Chitpol
Chittpol, also spelled Chitapol (चितापोल), is a settlement in Suryabinayak Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.
Chittpol, also spelled Chitapol (चितापोल), is a settlement in Suryabinayak Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Bagmati Province, Nepal. It is situated in the Sanga area along the Araniko Highway, on the eastern side of the Kathmandu Valley.
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Worth seeing in and around Chitpol
3 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.
2.5 km · Shiva statue in Nepal · Wikipedia - 02Chandeshwari 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.
3.5 km · Hintu temple in Nepal · Wikipedia - 03Dhaneshwor 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.
3.1 km · Hindu temple in Nepal · Wikipedia
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Getting to Chitpol
- Airports
- Tribhuvan (KTM), 15 km · Pokhara (PHH), 158 km · Gautam Buddha (BWA), 207 km
- Pokhara → Chitpol163 km · quickest by road, 4h 14m · ₨810–1,080
- Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) → Chitpol199 km · quickest by road, 5h 18m · ₨1,010–1,340
- Siliguri → Chitpol310 km · quickest by road, 7h · ₹3,050–3,810
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Chitpol
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 Chitpol. 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 Chitpol
Chitpol is 19 km from Kathmandu, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- BanepaOld Newari town2.5 km
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- Mahendra Jyotivillage development committee in Bagmati Zone, Nepal3.3 km
- Tukucha Nalavillage development committee2.4 km
- Sudalvillage development committee in Bagmati Zone, Nepal3.9 km
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