# Kalinchowk Municipality, Dolakha District, Bagmati Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dolakha/kalinchowk/

Municipality · Dolakha District 

# Kalinchowk

Kalinchowk is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Dolakha District, Bagmati Province. It covers **132.4 km²**. 111 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 79 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 132km²
- 79mapped services
- 1,713 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kalinchowk?

Kalinchowk lies in [Dolakha District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dolakha/), [Bagmati Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Bahrabise](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/bahrabise/), [Baiteshwor](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dolakha/baiteshwor/), [Bhimeshwor](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dolakha/bhimeshwor/), [Bigu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dolakha/bigu/), [Gaurishankar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dolakha/gaurishankar/) and [Tripurasundari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/tripurasundari/). By area it is the 348th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 6.2% of [Dolakha District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dolakha/). The centre of Kalinchowk is about 76 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.7491° N, 86.0939° 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 Kalinchowk

Open gazetteers list **111 villages, towns and localities** in Kalinchowk. Settlements here lie between about 955 m and 3,411 m above sea level (median 1,713 m).

- Babare
- Banchare
- Begumpa
- Bengpa
- Benpa
- Beṅpā
- Bhadaure
- Bhumisthan
- Bhumisthangaun
- Bhuteli
- Bismure
- Bojeni
- Budilose
- Budḍekhāni̇̄
- Chapleṭi̇̄
- Chaughara
- Chhakarbu
- Chihanegaun
- Chisapani
- Chiurikharka
- Dadagau
- Damba
- Dandagaun
- Dandakharka
- Dharapani
- Dharmathali
- Dhinda Kaule
- Dhusikharka
- Dorpa
- Dumkot
- Gahateri
- Ghyang Karamthali
- Godung
- Goduṅ
- Gofane
- Gogane
- Golma
- Golmagaun
- Gujarpa
- Gumu
- Gumukhola Bajar
- Hilepani
- Jhamarsi
- Jukepani
- Jyamire
- Kalikathan
- Kalinchok
- Karmathali
- Khadkagaun
- Khardase
- Khurule
- Kurathali
- Kuri
- Kusawati
- Kyangdandi
- Kyangpal
- Kyanpal
- Kyāṅdaṇḍi̇̄
- Kyāṅpal
- Lakaigaun
- Lamidada
- Lamidanda
- Lapilang
- Lapse
- Lekkharka
- Liptung
- Lipṭun
- Lukuwapani
- Mahadevthan
- Majhuwa
- Makaibari
- Malepu
- Mane
- Mane Bhuteli
- Manedanda
- Marse
- Mukcha
- Namthajor
- Narimuni
- Nibara
- Okhreni
- Patagaun
- Pelegaun
- Phaparswanra
- Phedigaun
- Phusre
- Pilkhepa
- Pokhare
- Pulchok
- Puranagaun
- Putung
- Puṭuṅ
- Sakhalbu
- Saunepani
- Singati
- Singkhu
- Sinkhu
- Sisneri
- Sitka
- Siṅkhu
- Sundrawati
- Sunkhani
- Tallogaun
- Tarebhir
- Tari
- Thangmaru
- Thumka
- Thānmaru
- Topagaun
- Torikhet
- Wosimpa

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 Kalinchowk

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

### Water

12 rivers and streams.

- Bhadrāwati̇̄ Kholā
- Bākhre Kholā
- Dorpā Kholā
- Ghaṭṭe Kholā
- Ghaṭṭe Kholā
- Hurhure Kholā
- Khāre Khola
- Nāmāthali̇̄ Kholā
- Pā̃ḍe Kholā
- Rāmpā Kholā
- Shikarjuṅ Kholā
- Sumrā Kholā

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 Kalinchowk and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Dolakha District, the warmest month is Jul (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-7 °C). About 641 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (174 mm) and the driest Nov (2 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -7 6 

Feb -5 10 

Mar -2 13 

Apr 1 22 

May 5 50 

Jun 8 83 

Jul 9 174 

Aug 9 160 

Sep 7 93 

Oct 2 24 

Nov -1 2 

Dec -4 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kalinchowk

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Singati Community Hospital · Kalinchowk 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.73621&mlon=86.16060#map=17/27.73621/86.16060) 

Bank N.M.B. Micro Finance Company Limited · Bhimeshwor 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.68006&mlon=86.07461#map=17/27.68006/86.07461) 

ATM Prime Bank · Jiri 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.63642&mlon=86.22970#map=17/27.63642/86.22970) 

Petrol pump Gaurishankar Oil Store · Lisankhu Pakhar 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.70894&mlon=85.88121#map=17/27.70894/85.88121) 

Hotel Miracle View Resort · Kalinchowk 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.78933&mlon=86.08981#map=17/27.78933/86.08981) 

Mall New Shakya Shopping Center · Choutara Sangachowkgadhi 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.77327&mlon=85.71696#map=17/27.77327/85.71696) 

School Shree Gujarpa Ni Ma V · Kalinchowk 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.74276&mlon=86.08834#map=17/27.74276/86.08834) 

College Shree Gauri Shankar Campus · Bhimeshwor 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.67147&mlon=86.05017#map=17/27.67147/86.05017) 

Police station District Police Office · Bhimeshwor 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.66894&mlon=86.05021#map=17/27.66894/86.05021) 

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 Kalinchowk

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels22
- Schools56

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 Dolakha District

- Baiteshwor
- Bhimeshwor
- Bigu
- Gaurishankar
- Jiri
- Melung
- Shailung
- Tamakoshi

## Quick answers

- Where is Kalinchowk?In Dolakha District, Bagmati Province, Nepal
- What borders Kalinchowk?Bahrabise, Baiteshwor, Bhimeshwor, Bigu, Gaurishankar and Tripurasundari
- How many villages are in Kalinchowk?111 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kalinchowk?Settlements lie between 955 m and 3,411 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kalinchowk?Singati Community Hospital, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kalinchowk?N.M.B. Micro Finance Company Limited, about 7.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kalinchowk?Prime Bank, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kalinchowk?Gaurishankar Oil Store, about 21 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kalinchowk?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kalinchowk?NP0322403 (OCHA common operational dataset)