 Nearby places include Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary, the Charama army base, and Narayan Nagar.It was at one time road terminus for many villages and the starting point for journeys on foot.Lying among dense pine forests, it leads on to Didihat, Dharchula, Darma Valley, Bhagichaura, Jauljibi, and Kanalichhina and is known as the gateway to Garkha.