*Shankhu Patichaur**
Ward No. 12 of Dhulikhel Municipality is primarily known as Shankhu Patichaur, the main area name listed officially by the municipality and referenced in local temple directories.[1][2] It corresponds to the eastern part of the former Sankhupati Chaur VDC (wards 1-3 and 5-9 of that VDC), indicating its origins as a peripheral, annexed rural area now facing challenges like limited access to municipal water projects.[1][8] No specific other toles or settlements within the ward are detailed in available sources, though it has 188 reported toles across the municipality’s Ward 12 (possibly a reporting aggregate).[9] This ward is characterized as a peripheral, appended area of Dhulikhel, part of the municipality’s expansion in 2017, with a subtropical hilly climate and mixed ethnic communities including Newars; it lacks prominent landmarks like temples in the provided records but is noted for election activities and resource inequities.[3][8]