Yaku, Nepal

Yaku (याकु) is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. It is inhabited mainly by Dhakal (श्रेष्ठ); a few other castes are found. Yaku is also known to be birta of the shresthas. It is a remote place and it has produced a number of well-known figures in Nepal, including academicians, bureaucrats and politicians.

Yaku, Nepal याकु
Village
Yaku, Nepal Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27.15°N 87.19°E / 27.15; 87.19
Country	Nepal
Zone	Kosi Zone
District	Bhojpur District
Population  (1991)
• Total	3,086
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal code	57005
Area code	029

At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3086 persons living in 537 individual households.^[1]