Dethala is a village development committee in Darchula District in the Mahakali Zone of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3155 people living in 507 individual households.
Dethala is a small Himalayan town surrounded by Naugarh Gad river which is a major tributary of the Chemeliya River. Dethala was ruled by a branch of Katyuri kings. After the breakdown of Katyuri Dynasty, King Abhay Pal of Askot, the grandson of Katyuri King, Brahm Deo, brought a branch of Katyuri Dynasty, here as the Pal Thakuri to Dethala. The Pal Rajwar's latter ruled this area for ages.
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External links UN map of the municipalities of Darchula District