Previously there were 9 wards when it was the Village Development Committee but now it has been changed to Municipality and divided.

[1] The Bagmati bridge on the north side connects Gothatar with the roadway to Jorpati.

As local people said the name Gothatar is derived from the word “गोठ” (cattle house) of the Rana family.

The majority of Gothatar’s population consists of Hindu Brahmins and Kshetris, with many natives still engaging in farming and maintaining cowsheds despite the proximity to metropolitan Kathmandu.

Gothatar is located on the banks of the Holy Bagmati River the soil of this region is found fertile.