Serachaur

Serachour is a village in central Nepal 25 km west of the Pokhara valley. The land of the village is almost flat so it is called Serachour. It is a part of the Village Development Committee of Dhikur Pokhari in Kaski District, in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal, and lies just below Naudada way to Baglung. There are more than 100 houses in the village out of a total of 200 houses in this ward, which includes Thulachour and Saurini.

Literacy

Serachour is the most literate village in Dhikur Pokhari VDC. 75 % of the people from each family are educated. There is one Lower Secondary School named Durgabhawani Aadarsha Secondary School in Serachour. This school is English medium school, community-based, and located at the center of the village. After completing high school students here go to Pokhara for higher education. Local people from this village supported the development and progress of the school. Scholarship and financial aid are given to promising students who need assistance.

Places to visit

Serachour is 25 km from Pokhara. Visitors may take the Baglung Highway, Kaskikot road and Pame road to reach it. The entire Pokhara valley can be seen from here, as well as small rivers and part of Annapurna.

People

The majority of people living in Serachour are Brahmins and a few Kshetriyas. Many of them are from the Adhikari family, others from Bhandari, Dahals and Subedi. There are a few families of Pariyars, Gharti and Biswokarma.

References

Roshan Adhikari [1]