Daanchhi
Danchhi
डाँछी | |
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Village of Kageshwari-Manohara Municipality | |
| Nicknames: Thali, Danchhi | |
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| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | No. 3 |
| District | Kathmandu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Member of Parliament | Madhav Kumar Nepal |
| • Mayor | Krishna Hari Thapa |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,246 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal code | 44600 |
| Area code | 01 |
| Website | https://www.kageshworimanoharamun.gov.np/en |
Danchhi is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Kageshwari-Manohara Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 11,246 and had 2,593 households in it.[1] Danchhi is now included in Kageswori Manohara Municipality. Danchhi/Thali is bounded by Bagmati and Manohara river. The major places include Thali/थली, Nayapati, Bhadrawas, Hariyalinagar, Dumakhal, and Gajarkot. The major government schools are Shree Sahid Aadarsha Uchha MaVi, Shree Kanti Bhairab MaVi, and Shree Chaulanarayan PraVi. Private schools include Miniland English High School, Mount Everest Secondary School, Pragya Sadan School, Alpine Academy, and Hindu Vidhya Peeth.[citation needed]
Kathmandu valley outer ringroad will pass through this place.
Toponymy
[edit | edit source]Language origin
[edit | edit source]- Linguistic family: Indoeuropean
- Language: Sanskrit
Etymology
[edit | edit source]"Daan" means offering, donation, or charity. "Chhi/Chi" may be a toponymic suffix denoting place or settlement. Therefore, Daanchhi could be interpreted as "the place of offerings" or "the village of charity."
Daan (दान) means "gift, donation, offering" and comes from Sanskrit दान (dāna) meaning "act of giving, alms, donation. -chhi / -chi (छि / ची) is likely a local or regional suffix for place names, possibly of Tibeto-Burman substrate origin, adapted into Nepali toponymy.
The toponym Daanchhi thus probably means "settlement of giving/offering," combining a Sanskrit lexical root with a local place-forming suffix.
Industries and Economy
[edit | edit source]- Korean Company
- Gokarna Forest Resort
- Kumari Bank
- NIC Asia Bank
- Kanti Bhairab Hume Pipe Pvt Ltd
Hindu temples
[edit | edit source]- Ganesh Temple, Nayagaun
- Kolmateswor Temple, Simkhadagaun
- RadhaKrishna Temple, Thali
- Vimadevi Temple, Thali
- Dumadevi Temple, Dumakhal
- KANTI BHAIRAB TEMPLE, DANCHHI
Tourist attractions
[edit | edit source]- Bhimbadi Danda
- Gokarna Forest Golf Resort https://gokarna.com/
- Sahid Bann Batika
- Firfire Danda
- Simkhadagaun Pani Tanki
- Danchhi Pani Tanki
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- UML wins mayor and deputy of Kageswari Manohara Municipality
- Govt gives final push for outer ring road project
