Life in Singla Village (Seven Photos)

Kathmandu. There are more than 200 households in Singla in Dharche Rural Municipality-5 of northern Gorkha. Singla village, inhabited by the Gurung community, is situated at an altitude of 2100 meters above sea level. The village is located about 2.30 hours away from Gupsipakha, Laprak village on the Lower Manaslu trekking route. The main occupations here are agriculture, trekking and foreign employment.

The earthquake of 2072 BS had left the entire village in ruins. Now the village is slowly rising. Although a dirt track has been opened at Singla, a remote village in Gorkha district, vehicles are still not able to reach the village, forcing the locals to walk for hours. Locals from Machhakhola, Laprak and Barpak are transported to the district by carrying daily essentials including food items and mules for hours.

This village is very beautiful from the tourism point of view and one can observe Ganesh, Shringi, Buddha and other mountains. About 2 hours uphill from the village, at a distance of 3250 meters, lies the most picturesque Rukang hill. In the village, one can taste the lifestyle, culture, organic food and sweet hospitality of the Gurung community.