Dedgaun
Dedhgaun | |
|---|---|
Ward | |
| Coordinates: 27°51′N 84°05′E / 27.85°N 84.08°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Gandaki Province |
| Zone | Lumbini Zone |
| District | Nawalparasi District |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Shyam Sundar Shrestha |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 4,209 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Dedhgaun (or Dedgaun) is a Ward in Nawalparasi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 2021 Nepal census it had a population of 4209 people living in 513 individual households.
- ^ "Population by Municipality – Province No. 3, District 26, Municipality 10". Census Nepal. Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
Dedgaun lies on the bank of the Holy Kali Gandaki River and is surrounded by mountains in all sides.
The Dedgaun area, including the new hydro-electricity project at Baundi Khola, was heavily damaged by floods in September 2008.
References
- Districts at a glance: Nawalparasi by UD Bimala, 2006.
- Introduction of Nepali village: John David Wilson, 2002
- Centre for rural studies, Tribhuvan University
- ^ "Population by Municipality – Province No. 3, District 26, Municipality 10". Census Nepal. Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.