# Khanikhola Municipality, Kavrepalanchok District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kavrepalanchok/khanikhola/

Municipality · Kavrepalanchok District 

# Khanikhola

Khanikhola is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Province. It covers **131.6 km²**. 94 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 37 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 132km²
- 37mapped services
- 896 mtypical elevation

## Where is Khanikhola?

Khanikhola lies in [Kavrepalanchok District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kavrepalanchok/), [Bagmati Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Bagmati](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/makwanpur/bagmati/), [Bethanchowk](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kavrepalanchok/bethanchowk/), [Hariharpurgaghi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhuli/hariharpurgaghi/), [Mahabharat](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kavrepalanchok/mahabharat/), [Mahankal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/lalitpur/mahankal/) and [Roshi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kavrepalanchok/roshi/). By area it is the 352nd largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 9.4% of [Kavrepalanchok District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kavrepalanchok/). The centre of Khanikhola is about 35 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.4282° N, 85.4886° 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 Khanikhola

Open gazetteers list **94 villages, towns and localities** in Khanikhola. Settlements here lie between about 310 m and 1,945 m above sea level (median 896 m).

- Ahaledanda
- Anptar
- Anredanda
- Asanchuli
- Bajgaun
- Bajhgaunbesi
- Banbirta
- Bangegaun
- Banspur
- Basghari
- Beltar
- Bhantar
- Bhantarbesi
- Bhimsendandagaun
- Bhokteni
- Bhusimtar
- Bhyakure
- Boran
- Bā̃jgāũ
- Bā̃sghāri̇̄
- Chhakhutte
- Chimandanda
- Chitre
- Chokhegaun
- Dandagaun
- Dayagaun
- Dayagaunbesi
- Deupal
- Deurali
- Dhable
- Dhanamana
- Dharne
- Dobhan
- Dumre
- Ghaibari
- Ghyapdanda
- Girdim
- Hattichhera
- Hattidandagaun
- Hattisar
- Jagathali
- Jure
- Khajuli
- Khanikhola
- Khawasdanda
- Kholmadanda
- Kholmidanda
- Khor Bhanjyang
- Kiyun
- Kodokhore
- Kokti
- Kothedandagaun
- Kuspa
- Lapche
- Luiche
- Mahadevtar
- Maitar
- Majhigaun
- Mandirdanda
- Mandi̇̄ḍā̃ḍā
- Milche
- Murthum
- Nagpani
- Nawalpur
- Nigale
- Pakdol
- Pakdolgaun
- Palanchokgaun
- Panyun Bhanjyang
- Panyū Bhañjyāṅ
- Pattharchok
- Phalametar
- Phalamtar
- Phalate
- Phalā̃ṭe
- Rajaram
- Ratomate
- Saldhara
- Salme
- Salmechakal
- Sanbaldev
- Sandhaple
- Saridanda
- Satighat
- Saure
- Shrikhamba
- Simle
- Sulikot
- Sālmechākal
- Taldhunga
- Thumki
- Tinghare
- Tinkhutte
- Torki

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 Khanikhola

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

### Water

24 rivers and streams.

- Bhute Kholā
- Bhāṅṭār Kholā
- Bā̃suri̇̄ Kholā
- Bā̃ṅge Kholā
- Chakmake Kholā
- Chheḍā Kholā
- Chhāṅ Chhāṅ Kholā
- Chokhe Kholā
- Gairi̇̄ Kholā
- Gi̇̄rdim Kholā
- Hātti̇̄ḍā̃ḍā Kholā
- Jure Kholā
- Khahare Kholā
- Khajuli̇̄ Kholā
- Khani̇̄ Kholā
- Khām Kholā
- Kokhājor Kholā
- Kul Kholā
- Majuwā Kholā
- Mūl Kholā
- Pakḍol Kholā
- Palāṅchok Kholā
- Phyāṅ Kholā
- Ḍhuṭi̇̄ 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 Khanikhola and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kavrepalanchok District, the warmest month is Jun (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (14 °C), after allowing for this place being about 477 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,084 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (280 mm) and the driest Nov (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to May**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 14 10 

Feb 17 17 

Mar 21 21 

Apr 25 37 

May 27 89 

Jun 28 170 

Jul 26 280 

Aug 26 238 

Sep 25 169 

Oct 22 45 

Nov 19 3 

Dec 15 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Khanikhola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Manikhel Hospital · Mahankal 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.51393&mlon=85.39047#map=17/27.51393/85.39047) 

Bank shree nari chetana sahakari · Bethanchowk 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.52407&mlon=85.47835#map=17/27.52407/85.47835) 

ATM Samudayik ATM · Panauti 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.58684&mlon=85.51402#map=17/27.58684/85.51402) 

Petrol pump Maneshwari petrol pump · Panauti 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.58964&mlon=85.51585#map=17/27.58964/85.51585) 

Hotel Bethanchowk Village Community Homestay 1 · Bethanchowk 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.51041&mlon=85.48605#map=17/27.51041/85.48605) 

Mall Butwal City Center · Mahankal 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49759&mlon=85.38177#map=17/27.49759/85.38177) 

School Shree Mahadevsthan Lower Secondary School · Khanikhola 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.43601&mlon=85.48493#map=17/27.43601/85.48493) 

College Shree Parvati Higher Secondary School · Bethanchowk 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.52590&mlon=85.48198#map=17/27.52590/85.48198) 

Police station police · Bethanchowk 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.52410&mlon=85.47758#map=17/27.52410/85.47758) 

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 Khanikhola

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

- Schools37

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 Kavrepalanchok District

- Banepa
- Bethanchowk
- Bhumlu
- Chauri Deurali
- Dhulikhel
- Mahabharat
- Mandan Deupur
- Namobuddha
- Panauti
- Panchkhal
- Roshi
- Temal

## Quick answers

- Where is Khanikhola?In Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Province, Nepal
- What borders Khanikhola?Bagmati, Bethanchowk, Hariharpurgaghi, Mahabharat, Mahankal and Roshi
- How many villages are in Khanikhola?94 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Khanikhola?Settlements lie between 310 m and 1,945 m
- What is the best time to visit Khanikhola?October to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Khanikhola?Manikhel Hospital, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Khanikhola?shree nari chetana sahakari, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Khanikhola?Samudayik ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Khanikhola?Maneshwari petrol pump, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Khanikhola?NP0324406 (OCHA common operational dataset)