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Hemja

Subdivision of Pokhara in Gandaki Province, Nepal

Hemja हेम्जा ward no 25
subdivision of Pokhara
28°17′N 83°55′E / 28.28°N 83.92°E / 28.28; 83.92
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki Province
District	Kaski District
Population (2011)
• Total	12,262
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Hemja is a former Village Development Committee in the north of Pokhara in Kaski District in the Gandaki Province of northern-central Nepal. In 2014, Hemja was annexed to Pokhara City as ward number 27. Hemja is now an administrative part of Pokhara Municipality ward #25. At the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 12,262 persons in 3,019 households.

Education

There are several government and private educational institutions in Hemja.

Public/Government Colleges and Schools:

Gauri Shankar Multiple Campus
Gauri Shankar Higher Secondary School
Bishnu Paduka Higher Secondary School
Ambika Higher secondary School
Gram Prakash Primary School
Dibya Jyoti Primary School

Private Schools:

Dhawalagiri Boarding School
Hemja Boarding School
Snow View English Boarding School
Gyan sagar Academy
Goodluck montessori
Balsakha montessori

Communication

There are several Internet Service Providers (ISP) in Hemja. Among them, some are:

Worldlink
Pokhara Internet
LNT Internet
Telnet
NT-fiber

Transportation

Linked with Pokhara-Baglung highway, Hemja offers a regular public bus service from Ghattekhola to Harichowk. People can catch buses across the Kande-Prithvi Chowk route as well.

It also has Deluxe bus facility for different cities, everyday (Day / Night).

Local taxies are available regularly.

Tourism

Being a beautiful town, it also attracts tourists, specially to the monasteries. Other tourist attractions include bungee jumping, jeep flyer and rafting. There is also the event called Potato Festival yearly.^[1]

References

^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.