Kande (Nepal)

Kande, historical name "Kane" (काणे), is a small village in the far western region of Nepal, part of the Baitadi District in Gurukhola, 01-Dasharathchand Municipality. Kande comprises 412 houses and covers an area of 4,856 sq.m. The villagers are called Bhatt. Mr. Rajesh Bhatt is the Chief person of this Village and Binod Bhatt is the Village minister. Kande consist of a market Mushyachour which includes Gurukhola (Talli Gurukhola and Malli Gurukhola), Milanchouk, and main market Mushyachour where goods are directly imported from Dhangadhi and Jhulaghat ; lies at the north of Rataidi Community Forest of Kande.

Festivals Cultures and Religions

Gaura Parva is the main festival of Kande; it is also a national holiday in Nepal. Besides this there are many festivals like Bishpati, where the brothers and sisters-in-law have a funny fight using water and stinging nettle (sisnu). Dashain and Tihar are also equally celebrated.

Sports

Cricket is a very popular sport in Kande, and Kande has won many regional competitions. Beside cricket, Volleyball is another game which is equally played by the people of Kande Rataidi Cricket Club and Bootstar Vollyball team are the respective cricket and vollyball teams.

Communication

Mostly, the users of sky phone, namaste, and ncell are found in Kanday. The majority of people are interested in social networks like facebook. It holds a radio station i.e. Radio Ninglashaini 94 Mhz.

Agriculture

Corn and wheat are the main crops of this area. Some vegetables and fruits are grown and exported to nearby market Mushyachour -particularly cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, mandarins, orange, lemons.