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Suntol is a village in ___MASK98___ in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal . At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3980 and had 684 households in it . Bajrayogini is a village development committee in ___MASK98___ in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal . At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4 , 333 and had 328 houses in it . In the study ___MASK1___ human settlements , an urban agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built - up area ___MASK1___ a central place (" usually a municipality ") and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area . INSEE , the French Statistical Institute , uses the term " unité urbaine ", which means continuous urbanized area . However , because ___MASK1___ differences in definitions ___MASK1___ what does and does not constitute an " agglomeration ", as well as variations and limitations in statistical or geographical methodology , it can be problematic to compare different agglomerations around the world . It may not be clear , for instance , whether an area should be considered to be a satellite and part ___MASK1___ an agglomeration , or a distinct entity in itself . Pukhulachhi is a Village Development Committee around the old Newari town ___MASK1___ Sankhu in ___MASK98___ in the Bagmati Zone ___MASK1___ central Nepal . At the time ___MASK1___ the 1991 Nepal census it had a population ___MASK1___ 2760 and had 430 households in it . ___MASK23___ ( Nepali pronunciation : ) is the capital city ___MASK1___ the Federal Democratic Republic ___MASK1___ Nepal , the largest Himalayan state in Asia . It is the largest metropolis in Nepal , with a population ___MASK1___ 1 . 4 million in the city proper , and 5 million in its urban agglomeration across the ___MASK23___ Valley , which includes the towns ___MASK1___ Lalitpur , Kirtipur , Madhyapur Thimi and Bhaktapur . ___MASK23___ is also the largest metropolis in the Himalayan hill region . ___MASK98___ ( Nepal Bhasa :        ) is a district located in Kathmandu Valley , Province No . 3 of Nepal , a landlocked country in South Asia . It is one of the 75 districts of Nepal , covers an area of , and is the most densely populated district of Nepal with 1 , 081 , 845 inhabitants in 2001 and 1 , 744 , 240 in 2011 . The district ' s headquarters is Kathmandu Metropolitan City , also the capital of Nepal . It is also a famous tourist spot as there are many religious temples , places . Bagmati (" Bgmat Añcal ") is one ___MASK1___ the fourteen zones ___MASK1___ Nepal , named after the Bagmati River . It is in the Central Development Region ___MASK1___ Nepal . The zone contains the Kathmandu Valley with its conurbation ___MASK1___ 1 . 5 million inhabitants . A Village Development Committee ( VDC ) in ___MASK15___ is the lower administrative part ___MASK1___ its Ministry ___MASK1___ Federal Affairs and Local Development . Each district has several VDCs , similar to municipalities but with greater public - government interaction and administration . There are currently 3 , 157 village development committees in ___MASK15___ . Each VDC is further divided into several wards depending on the population ___MASK1___ the district ; the average is nine ( 9 ) wards . ___MASK15___ , officially the Federal Democratic Republic ___MASK1___ ___MASK15___ , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia . It has a population ___MASK1___ 26 . 4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area . Bordering ___MASK59___ in the north and India in the south , east , and west , it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state . ___MASK15___ does not border Bangladesh , which is located within only 27 km ( 17 mi ) ___MASK1___ its southeastern tip . It neither borders Bhutan due to the ___MASK19___ state ___MASK1___ Sikkim being located in between . ___MASK15___ has a diverse geography , including fertile plains , subalpine forested hills , and eight ___MASK1___ the world ' s ten tallest mountains , including Mount Everest , the highest point on Earth . Kathmandu is the nation ' s capital and largest city . It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language . Bhaktapur , literally translates to Place ___MASK1___ devotees . Also known as Bhadgaon or Khwopa , it is an ancient Newar city in the east corner ___MASK1___ the Kathmandu Valley , Nepal , about from the capital city , Kathmandu . It is located in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Zone . Hindu refers to any person who regards themselves as culturally , ethnically , or religiously adhering to aspects ___MASK1___ Hinduism . It has historically been used as a geographical , cultural , rather than a religious identifier for people indigenous to South Asia . A village is a clustered human settlement or community , larger than a ___MASK51___ but smaller than a town , with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand . Though often located in rural areas , the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods . Villages are normally permanent , with fixed dwellings ; however , transient villages can occur . Further , the dwellings ___MASK1___ a village are fairly close to one another , not scattered broadly over the landscape , as a dispersed settlement . The 1991 ___MASK15___ census was a widespread national census conducted by the ___MASK15___ Central Bureau ___MASK1___ Statistics . A valley is a low area between hills , often with a ___MASK80___ running through it . Sankhu ( alternative name : Sakwa ( ___MASK15___ Bhasa :    ) ) is the ancient Newari town located in the north - eastern corner ___MASK1___ Kathmandu Valley in about 17 km from the capital city Kathmandu . Sankhu , also known as Sankharapur for its famous ancient Sankha - shaped town structure , was formerly divided into 3 Village Development Committee namely Pukhulachhi , Suntol and Bajrayogini . Recently the town ___MASK1___ Sankhu has been declared as Sankharapur Municipality merging 3 above mentioned VDCs and other neighbouring VDCs . At the time ___MASK1___ the 2011 ___MASK15___ census it had a population ___MASK1___ 4333 living in 928 individual households . This place is also known as the Eighty Siddhas as there are four ___MASK1___ five caves where the siddhas ___MASK1___ India are said to have stayed . One ___MASK1___ the caves is also said to have been the practice cave ___MASK1___ Nagarjuna , and an image ___MASK1___ the great master which was originally in the cave has been taken outside and placed some distance away . The town used to have 8 gates originally , at all the boundary entrances ___MASK1___ the town . But at present , many got dilapidated and disappeared while 5 ___MASK1___ them were reconstructed namely the Bhau Dhwaha , Mhyamachaa Dhwakha , Dhunlla Dhwakha , Mahadyo Dhwakha and Naari Dhwakha . These gates used to have a paati ( resthouse ) , Dhungedhara ( water spout ) and ponds next to it but only few ___MASK1___ them still exists . 1 . Bhau Dhwaha ( Bride Gate ) - Main entry gate ___MASK1___ Sankhu , also the gate through which new brides are entered in the town . 2 . Sangal Dhwakha or Mhyamachaa Dhwakha ( Daughter Gate ) - It is the gate from which to bid farewell to a daughter who is married off . 3 . Dhunlla Dhwakha - This gate is important for Bajrayogini festival . All kinds ___MASK1___ ritual processions including the chariot ___MASK1___ Bajrayogini enter through this gate . 4 . Mahadyo Dhwakha : Dead bodies from Sankhu are taken out to funeral through this gate . 5 . Naari Dhwakha : During the Shalinadi festival , the Holy god Madhav Narayan along with the devotees are taken in and out ___MASK1___ the town through this gate . `` Naari '' is the local name for Shalinadi river . Before Malla Dynasty in ___MASK15___ , Sankhu was said to be a separate kingdom . The historical Durbar square ( Layaku ) has still been preserved . According to the legend Manisailamahavadana , Vajrayogini instructed the priest Jogdev and the first king Sankhadev to build the town ___MASK1___ Sankhu in the shape ___MASK1___ a conch shell . The oldest inscription found in Sankhu is dated 538 AD . There are other stories which say the temple to be built by Hindu King Raja Prakas Malla in 1655 . It is one ___MASK1___ the best attraction ___MASK1___ Sankhu for national and international tourists . It enshrines the main sacred representations ___MASK1___ this site , Ugra - tara manifesting as Ekazati , which are said to give very powerful blessings , particularly the image in the upper temple . The image in the lower temple is red in colour with one face and four arms , two ___MASK1___ which hold a skull - cup ( kapala ) and knife at her heart , and the remaining two hold a sword and an utpala lotus . In the upper temple is an identical image ___MASK1___ Ugra - tara in bell metal , in which her left leg is outstretched . In the upper temple is the loom ___MASK1___ the Nepali Princess Brhikuti , spouse ___MASK1___ the Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo . In both the upper and lower temples , Bajrayogini is flanked Baghini and Singhini , the Tiger and Lion - headed Yoginis . In the same upper room in the upper temple is a solid bronze standing Buddha and a standing Lokeshvara . Below this shrine room is a small room containing self - arisen ( Swayambhu ) stupa in stone . On the hill behind there is a courtyard in the centre ___MASK1___ which is a basin containing the `` Water ___MASK1___ the Kalpa '' which never dries up . In the building immediately to the left ___MASK1___ the stairs , there is also an eternal fire or `` Fire ___MASK1___ the Kalpa '' . Further up , on top ___MASK1___ the hill , is the Mani - linga . Nearby villages include Palubari . Asia is ___MASK45___ ' s largest and most populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and ___MASK62___ hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe . Asia covers an area of , about 30 % of ___MASK45___ ' s total land area and 8 . 7 % of the ___MASK45___ ' s total surface area . The continent , which has long been home to the majority of the human population , was the site of many of the first civilizations . Asia is notable for not only its overall large size and population , but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent of 4 . 4 billion people . Madhyapur Thimi is a municipality in ___MASK66___ in the Bagmati Zone ___MASK1___ central Nepal . Thimi lies between Kathmandu , Lalitpur and Bhaktapur in the Kathmandu Valley . It is one ___MASK1___ the ancient , cultural and historical places along the trade route from Bhaktapur to Kathmandu . Like other old cities this city is also situated on elevated land and therefore one has to climb up to reach this city . Thimi occupies an area ___MASK1___ 2 square kilometres and is administratively divided into 17 wards . ___MASK10___ ( Nepali :          , ___MASK15___ Bhasa :     " Kipoo ") is an ancient city ___MASK1___ ___MASK15___ . It is located in the Kathmandu Valley 5 km south - west ___MASK1___ the city ___MASK1___ Kathmandu . It is one ___MASK1___ the five municipalities in the valley , the others being Kathmandu , Lalitpur , Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi . Etymology . The name ___MASK10___ comes from sanskrit terms " Kirti " ( glory ) and " pur " ( city ). The colloquial terms used for the city is Kipoo . The ___MASK23___ Valley ( Nepalbhasa :      ,      ), located in ___MASK15___ , lies at the crossroads ___MASK1___ ancient civilizations ___MASK1___ Asia , and has at least 130 important monuments , including several pilgrimage sites for Hindus and Buddhists . There are seven World Heritage Sites within the valley . A city proper is the area contained within city limits . A city proper is not limited to a city ; it can describe the complete area ___MASK1___ any locality that fits the definition . The United Nations defines the term as "" the single political jurisdiction which contains the historical city centre ."" A World Heritage Site is a landmark which has been officially recognized by the United Nations , specifically by UNESCO . Sites are selected on the basis ___MASK1___ having cultural , historical , scientific or some other form ___MASK1___ significance , and they are legally protected by international treaties . UNESCO regards these sites as being important to the collective interests ___MASK1___ humanity .