Dasharathchand
Dasharathchand
दशरथचन्द | |
|---|---|
Hill station, Dashrathchanda | |
Dasharathchand Location of Dasharathchanda in Sudurpashchim Dasharathchand Dasharathchand (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 29°33′17″N 80°25′36″E / 29.55472°N 80.42667°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
| District | Baitadi District |
| Wards | 11 |
| Established | 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Puskar Raj Joshi |
| • Deputy Mayor | Kausalia Chand |
| Area | |
• Total | 135.15 km2 (52.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 34,575 |
| • Density | 255.83/km2 (662.59/sq mi) |
| • Religions | Hindu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 10200 |
| Area code | 095 |
| Website | dasharathchandmun |
Dasharathchand is a municipality and the district headquarter of Baitadi District in Sudurpashchim Province 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. It is named in honour of a martyr revolutionary Dashrath Chand (1903-1941).