Towns and Villages
The major town in the District is Sandhikharka which is the headquarters of Arghakhanchi District in the Lumbini Zone of Nepal. It is located almost 300 km southwest of Nepal's capital of Kathmandu. Due to a high literacy rate, Sandhikharka once attracted people from outside Arghakhanchi District to Sandhikharka for its good schools. There are a large number of small villages in the District. Asurkot, Bangi, Dharmpani, Dhikura, Dibharna, Khanchikot, Kimdanda, Kura, Phudbang, Wangla are among the closest villages from the headquarters of the District; they are said to have good facilities in terms of roads, electric power, education etc. Villages in the West and South part of the district have relatively little development as compared to the villages of the North and East side.
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