Khalanga,_Darchula

Khalanga, Darchula

Khalanga, Darchula

Place in Mahakali Zone, Nepal

This article is about the town in Nepal. For the town across the border in India, see Dharchula.
This article is about town in Darchula district of Nepal. For other places with the same name, see Khalanga.

Khalanga is a town and the district headquarters of the Darchula District in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. It is part of the Mahakali Municipality in the Mahakali Zone. The town is located on the bank of Mahakali River and the border with Uttarakhand state, India. The town on the Indian side of the border also has similar name called Dharchula.

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Mahakali river is the border between Nepal and India. There is suspension bridge that connects the towns on the two sides. Nepali and Indian nationals can cross the border without any restrictions . The border is closed at night for security reasons. Although it is common for Nepali peoples to go to India for buying goods, they need to go through the customs checkpoint established in both (India and Nepal) sides.[citation needed]

Demographics

At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 4,422 people living in 809 individual households.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.


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