Satakhani — gazetted as Satokhani — is a former Village Development Committee of Surkhet district, in the mid-west of Nepal, named by the Nepal Chhantyal Sangh among its Chhantyal areas. It lies far west of the Myagdi–Baglung heartland; the gazetteer records it as a settlement of several hamlets (Chaurase, Arantura, Timurkot and others), with its present-day local unit not yet pinned down in the sources we have.

Trace-back

The “-khani” name marks a mining past, the craft most associated with the Chhantyal. The presence here is likely the result of westward migration; independent sources locate the settlement, but how and when Chhantyal families came to Satokhani is not separately recorded.

At the time of the 1991 census

The Satokhani VDC recorded 6,426 people in 1,092 households — a figure for the whole VDC, not the Chhantyal families alone.

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Photos

Pictures of the village and its surroundings. Many are representative views of the area while we gather verified photographs — tap any photo to enlarge.

A copper bell — the metal whose mining first drew families to these slopes. Photo: Sajansharma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The terraced hills of Baglung district. Photo: Kshitiz poudel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Copper mines nearby

The mining heritage that first drew families to these slopes.

Satakhani workings

Historical (named for its mine)

The "-khani" name points to a mining past. The Nepal Chhantyal Sangh records Satakhani among its Chhantyal localities in Surkhet — far west of the Myagdi–Baglung heartland; the Chhantyal presence here is not independently documented.

Satakhani

Trace-back

At the time of the 1991 census

Sources

Photos

Copper mines nearby

Satakhani workings