# Khar Gewog Gewog, Pemagatshel Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/khar/

Gewog · Pemagatshel Dzongkhag 

# Khar Gewog

Khar Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Pemagatshel Dzongkhag. It covers **114.0 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 114km²
- 3mapped services
- 2,046 mtypical elevation

## Where is Khar Gewog?

Khar Gewog lies in [Pemagatshel Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Chokhorling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/chokhorling/), [Chongshing Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/chongshing/), [Dechhenling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/dechhenling/), [Dungmin Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/dungmin/), [Jangchhubling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samdrupjongkhar/jangchhubling/) and [Shumer Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/shumer/). By area it is the 99th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 11.2% of [Pemagatshel Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/). The centre of Khar Gewog is about 184 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 10 km from Pemagatshel, the main town of Pemagatshel Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 26.9452° N, 91.4060° E.

Source: [OCHA ROAP via HDX, Bhutan administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-btn).

## Villages and localities in Khar Gewog

Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Khar Gewog.

- Bargoenpa
- Dungmanma
- Duwang
- Khar Village
- Khengzor
- Labar
- Nagtseri
- Phadhi
- Regi
- Sezor
- Shinangri
- Thongphu
- Tshebar
- Tungka La
- Zordung

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Khar Gewog and the best time to visit

In Khar Gewog, the warmest month is Aug (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (11 °C). About 1,868 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (362 mm) and the driest Dec (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 11 6 

Feb 13 18 

Mar 17 48 

Apr 20 212 

May 21 267 

Jun 23 341 

Jul 23 362 

Aug 23 269 

Sep 22 214 

Oct 20 115 

Nov 16 11 

Dec 13 5 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Khar Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pretengma BHU · Khar 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.98873&mlon=91.39664#map=17/26.98873/91.39664) 

Bank BoB, Pemagatshel · Shumer 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.02887&mlon=91.42499#map=17/27.02887/91.42499) 

ATM BOB ATM · Dewathang 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.79739&mlon=91.50476#map=17/26.79739/91.50476) 

Petrol pump Denchi Fuel Station · Shumer 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.01653&mlon=91.39732#map=17/27.01653/91.39732) 

Hotel Gewog Guest House · Yurung 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.02287&mlon=91.34416#map=17/27.02287/91.34416) 

Mall Norjum Tshongkhang · Shumer 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03573&mlon=91.42608#map=17/27.03573/91.42608) 

School Tshebar School · Khar 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.97719&mlon=91.38327#map=17/26.97719/91.38327) 

College Traning Institution · Dungmin 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.97074&mlon=91.19932#map=17/26.97074/91.19932) 

Police station Police Office Denchi · Shumer 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.01756&mlon=91.40333#map=17/27.01756/91.40333) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Khar Gewog

Places mapped inside Khar Gewog in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Schools2

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other gewogs in Pemagatshel Dzongkhag

- Chhimung
- Chokhorling
- Chongshing
- Dechhenling
- Dungmin
- Nanong
- Norbugang
- Shumer
- Yurung
- Zobel

## Quick answers

- Where is Khar Gewog?In Pemagatshel Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Khar Gewog?Chokhorling Gewog, Chongshing Gewog, Dechhenling Gewog, Dungmin Gewog, Jangchhubling Gewog and Shumer Gewog
- How many villages are in Khar Gewog?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Khar Gewog?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Khar Gewog?Pretengma BHU, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Khar Gewog?BoB, Pemagatshel, about 9.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Khar Gewog?BOB ATM, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Khar Gewog?Denchi Fuel Station, about 8.0 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Khar Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Khar Gewog?BT00906 (OCHA common operational dataset)