Thankot

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|other_name = Shonitpur

|native_name = थानकोट

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|settlement_type = Village of Chandragiri Municipality

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|subdivision_name2 = Kathmandu District

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Thankot is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. It lies in the lap of Chandragiri Hill. According to the 2011 Nepal census it has a population of 12,047 and has 2,820 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=2008-08-28}}

Some of the main attractions include Tribhuwan Park, Narayan Temple, Mahalaxmi Temple, and Chandragiri Hill.

{{Cite web| url=http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf| title=National Population and Housing Census 2011| publisher=Government of Nepal, National Planning Commission Secretariat, Central Bureau of Statistics| accessdate=March 29, 2014 | url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731124937/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf| archivedate=2013-07-31}}