# Naukunda Municipality, Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province

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Municipality · Rasuwa District 

# Naukunda

Naukunda is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province. It covers **116.3 km²**. 69 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 26 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 116km²
- 26mapped services
- 1,642 mtypical elevation

## Where is Naukunda?

Naukunda lies in [Rasuwa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/), [Bagmati Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Gosaikunda](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/gosaikunda/), [Kalika](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/kalika/), [Langtang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/langtang/), [Suryagadhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/suryagadhi/) and [Tadi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/tadi/). By area it is the 414th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 7.8% of [Rasuwa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/). The centre of Naukunda is about 35 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.0190° N, 85.3010° 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 Naukunda

Open gazetteers list **69 villages, towns and localities** in Naukunda. Settlements here lie between about 837 m and 2,680 m above sea level (median 1,642 m).

- Anpchaur
- Arukharka
- Bachcha
- Badahare
- Bas Bhanjyang
- Betang
- Bhanjyangdanda
- Bhañjyāṅḍā̃ḍā
- Bhorle
- Bramang
- Brāmāṅ
- Chenchettol
- Chhap
- Chitigaun
- Choreje
- Chyupar Khola
- Danuswanra
- Danuswara
- Deuralidanda
- Dhuseni
- Dihiswanra
- Doglāng
- Doklang
- Doklāṅ
- Ekpakhe
- Ghalegaun
- Ghangbar
- Ghichet
- Ghichet Ghattelung
- Ghormu
- Ghāṅbar
- Guisa
- Gurungaun
- Kapthali
- Khalchet
- Komu
- Kulswanra
- Lambu
- Larchyang
- Mandanda
- Manduchet
- Mere
- Naukunda
- Nawalpur
- Niraku Bhanjyang
- Parchyang
- Patikharka
- Phamchet
- Rupsepani
- Rupsepāni̇̄
- Sangachaur
- Sangyul
- Sano Bhorle
- Saramthali
- Sarsin
- Sarsyu
- Singbandi
- Singmali
- Sisneri
- Siṅbandi̇̄
- Siṅmāli̇̄
- Thangdor
- Thangsen Yubra
- Thāṅdor
- Upallotar
- Yarsa
- Yubra
- Yurba
- Yārsā

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 Naukunda

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Doklāṅ Kholā
- Ekle Kuṇḍ
- Kelāṅ Kholā
- Lāmbu Kholā

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Mountain Airport

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 Naukunda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Rasuwa District, the warmest month is Jul (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jan (3 °C), after allowing for this place being about 341 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 858 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (219 mm) and the driest Nov (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to May and October**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 3 9 

Feb 5 15 

Mar 8 20 

Apr 12 31 

May 15 71 

Jun 17 128 

Jul 17 219 

Aug 17 193 

Sep 15 127 

Oct 11 37 

Nov 8 4 

Dec 5 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Naukunda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rasuwa Hospital, Rasuwa · Gosaikunda 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.07161&mlon=85.32312#map=17/28.07161/85.32312) 

Bank Rasuwa · Kalika 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.99660&mlon=85.20405#map=17/27.99660/85.20405) 

ATM Sunrise Bank ATM · Budhanilkhantha 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.77640&mlon=85.36186#map=17/27.77640/85.36186) 

Petrol pump Gantabya Petrol Pump · Kalika 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.99320&mlon=85.20377#map=17/27.99320/85.20377) 

Hotel Mini Gosaikunda hotel and lodge · Gosaikunda 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.09772&mlon=85.31976#map=17/28.09772/85.31976) 

Mall Hattigauda Commercial Complex · Budhanilkhantha 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.75677&mlon=85.34921#map=17/27.75677/85.34921) 

School Shree Nawa Jeevan Pra Vi · Naukunda 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.01479&mlon=85.30372#map=17/28.01479/85.30372) 

College Shree Kalika Himalaya Higher School · Kalika 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.99747&mlon=85.20555#map=17/27.99747/85.20555) 

Police station Passenger & public help desk · Kalika 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.99639&mlon=85.20371#map=17/27.99639/85.20371) 

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 Naukunda

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

- Schools26

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 Rasuwa District

- Aamachhodingmo
- Gosaikunda
- Kalika
- Uttargaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Naukunda?In Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province, Nepal
- What borders Naukunda?Gosaikunda, Kalika, Langtang, Suryagadhi and Tadi
- How many villages are in Naukunda?69 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Naukunda?Settlements lie between 837 m and 2,680 m
- What is the best time to visit Naukunda?April to May and October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Naukunda?Rasuwa Hospital, Rasuwa, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Naukunda?Rasuwa, about 9.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Naukunda?Sunrise Bank ATM, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Naukunda?Gantabya Petrol Pump, about 10.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Naukunda?NP0329405 (OCHA common operational dataset)