Banepā
Banepa is a municipality and historical town in a valley situated at about 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level in central Nepal which is at about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east from Kathmandu.
Banepa is a municipality and historical town in a valley situated at about 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level in central Nepal which is at about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east from Kathmandu. At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 67,690. The main attraction of Banepa is the temple of
Chandeshwori, located approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) northeast of the town along the Rudramati River. The Dhaneshwor Temple is 1 kilometre south of the town. Banepa is also known for its eight different temples of Ganesh, Narayanthan, Bhimshenthan, and eight different ponds.
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Worth seeing in and around Banepā
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Kailashnath Mahadev Statue
Kailashnath Mahadev Statue is a huge statue of the Hindu deity Shiva located in Sanga, Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The statue is approximately 143 feet high and depicts Shiva in a standing posture.
4.8 km · Shiva statue in Nepal · Wikipedia - 02Kathmandu University
Kathmandu University is an autonomous university in Nepal. It is the third oldest university in Nepal, located in Dhulikhel of Kavrepalanchok District, about 30 km east of Kathmandu.
2.1 km · University in Nepal · Wikipedia - 03Chandeshwari temple
Chandeshwari is the avatar taken by Hindu goddess Kumari of Hindu. The 'Nepal Mahatmya' of Skanda Purana mentions the story related to goddess Chandeshwari.
1.4 km · Hintu temple in Nepal · Wikipedia - 04Dhaneshwor Temple
Dhaneshwor Temple is located between the Banepa and Panauti. It lies in the 1 km south of the Banepa Bazaar.This is a temple of Shiva.
100 m · Hindu temple in Nepal · Wikipedia
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Getting to Banepā
- Airports
- Tribhuvan (KTM), 18 km · Pokhara (PHH), 160 km · Gautam Buddha (BWA), 208 km
- Pokhara → Banepā168 km · quickest by road, 4h 16m · ₨830–1,110
- Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) → Banepā204 km · quickest by road, 5h 21m · ₨1,030–1,380
- Siliguri → Banepā305 km · quickest by road, 6h 52m · ₹3,010–3,760
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No local-transport research exists yet for Banepā
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Banepā. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inDhulikhel is on the Kathmandu Valley Cultural Trekking Trail This trail starts in Sundarijal, a short bus or taxi ride from Kathmandu, and continues on to Chisapani (2,150m), 5½ hr and then to Nagarkot (2,163m), 5-7½ hr.
- Go nextIf you are hiking the Kathmandu Valley Cultural Trekking Trail, you can continue from Dhulikhel to Namo Buddha and from there on to Panauti.
From Wikivoyage: Dhulikhel, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-03.
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Next door to Banepā
Banepā is 21 km from Kathmandu, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Kavrepalanchok Districtdistrict of Nepal3.3 km
- Dhulikhelhuman settlement3.3 km
- PanautiOld Newari town and Municipality in Kabhre5.2 km
- Devitarvillage development committee in Bagmati Zone, Nepal5.9 km
- Ugratara Janagalvillage development committee in Bagmati Zone, Nepal1 km
- Tukucha Nalavillage development committee4.6 km