Okharkot

Okharkot is a town and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.

Etymology
Okhar (ओखर) - walnut tree (Juglans regia). kot (कोट) - guardroom, prison, police station.

Villages in this VDC
Machcchī is the VDC's administrative center at the confluence of Dharmawati River and Gartang Khola. Okharkot village with its ancient fortress sits on a ridgetop 2 km. east and some 675 meters (2200 feet) higher. It is listed in IUCN's inventory of historic sites.