Dunai is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Thuli Bheri Municipality in

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. Dunai is also the district headquarters of

Dolpa District Dolpa District ( ne, डोल्पा जिल्ला), is a district, located in Karnali Province of Nepal, It is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal and one of ten district of Karnali. The district, with Dunai as its district he ...

. The town on the banks of the

Thuli Bheri River Thuli Bheri River, a tributary of Bheri River which in turn is the tributary of the Karnali River. It starts in the Chharka region of Dolpa District where it is known as the Bhargung Khola (river). See also *List of rivers of Nepal This is a lis ...

resides at about elevation. The

1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ...

counted 1,773 persons in 334 households.

Transportation

Dolpa Airport Dolpa Airport , also known as Juphal Airport is a domestic airport located in Juphal, Thuli Bheri serving Dolpa District, a district in Karnali Province in Nepal. It is the only airport of the district. History The airport was upgraded in 201 ...

lies in

Juphal Juphal is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Thuli Bheri Municipality in Nepal. The 1991 Nepal census counted 1,513 persons in 300 households. Transportation Dolpa Airport lies in Juphal and offers flights to ...

, another village of Thuli Bheri and offers flights to

Nepalgunj Nepalgunj (), also spelled Nepalganj, is a Sub-Metropolitan City in Banke District, Nepal. It lies on the Terai plains near the southern border with Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Nepalgunj is 153 kilometers south-west of Ghorahi a ...

Education

In education, there is the Dolpa Campus affiliated with

Tribhuvan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is t ...

, one high school: Sarswoti Higher Secondary School affiliated with HSEB, and the Dunai Community Library which is a community learning center.

Healthcare

There is one hospital: the 15-bed Dolpa District Hospital.

Media

Dunai has one FM radio station: Radio Dolpa 101.4 MHz which is a

community radio Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popular ...

station.

References

Populated places in Dolpa District Hill stations in Nepal {{Dolpa-geo-stub