Bhedetar

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| name = Bhedetar

| native_name = भेडेटार

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| settlement_type = Hill station

| image_skyline = Vedetar 2019 web small.jpg

| image_caption = Evening view of Bhedetar, the hill station of Nepal.

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Nepal}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Koshi Province

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Dhankuta

| subdivision_type3 = Area

| subdivision_name3 = Sangurigadhi

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| elevation_m = 1420

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| population_total = 2,977

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| timezone = NST

| utc_offset = +5:45

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 56804

| area_code = 026

| blank_name = Nearest city

| blank_info = Dharan

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Bhedetar (translation: Sheep's Butte) is a village development committee in Dhankuta District in the Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The main settlement began when the Dharan - Dhankuta Highway was completed in 1982. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2643 people living in 513 individual households.{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |title=Nepal Census 2001 |work=Nepal's Village Development Committees |publisher=Digital Himalaya |accessdate=24 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |archivedate=12 October 2008 }} It is 1,420 meters high from the sea level. It is actually on the border line of Sunsari and Dhankuta districts.

Attractions

Bhedetar is a developing tourist spot. It is a small hill station just 16 kilometers away from Dharan Sub-metropolis. It has unpredictable weather - one moment it hides itself in the blanket of thick fog and another moment it reveals itself as the crown of urban Dharan. it is also known as a transit point to the namaste jharna, which is a waterfall.

Nepal Television has a High Power Transmitter Station at Bhedetar which broadcasts different Channels of Nepal Television. Transmissions are not only received by the Bhedetar but also neighbouring places.

File:Iman singh chemjong.jpg (ᤀᤡᤔᤠᤏ ᤛᤡᤲᤜ ᤆᤣᤶᤈᤥᤅ ᤗᤡᤶᤒᤢ) at Bhedetaar.]]

References

{{Dhankuta District}}

Category:Populated places in Dhankuta District

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