[1] According to the preliminary results of the 2011 Nepal census, the district has a population of 6,527 people living in 1,495 individual households.

To the west, the 5,416-metre (17,769 ft) Thorong La pass leads to Muktinath shrine and the valley of the Gandaki River.

The village is situated on the northern slope[citation needed], which gets the most sunlight and the least snow cover in the winter.

[citation needed] There are now motorable road as well as trails where goods are transported on jeep or mule trains or carried by porters.

A small airport, located 2.5 km (1.6 mi) east of the town, used to serve the whole valley although it has not had any commercial flights since 2012.