# Mahankal Municipality, Lalitpur District, Bagmati Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/lalitpur/mahankal/

Municipality · Lalitpur District 

# Mahankal

Mahankal is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Lalitpur District, Bagmati Province. It covers **82.4 km²**. 77 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 82.4km²
- 9mapped services
- 1,649 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mahankal?

Mahankal lies in [Lalitpur District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/lalitpur/), [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/), [Bagmati](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/lalitpur/bagmati/), [Bethanchowk](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kavrepalanchok/bethanchowk/), [Khanikhola](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kavrepalanchok/khanikhola/), [Konjyosom](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/lalitpur/konjyosom/) and [Panauti](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kavrepalanchok/panauti/). By area it is the 559th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 20.8% of [Lalitpur District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/lalitpur/). The centre of Mahankal is about 26 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.4757° N, 85.4011° 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 Mahankal

Open gazetteers list **77 villages, towns and localities** in Mahankal. Settlements here lie between about 526 m and 2,183 m above sea level (median 1,649 m).

- Alaudada
- Alaudanda
- Antedada
- Antedanda
- Batase
- Batasedada
- Batasedanda
- Bhairthum
- Bhartekhur
- Bolde
- Bukhel
- Chandanpur
- Chandevi
- Cheparedada
- Cheparedanda
- Chirdanda
- Chyandada
- Chyandanda
- Chyulidanda
- Devidanda
- Dhamidanda
- Dhāmi̇̄ḍā̃ḍā
- Dimdimdada
- Dimdimdanda
- Dudilabot
- Dudulabot
- Durlung
- Durluṅ
- Golechhapra
- Gotikhel
- Gulmarāṅ
- Gumarang
- Gurudumdada
- Jhapakthali
- Jyamirdanda
- Kahekhel
- Kanidanda
- Kapiram
- Kataban
- Katuwan
- Kebaldada
- Kebaldanda
- Khanidada
- Khanidanda
- Khasroghari
- Khorbhanjyan
- Khorbhanjyang
- Kāni̇̄ḍā̃ḍā
- Lamrang
- Lāmrāṅ
- Mahankal
- Manikhel
- Nakandol
- Namandanda
- Namangdol
- Namaṅḍol
- Nasurkhel
- Pakha Bukhel
- Parato
- Puranogau
- Puranogaun
- Ringindada
- Ringindanda
- Shrichaur
- Sikharthum
- Siligedanda
- Siliṅgeḍā̃ḍā
- Simtardanda
- Siswan
- Solithum
- Sri̇̄chaur
- Tallo Kataban
- Thaldada
- Thaldanda
- Thālḍā̃ḍā
- Todkedanda
- Twakhar

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 Mahankal

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

### Water

10 rivers and streams.

- Balde Kholā
- Deutā Kholā
- Durluṅ Kholā
- Gimdā Kholā
- Goṭi̇̄khēl Kholā
- Gumrāṅ Kholā
- Haṅimha Kholā
- Khāni̇̄ Kholā
- Namaṅ Kholā
- Sisne 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 Mahankal and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Lalitpur District, the warmest month is Jun (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (10 °C), after allowing for this place being about 227 m higher 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 **February to May and October to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 10 10 

Feb 12 17 

Mar 17 21 

Apr 21 37 

May 23 89 

Jun 23 170 

Jul 22 280 

Aug 21 238 

Sep 20 169 

Oct 18 45 

Nov 14 3 

Dec 11 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahankal

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Manikhel Hospital · Mahankal 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.51393&mlon=85.39047#map=17/27.51393/85.39047) 

Bank shree nari chetana sahakari · Bethanchowk 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.52407&mlon=85.47835#map=17/27.52407/85.47835) 

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

Petrol pump Tikabhairab Oil Store · Godawari 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.57160&mlon=85.31109#map=17/27.57160/85.31109) 

Hotel Coop Resort · Mahankal 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49415&mlon=85.38839#map=17/27.49415/85.38839) 

Mall Butwal City Center · Mahankal 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49759&mlon=85.38177#map=17/27.49759/85.38177) 

School Mahankal Secondary School · Mahankal 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49540&mlon=85.38925#map=17/27.49540/85.38925) 

College CM College Baluwatar · Panauti 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.55693&mlon=85.41857#map=17/27.55693/85.41857) 

Police station police · Bethanchowk 9.3 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 Mahankal

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels4
- Shopping malls1
- Schools2
- Pharmacies1

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 Lalitpur District

- Bagmati
- Godawari
- Konjyosom
- Lalitpur
- Mahalaxmi

## Quick answers

- Where is Mahankal?In Lalitpur District, Bagmati Province, Nepal
- What borders Mahankal?Bagmati, Bagmati, Bethanchowk, Khanikhola, Konjyosom and Panauti
- How many villages are in Mahankal?77 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mahankal?Settlements lie between 526 m and 2,183 m
- What is the best time to visit Mahankal?February to May and October to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mahankal?Manikhel Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mahankal?shree nari chetana sahakari, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mahankal?Samudayik ATM, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahankal?Tikabhairab Oil Store, about 14 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Mahankal?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mahankal?NP0325403 (OCHA common operational dataset)