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Ward No 7
Brief Introduction
Golmadhi, Yata, Inacho, Chorcha, Wachutol, Jagati, Simalaya, Wasigacha, Hanumanghat, Maheshwori and other localities of Former Ward no 6 and Ward no 7 have been merged during the state restructuring to form the present Ward no. 7 of Bhaktapur Municipality.
This ward is joined with ward no. 8 of Bhaktapur Municipality to the east ward no. 6 and 9 of Bhaktapur Municipality to the North and ward no. 5 to the West of Bhaktapur Municipality. The boundary extends to the Araniko Highway in the south of this ward and covers an area of 0.2998 sq. Km in Bhaktapur town.
The population of this ward is 7,563. The people of this ward have embraced agriculture as their main occupation and have been earning their livelihood by engaging in trade, employment and wage occupations.
There are 139 types of people living in this ward. Of these, 99 percent are Newars.
Socio-Cultural Heritage
Pati - 43
Pond - 4
Dug Well - 27
Bridge - 5
Mosque - 1
Temples - 15
Wahi - 2
Vihar - 1
Chaitya - 5
Dhungedhara (Stone tap) - 10
Sattal - 11
Dya:chhen- 3
Pilgrimage - Trivenighat, Maheshwarighat and Hanuman Ghat
Community and Institutional Schools - 4 secondary and 3 basic schools
Sports Ground - Maheshwari Sports Ground
Major touristic destinations
Chandra Vindu entrance gate
Maheshwari Dhwoka (entrance)
Pavo Ganesh Temple
Nityanath temple
Siddhi Ganesh Temple
Khancha Pokhari (Pond)
Kamal Pokhari (in front of Vada office)
Ganesh Pati
Godamdhi Pati
Hanuman Ghat Pati
Chorcha Gahiti Dhungedhara
Hanuman Ghat
Ward no.7 Ward Committee
Chairman: Ukesh Kawan
Member: Hari Ratna Gorkhali
Member: Ranjana Twati
Member: Hera Khyaju