# Amargadhi

_Municipality in Sudurpashchim Pradesh, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/amargadhi
Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Amargadhi is a municipality and the district headquarters of Dadeldhura District in Sudurpashchim Province in western Nepal. It was named after Gorkha General Amar Singh Thapa, who fought in the Gurkha War between 1814 and 1816. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 21,245 people living in 4,778 individual households.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal; municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3428727#P31))
- **Located in:** Dadeldhura District (district of Nepal) › Sudurpashchim Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3428727#P131))
- **Elevation:** 1,848 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3428727#P2044))
- **Established:** 24 January 1997 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3428727#P571))
- **Official website:** amargadhi.municipality.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3428727#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 29.3000, 80.5797

## Questions

**Where is Amargadhi located?**  
Amargadhi is located in Dadeldhura District, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Amargadhi?**  
Amargadhi is at an elevation of 1,848 m above sea level.

## Related

- [Bhimdatta Panta](https://diginpl.com/people/bhimdatta-panta)
- [Sudurpashchim Province](https://diginpl.com/places/sudurpashchim-province)
- [Dadeldhura District](https://diginpl.com/places/dadeldhura-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Amargadhi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amargadhi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): अमरगढी नगरपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3428727](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3428727) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Amaragadhi killa 1000.png by रमेश सिंह बोहरा (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amaragadhi_killa_1000.png)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Amargadhi, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Amaragadhi killa 1000.png — रमेश सिंह बोहरा, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Amargadhi". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/amargadhi. Retrieved 21 October 2026.