Ward 2 of Panauti Municipality is known as Kushadevi, specifically the southern part of the former Kushadevi Village Development Committee (VDC), which comprised 23 settlements including alternative names like Kushadevi Bebar.[1][2] It is officially profiled as कुसादेवी (Kushadevi) by the Panauti Municipality.[2] The area has faced significant challenges from devastating landslides affecting all settlements.[3]