Thankot is one of the Settlements of the Thankot VDC. Rural Settlement (Preservation District). Thankot means "Military Area", Shonitapur means "Place of Blood".
Foto by N.N. in http://iwebgallery.blogspot.com/2012/04/photos-of-tribhuwan-park-thankot.html
Cutting of Sheet No. 2785 05B (Thankot)
National Geographic Information Infrastructure Programme, Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, ngiip.gov.np/data-center/