Archale

Archale is a village development committee in Palpa District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2373 people living in 378 individual households.^[1]

Archale अर्चले
Village development committee
Archale Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27.77°N 83.85°E / 27.77; 83.85
Country	Nepal
Zone	Lumbini Zone
District	Palpa District
Population  (1991)
• Total	2,373
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

2015 Nepal earthquake

The village was affected by an earthquake on 25 April 2015. Reports from the area indicate that the village has been left in ruins after the earthquake. A wedding was taking place in the village when the earthquake occurred. Fifteen of the wedding guests were killed. Twenty-two houses were destroyed. Most of the houses that were destroyed are ill-constructed houses made of mud, brick and stone.^[2]