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

dhoba (Nepali: धोबा) - washing clothing.

udaya (Nepali: उदय)- rising, ascent, dawning.

pur (Nepali: पुर)- town or city.

kot (Nepali: कोट)- guardroom, prison, police station.