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.

Nepali and Indian nationals can cross the border without any restrictions .

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

This article about a location in the Darchula District of Nepal is a stub.