Kushma is a small village and the headquarter of Parbat District in Nepal . Kushma municipality was formed by merging thirteen village development committees Pang , Khurkot , Durlung , Shivalaya , Chuwa , Katuwa Chaupari , Pipaltari and Pakuwa on 18 May 2014.
6-617: Khurkot is a market center in Kushma Municipality in Parbat District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal . The formerly Village Development committee was annexed to form the municipality since 18 May 2014. At the time of the 1991 AD Nepal census it had a population of 3809 people living in 738 individual households. In the northern part of this village there is KOTA- Durga temple and just half of
12-402: A mile distance leading south, There is a large stone bearing the clear signs of hoofs of cow where a temple is built on 2053 BS (1996) named Kamadhenu Mandir . Including these two symbols people called it as Khurkot. Later on, the entire region covering 20 ropani and 200 acres of it came to be known as Khurkot village. It borders with Banau and Kyang in the north, Durlung in the west, Shivalaya in
18-415: A narrow and high strip of land between the banks of Kaligandaki and Modi is the main market centre of the municipality. A bridge joins Kushma with Gyadichour located on the other side of the deep Modi river canyon. From early times Kusma has been an important stop for travellers from Baglung on their way to Pokhara, Palpa and Butwal. Businesses catering to these travelers started to spring up leading to
24-709: Is linked with the national road network by Pokhara Baglung Highway . Buses are the primary means of transportation in Kushma. Small size automobiles and jeeps are used for cab services within Kushma Bazar and surrounding settlements. Motorbikes are popular among the youth. Ownership of private cars in Kushma has increased in recent years. The Baglung Airport located across the Kaligandaki river in Balewa of Baglung provided air travel before its closing. Now re-opening of
30-724: The establishment of a small market. As more settlers arrived Kusma was declared the headquarters of Parbat district. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census , Kushma Municipality had a population of 40,374. Of these, 94.9% spoke Nepali , 2.8% Gurung , 1.1% Newar , 0.3% Magar , 0.2% Maithili , 0.2% Bhojpuri , 0.1% Hindi , 0.1% Tamang and 0.3% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 42.0% were Hill Brahmin , 13.9% Chhetri , 9.1% Sarki , 8.6% Kami , 7.6% Damai /Dholi, 4.2% Magar , 3.7% Gurung , 3.6% Newar , 2.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami and 4.4% others. In terms of religion, 93.9% were Hindu , 4.8% Buddhist , 0.7% Muslim , 0.4% Christian and 0.2% others. Kushma Bazaar
36-474: The south and Pang at West. [1] This article about a location in Parbat District , Nepal is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kusma, Nepal This city lies in the western part of Nepal just about 57 km from Pokhara and 12 km from Baglung . Kushma falls under Western Development Region and Dhaulagiri Zone of Nepal . It is located at 28°13'06N 83°40'45E at an altitude of 1294 meters. Kusma Bazaar straddling
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