Khichapokhar is in New Road, Kathmandu, it is commercial Area. You can Retail Shops, Banks, Offices, Shopping Mall, Complex around Khichapokhar.
Busy shopping area with high footfall and and many eateries.
The combined words Khichapokhari derively came as `Khe´ & `Chaa´ Pokhari; or Khey-Chaa-Pukhoo. In local dialect, `Khe´ means Face & `Chaa´ means Washing; or face-washing in the morning.
In the olden days, there was a pond in the spot where pious people cleanse their body. Nowadays some people wrongly imagine as stray Dogs might have used to stay or gathered around the then pond for food.