Dasharathchand

Dasharathchand is a municipality and the district headquarter of Baitadi District in Sudurpashchim Pradesh of Nepal. It is a hill station above Mahakali River close to the Indian border. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 34,575 people living in 7,257 individual households.[1]

Dasharathchand

दशरथचन्द
Municipality
Dasharathchand
Location of Dasharathchanda in Nepal
Dasharathchand
Dasharathchand (Nepal)
Coordinates: 29°33′17″N 80°25′36″E
CountryNepal
ProvinceSudurpashchim Pradesh
DistrictBaitadi District
Government
 • MayorNarendra Singh Thapa (NC)
 • Deputy MayorMina Chand (NC)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total17,427
 • Religions
Hindu
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
10200
Area code(s)095
Websitehttp://dasharathchandmun.gov.np

Media

To promote local culture, Dasharathchanda has two FM radio stations – Saugat F.M. (103.6 MHz) and Radio Sunsher (106.6 MHz). There is also Radio Nwedeu, a community radio station.

Transportation

Mahakali Highway links Dasharathchand to Dhangadhi in the South and Api Municipality in the North.[2]

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References
  1. "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. Nepal Country Study Guide – Strategic Information and Developments. IBP USA. 2012. pp. 197–200.


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