Laprak

Laprak is situated in the Dharche Rural Municipality in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Province (previously Gandaki Zone) of northern-central Nepal. Laprak is densely inhabited by Gurungs and few number of Sunars. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,165 and had 462 houses in the village.^[1]

There are more than 600 houses in this village. Laprak village can be reached by direct bus transportation from Gorkha, Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan except in rainy season.

Laprak is at an elevation about 2,200 m (7,200 ft) to 2,800 m (9,200 ft) above sea level of Gorkha and approximately 70 km (43 mi) away from Gorkha Bazar. Khorgathok is a locality situated in Dharche Rural Municipality Ward No. 4, Gorkha District, Gandaki Province, Nepal. Laprak village vdc divided ward no.1-9 in Laprak, including areas like Khorgathok (historically a ward/settlement within the former Laprak VDC), is located in the Gandaki Province, Gorkha District of Nepal. It is positioned in the Himalayan region at coordinates approximately 28.29 ∘ N 2 8 . 2 9 ∘ N , 84.78 ∘ E 8 4 . 7 8 ∘ E . Laprak is known as a high-altitude, picturesque village set within the mountainous terrain of the Gorkha district. OLD LAPRAK VILLAGE khorgathok