Coordinates: 28°04′N 82°51′E / 28.07°N 82.85°E / 28.07; 82.85

Dhobaghat

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Dhobaghat (Udayapurkot)
धोबाघाट (उदयपुरकोट)
Village Development Committee
Coordinates: 28°04′N 82°51′E / 28.07°N 82.85°E / 28.07; 82.85
CountryFile:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
RegionMid-Western
ZoneRapti Zone
DistrictPyuthan District
VDCDhobaghat (Udayapurkot)
Population
 (2001 Census[1])
 • Total
2,157
 396 households
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Dhobaghat -- also called Udayapurkot --- is a village and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.

Etymology

dhoba (Nepali: धोबा) - washing clothing.
ghat (Nepali: घाट) - shore or bank of a river; stone platform or steps on a river bank
Thus: place by river for washing clothes. udaya (Nepali: उदय)- rising, ascent, dawning.
pur (Nepali: पुर)- town or city.
kot (Nepali: कोट)- guardroom, prison, police station.
Thus: Dawn city police post

Villages in VDC

Ward Lat. Lon Elev.
Anpchaur आँपचौर 28°03'N 82°43'E   690m
Banera Khajuri बनेरा खजुरी 28°04'N 82°44'E 1,515
Bhanyerchaur भँयेरचौर 28°03'N 82°41'E   781
Bhedabari भेडाबारी 28°04'N 82°45'E 1,250
Burdi बुर्दी 28°02'N 82°44'E   630
Charpani चारपानी 28°04'N 82°42'E 1,310
Dhobaghat धोबाघाट 3 28°04'N 82°44'E 1,250
Gorule गोरुले 28°03'N 82°43'E   639
Mas Pokhari मास पोखरी 28°03'N 82°44'E 1,470
Mukhchaur मुखचौर 6 28°03'N 82°42'E 710
Rithekholagaun रिठेखोलागाउँ 28°04'N 82°42'E 1,470
Salli Kharka सल्ली खर्क 8 28°05'N 82°45'E 1,315
Sirbari सिरबारी 28°05'N 82°44'E 1,478
Udaypurkot उदयपुरकोट 9 28°03'N 82°45'E 1,430

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References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  2. "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan" (PDF). Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-03-12.

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