Panchkhal (Nepali: पाँचखाल) is a Municipality in Kavrepalanchok District in the Bagmati Province of central Nepal.
[3] Glacial strand retreat and fluvial incision led to develop landscapes and evolve the area having a relief of about 122 to 750 m.[4] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 35340 in 8948 households combining of the previous VDCs that were merged.
[7] In terms of ethnicity/caste, 25.7% were Hill Brahmin, 21.8% Tamang, 13.3% Danuwar, 11.3% Newar, 9.1% Chhetri, 5.0% Sarki, 3.5% Kami, 2.1% Damai/Dholi, 1.6% Magar, 1.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 1.0% Thakuri, 0.6% Pahari, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.3% Limbu, 0.2% Kathabaniyan, 0.2% Rai, 0.2% Sunuwar, 0.1% Hajam/Thakur, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Tharu and 0.4% others.
The construction of infrastructure at the Panchkhal economic zone, touted as a major facility to promote trade with China.
The Nepal government has a plan to add oil depots in Panchkhal.