Kalika, Kaski

Kalika, Kaski कालिका
Village Development Committee
Country	Nepal
Zone	Gandaki Zone
District	Kaski District
Population  (1991)
• Total	4,688
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Kalika is a town and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,688 persons living in 949 individual households.

Thulakot, Chitrakot are the historically important places of Kalika VDC. Besides, Kalika Temple which was established by Raj Shah in the 15th century is located in Kalikasthan.

Moreover, Thulakot and Chitrakot both top-hills are very attractive for sight seeing, paragliding and such tourism activities.

About Thulakot

Thulakot is in Kalika VDC of Kaski and falls in the Royal Trek region of Pokhara. Royal Trek was named after Prince Charles of United Kingdom who had trekked in this region 30 years ago. From this region one could see the mountain range and eight lakes out of nine lakes of Pokhara. From here The Annapurna Range, Machhapuchchhre Range, Dhaulagiri and Manasulu’s mountain peaks could be seen. Fewa lake and Kamal Lake of Pokhara and Begnas, Maidi, Dipang, Gude, Nureni and Khaste Lakes of Lekhnath could be seen from this region though apart from Fewa and Begnas, other lakes don’t look like a lake today. Many villages of the hilly region like Khilang, Siklesh and villages of Lamjung could also be seen from this region. Thulakot also carries a historic importance as it was one of the kingdom of Chubise (twenty four) kingdom of Kaski. One should look for a good weather before coming to this place as this place would look heavenly when you see the mountains so close that you might think you could reach there in a day.

External links

• UN map of the municipalities of Kaski District