Bagarchhap

Bagarchhap is a village development committee in Manang District in the Gandaki Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 534 people living in 116 individual households.[1]

Bagarchhap

बगरछाप
Bagarchhap
Bagarchhap
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°32′N 84°20.3′E
Country   Nepal
ZoneGandaki Zone
DistrictManang District
Population
 (1991)
  Total534
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

On 10 November 1995 most of Bagarchap (around 80%) was destroyed by a landslide, which killed 11 villagers and 9 trekkers. Many villagers relocated to Danaque to the west and Bagarchhap is now much smaller than it was prior to the landslide.[2]

References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on 12 October 2008, retrieved 15 November 2009.
  2. "Annapurna Circuit - Day 4 (Chamje - Bagarchap)". travbuddy.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2012-05-10.


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