produce rice as main crop in low land and uplnad in rainy season. Maize is the another main crop and Finger Millet as third one. The current agriculture is subsistence type but some of farmers have commercial one. They produce seasonal vegetable, fruits and sugarcane.
Namjung has good rainforest in the lower part or in the foothills of mountains covered with Sal trees(Sorea robusta), Chilaune trees( Schima walichii), Saaj, Kadam (Anthesephaloes kadamba) etc.
In the foothill of mountain, it has plain land called Majhitar, Dhatuwatar and Gangatetar. Thease places have large terraces.