Bagmati Zone, Dhading District, on edge of Kathmandu District: banks by top of small stream in dense mixed forest of Raniban, below Nagarjun ridge, below Jamachok Mt. on NE side, c. 0.5 km E of Mudkhu check-post, below main Kathmandu to Trisuli Bazaar road, c. 3 km NW of Balaju, c. 5 km NW of Kathmandu, just outside Kathmandu Valley