Dunai is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

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

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. Dunai is also the district headquarters of

Dolpa District Dolpa District (), 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 headquarters, covers an area of and has a p ...

. The town on the banks of the Thuli Bheri River 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 one of the two airports of the district. Dolpo Airport was established in ...

lies in Juphal, another village of Thuli Bheri and offers flights to

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Education

In education, there is the Dolpa Campus affiliated with

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, 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

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station.

References

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