Tarakeshwar

Tarakeshwar is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal. It was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former village development committees of Dharmasthali, Futung, Goldhunga, Jitpurphedi, Kavresthali, Manmaiju and Sangla, and its office is that of the former Dharmasthali committee. The 2011 census counted 81,443 residents, and by the 2021 census the population had grown to 151,479. In 2011 Nepali was the first language of 72.8 percent of residents, Newar of 11.5 percent and Tamang of 10.7 percent, and Hill Brahmin and Chhetri were the two largest ethnic groups.