# Daanchhi

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**Danchhi** is a part of [Kageshwari-Manohara Municipality](/source/Kageshwari-Manohara) in [Kathmandu District](/source/Kathmandu_District) in [Province No. 3](/source/Province_No._3) of central [Nepal](/source/Nepal). At the time of the [2011 Nepal census](/source/2011_Nepal_census), it had a population of 11,246 and had 2,593 households in it.[1] Danchhi is now included in Kageswori Manohara Municipality. Danchhi/Thali is bounded by [Bagmati](/source/Bagmati) and [Manohara](/source/Manohara) river. The major places include [Thali/थली](/source/Thali/%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80), Nayapati, Bhadrawas, Hariyalinagar, Dumakhal, and Gajarkot. The major government schools are Shree Sahid Aadarsha Uchha MaVi, Shree Kanti Bhairab MaVi, and Shree Chaulanarayan PraVi. Private schools include [Miniland English High School](/source/Miniland_English_High_School), Mount Everest Secondary School, [Pragya Sadan School](/source/Pragya_Sadan_School), Alpine Academy, and Hindu Vidhya Peeth.[citation needed]

Kathmandu valley outer ringroad will pass through this place.

## Toponymy

### Language origin

- Linguistic family: Indoeuropean
- Language: Sanskrit

### Etymology

"Daan" means offering, donation, or charity. "Chhi/Chi" may be a toponymic suffix denoting place or settlement. Therefore, Daanchhi could be interpreted as "the place of offerings" or "the village of charity."

**Daan (दान)** means "gift, donation, offering" and comes from Sanskrit **दान (dāna)** meaning "act of giving, alms, donation. **-chhi / -chi (छि / ची)** is likely a local or regional suffix for place names, possibly of Tibeto-Burman substrate origin, adapted into Nepali toponymy.

The toponym Daanchhi thus probably means "settlement of giving/offering," combining a Sanskrit lexical root with a local place-forming suffix.

## Industries and Economy

- Korean Company
- [Gokarna Forest Resort](/source/Gokarna_Forest_Resort)
- [Kumari Bank](/source/Kumari_Bank)
- [NIC Asia Bank](/source/NIC_Asia_Bank)
- Kanti Bhairab Hume Pipe Pvt Ltd

## Hindu temples

- Ganesh Temple, Nayagaun
- Kolmateswor Temple, Simkhadagaun
- RadhaKrishna Temple, Thali
- Vimadevi Temple, Thali
- Dumadevi Temple, Dumakhal
- KANTI BHAIRAB TEMPLE, DANCHHI

## Tourist attractions

- Bhimbadi Danda
- Gokarna Forest Golf Resort [https://gokarna.com/](https://gokarna.com/)
- Sahid Bann Batika
- Firfire Danda
- Simkhadagaun Pani Tanki
- Danchhi Pani Tanki

## References

1. ["National Population and Housing Census 2011"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130124043556/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf). Government of Nepal, National Planning Commission Secretariat, Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from [the original](http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf) on 2013-01-24. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

## External links

- [UML wins mayor and deputy of Kageswari Manohara Municipality](https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/uml-wins-mayor-deputy-kageswari-manohara-municipality)
- [Govt gives final push for outer ring road project](https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/government-gives-final-push-outer-ring-road-project)

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