Jhaukhel
Jhaukhel is a town and former village development committee that is now part of Changunarayan Municipality in Province No.
Jhaukhel is a town and former village development committee that is now part of Changunarayan Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. This is one of the oldest places in Bhaktapur. As of 2012, the population was 16,918. Most people in this area are engaged in agriculture. About 80% of the inhabitants are Newar people. The remaining 20% includes the population of Chettri, Brahmin, Magar, Tamang, and many more.
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Worth seeing in and around Jhaukhel
10 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.
- 01Changu Narayan Temple
Changu Narayan is an ancient Hindu temple, located on a hilltop of Changu in Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The temple was built in the 4th century AD and is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Nepal.
2.9 km · Hindu temple in Changunarayan, Nepal · Wikipedia - 02Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Bhaktapur Durbar Square is a former royal palace complex located in Bhaktapur, Nepal. It housed the Malla kings of Nepal from 14th to 15th century and the kings of the Kingdom of Bhaktapur from 15th to late 18th century until the kingdom was conquered in 1769.
2 km · Royal square in Bhaktapur, Nepal · Wikipedia - 03Nyatapola Temple
Nyātāpola is a five tiered temple located in the central part of Bhaktapur, Nepal. It is the tallest monument within the city and is also the tallest temple of Nepal.
2.1 km · Hindu temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal · Wikipedia - 04Nepal National Library
The Nepal National Library is the legal deposit and copyright library of Nepal under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
5.6 km · national library · Wikipedia - 05Suryavinayak Temple
Suryavinayak Temple is a Hindu temple, located in Bhaktapur district, Nepal. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Ganesh.
3.8 km · Hindu Temple in Nepal · Wikipedia - 06Pujarimath Museum
The Pujarimath Museum is a museum located in Bhaktapur, Nepal. The Matha was constructed in the 15th century and rebuilt in 1763.
1.9 km · a museum located in Bhaktapur, Nepal · Wikipedia - 07Upper Mulpani Cricket Stadium
The Mulpani Cricket Stadium, Commonly known as Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground or simply Mulpani Ground is a cricket ground in Mulpani, Kathmandu, Nepal. In a historic moment for Nepali cricket, the Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground hosted its first-ever international match at any level, marking a significant milestone since its foundation stone was laid back in 2008.
5 km · Cricket stadium in Nepal · Wikipedia - 08Doleshwor Mahadeva Temple
Doleshwor Mahadeva is a temple of the Hindu god Shiva in Suryabinayak, southeastern Bhaktapur District, Nepal.
5.7 km · doleshwor Mahadeva is a Hindu Temple of Lord Shiva located in the Suryabinayak Municipality, south eastern part of Bhaktapur District, Nepal, and is believed to be the head part of Kedarnath located in Uttarakhand, India · Wikipedia - 09Mulpani International Cricket Ground
The Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Commonly known as Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground or simply Mulpani Ground is a cricket ground in Mulpani, Kathmandu, Nepal. In a recent decision made at the Cricket Association of Nepal meeting, the Ground has been officially renamed in honor of the late former CAN President, Jayakumar Nath Shah.
5 km · cricket Ground in Nepal · Wikipedia - 10Balkumari temple
Balkumari Temple of Bhaktapur District is one of four Kumari temples in Kathmandu Valley. The temple was built in the 17th century.
4.7 km · Hindu temple in Bhaktapur District, Nepal · Wikipedia
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Getting to Jhaukhel
- Airports
- Tribhuvan (KTM), 7 km · Pokhara (PHH), 149 km · Gautam Buddha (BWA), 200 km
- Pokhara → Jhaukhel157 km · quickest by road, 4h 9m · ₨790–1,060
- Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) → Jhaukhel196 km · quickest by road, 5h 13m · ₨1,000–1,330
- Siliguri → Jhaukhel316 km · quickest by road, 7h 7m · ₹3,110–3,880
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Jhaukhel
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 Jhaukhel. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIf you are not arriving as part of a tour group, you may take minibus (bound for Kamal Binayak stop in Bhaktapur) or big bus (bound for Charansingh stop in Bhaktapur) from the bus stop near Bhadrakali.
- Get aroundRickshaws, tuk-tuks or taxis are not allowed inside the city: an inconvenience more than made up for by the quiet and clean air.
From Wikivoyage: Bhaktapur, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Jhaukhel
Jhaukhel is 11 km from Kathmandu, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Bhaktapurmunicipality in Bhaktapur District, Nepal2 km
- Bhaktapur Districtdistrict of Nepal2.8 km
- Madhyapur Thimihuman settlement4.3 km
- Changunarayanmunicipality in Province No. 3, Nepal3 km
- Sundarijalhuman settlement in Nepal5 km
- Sankhuhuman settlement in Nepal3.6 km