# Rapti Municipality, Chitawan District, Bagmati Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/chitawan/rapti/

Municipality · Chitawan District 

# Rapti

Rapti is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Chitawan District, Bagmati Province. It covers **212.3 km²**. 242 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 48 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 212km²
- 48mapped services
- 618 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rapti?

Rapti lies in [Chitawan District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/chitawan/), [Bagmati Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Benighat Rorang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dhading/benighat-rorang/), [Chitawan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/makwanpur/chitawan/), [Chitawan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/chitawan/chitawan/), [Kalika](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/chitawan/kalika/), [Khairahani](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/chitawan/khairahani/), [Manahari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/makwanpur/manahari/) and [Raksirang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/makwanpur/raksirang/). By area it is the 178th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 9.5% of [Chitawan District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/chitawan/). The centre of Rapti is about 65 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.6497° N, 84.6613° E.

Source: [Survey Department of Nepal (http://ngiip.gov.np/index.php), UN Resident Coordinators Office in Nepal (https://un.org.np/) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-npl).

## Villages and localities in Rapti

Open gazetteers list **242 villages, towns and localities** in Rapti. Settlements here lie between about 209 m and 1,708 m above sea level (median 618 m).

- Amritpani
- Anppani
- Anptar
- Badabang
- Badariya
- Bagakurti
- Bagartol
- Baireni
- Baitesh
- Bajarhatti
- Bakarang
- Bakarāṅ
- Banebāṅ
- Baradu
- Baremtar
- Barpak
- Basbang
- Beldanda
- Beldiya
- Beluwa
- Belḍā̃ḍā
- Benebang
- Bhajbara
- Bhalpani
- Bhandara
- Bhandaratandi
- Bhangdari
- Bhavanipur
- Bhawani Bajar
- Bhorling
- Bhāṅbāri̇̄
- Birendranagar
- Bletes
- Bramhanagar
- Bumeṭār
- Bumtetar
- Burshabang
- Bāsbāṅ
- Chaithali
- Charkilla
- Chatrang
- Chauding
- Chaughara
- Chaurang
- Chaurāṅ
- Chauḍiṅ
- Chhakapal
- Chhatiwan
- Chipleti
- Chisapani
- Chitrakot
- Chitrekot
- Chiuredamar
- Chuniyadhara
- Chātrāṅ
- Dadhuwa
- Daitya
- Daluna
- Damitar
- Dandagaun
- Dangaldanda
- Dantes
- Darang
- Darbesthan
- Debichaur
- Devitar
- Dhadkhola
- Dhakes
- Dhamaura
- Dhamile
- Dhanbangairi
- Dharapani
- Dhusrang
- Dhāpkes
- Dilliparsa
- Dinbang
- Ditar
- Diṅbāṅ
- Dobate
- Dubichaur
- Dubi̇̄chaur
- Duigaun
- Dumrekhada
- Durundanda
- Duruṅḍā̃ḍā
- Dāraṅ
- Gadyauli
- Gai̇̃ḍāchhāp
- Gamerang
- Geidachhap
- Ghaletar
- Ghumaune
- Goriya
- Gothdanda
- Goṭhḍā̃ḍā
- Gunbang
- Gunbāṅ
- Gundi
- Hardi
- Harrabisauni
- Hasirang
- Hattigaunda
- Hogtesh
- Honglingtar
- Hoṅliṅṭār
- Humpun
- Jhurjhure
- Jimling
- Jimliṅ
- Jitpur
- Jurbang
- Jurbāṅ
- KIrantar
- KagateDanda
- Kalidevi
- Kalitar
- Kamitar
- Kandalchuli
- Kandrangadhi
- Kandrāṅgaḍhi̇̄
- Karmichaur
- Khahare
- Khidkigaun
- Khirratar
- Khurkhure
- Koraiyapani
- Korak
- Kuchur
- Kusahani
- Kushur
- Kusum
- Kusun
- Kyansirang
- Kālopāni̇̄
- Lagdak
- Laisirang
- Lalpur
- Landrang
- Lapakhai
- Lapang
- Lapāṅ
- Laugaun
- Laugāũ
- Loling
- Loli̇̄ṅ
- Lyanling
- Lyāṅliṅ
- Madane
- Madawabhar
- Madbas
- Magrani
- Mahal
- Mahaltandi
- Mahalṭā̃ḍi̇̄
- Mahādevtār
- Mahādevṭār
- Mainatar
- Mairang
- Mairāṅ
- Makarani
- Martal
- Maski
- Metangkalau
- Metāṅkalau
- Mini Bajar
- Muling
- Muliṅ
- Nabirtar
- Nalantar
- Nawalpur
- Naya Gaun
- Nayan Basti
- Nayā̃ Gāũ
- Padhariya
- Pakhribas
- Pampagaun
- Panchamidanda
- Parbatbasti
- Parewakot
- Parkhal
- Pauwari
- Phasrang
- Phulauriya
- Phāsrāṅ
- Pipaltar
- Piple
- Pohek
- Pokhari
- Polkim
- Polking
- Polkiṅ
- Prasauni
- Pratappur
- Purwari
- Pyaridhap
- Rampur
- Rampurtandi
- Rapti
- Rasauli
- Rekap
- Richarang
- Sachuding
- Sagari
- Sainikgaun
- Saktisal
- Samitar
- Samrang
- Sarling
- Shakti̇̄sāl
- Shikaritar
- Shikhardanda
- Shisanghari
- Shivapur
- Shivapur Chowk
- Shyamrang
- Simaldanda
- Simara
- Sirkot
- Sisabas
- Sixgroup
- Sukumbasitol
- Surkandi
- Sāmrāṅ
- Tarchan
- Tarebang
- Thakaltar
- Thakuri Bhanjyan
- Thamtar
- Threegroup
- Tintal
- Triwa
- Tārebāṅ
- Wakdhak
- Waswang
- Wāswāṇ
- Yaurali
- Yuling
- Yuliṅ
- Ā̃ppāni̇̄
- Ā̃pṭār
- Ḍuḍi̇̄gāũ
- Ḍā̃ḍāgāũ

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).

## Landscape and landmarks of Rapti

Named natural and historic features inside Rapti, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

11 rivers and streams.

- Ghegari̇̄ Kholā
- Juwā Kholā
- Khahare Kholā
- Khāni̇̄ Kholā
- Kāli̇̄ Kholā
- Kālo Kholā
- Purwāri̇̄ Kholā
- Reuti̇̄ Kholā
- Ḍhāḍ Kholā
- Ḍumre Kholso
- Ḍāṅḍuṅe Kholā

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Kāgate Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,828 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Rapti and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chitawan District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (13 °C), after allowing for this place being about 396 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,331 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (363 mm) and the driest Nov (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to April**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 13 13 

Feb 16 20 

Mar 22 24 

Apr 27 38 

May 29 104 

Jun 29 220 

Jul 26 363 

Aug 25 281 

Sep 24 202 

Oct 22 57 

Nov 18 3 

Dec 14 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rapti

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Naba Deep Polyclinic · Rapti 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.59978&mlon=84.64359#map=17/27.59978/84.64359) 

Bank Sanima Bank · Rapti 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.60145&mlon=84.64457#map=17/27.60145/84.64457) 

ATM Himalayan Bank · Ratnanagar 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.58171&mlon=84.49451#map=17/27.58171/84.49451) 

Petrol pump Baba fuel center · Rapti 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.60176&mlon=84.64198#map=17/27.60176/84.64198) 

Hotel Unique Restaurant and Lodge · Rapti 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.60084&mlon=84.64466#map=17/27.60084/84.64466) 

Mall Save Supermarket · Ratnanagar 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.62264&mlon=84.51020#map=17/27.62264/84.51020) 

School Shree Shubhashanti Rastriya Adharbhut Vidyalaya · Kalika 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.66793&mlon=84.64539#map=17/27.66793/84.64539) 

College Department of Plant Science, NSS, Tandi · Khairahani 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.59076&mlon=84.60743#map=17/27.59076/84.60743) 

Police station Ayush Dhital's Home · Khairahani 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.60525&mlon=84.56921#map=17/27.60525/84.56921) 

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 Rapti

Places mapped inside Rapti in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals2
- Banks8
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels3
- Schools31
- Restaurants2

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 municipalities in Chitawan District

- Bharatpur
- Chitawan
- Ichchha Kamana
- Kalika
- Khairahani
- Madi
- Ratnanagar

## Quick answers

- Where is Rapti?In Chitawan District, Bagmati Province, Nepal
- What borders Rapti?Benighat Rorang, Chitawan, Chitawan, Kalika, Khairahani, Manahari and Raksirang
- How many villages are in Rapti?242 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Rapti?Settlements lie between 209 m and 1,708 m
- What is the highest point in Rapti?Kāgate Ḍā̃ḍā (1,828 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Rapti?October to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rapti?Naba Deep Polyclinic, about 5.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rapti?Sanima Bank, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rapti?Himalayan Bank, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rapti?Baba fuel center, about 5.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Rapti?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Rapti?8 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Rapti?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Rapti?NP0335304 (OCHA common operational dataset)