# Uttargaya Municipality, Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/uttargaya/ Municipality · Rasuwa District # Uttargaya Uttargaya is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province. It covers **118.4 km²**. 44 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 118km² - 21mapped services - 1,332 mtypical elevation ## Where is Uttargaya? Uttargaya lies in [Rasuwa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/), [Bagmati Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Aamachhodingmo](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/aamachhodingmo/), [Bidur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/bidur/), [Gosaikunda](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/gosaikunda/), [Kalika](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/kalika/), [Khaniyabas](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dhading/khaniyabas/), [Kispang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/kispang/) and [Rubi Valley](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dhading/rubi-valley/). By area it is the 404th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 7.9% of [Rasuwa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/). The centre of Uttargaya is about 43 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.0709° N, 85.1828° 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 Uttargaya Open gazetteers list **44 villages, towns and localities** in Uttargaya. Settlements here lie between about 610 m and 2,193 m above sea level (median 1,332 m). - Banuwa - Bhalayadanda - Bhumenthān - Bhumethan - Boketar - Chipleti - Choktar - Dandagaun - Dharna bhadaure - Dhunge - Diyale - Gogane - Gogne - Gomchet - Jagatedanda - Jharkaleri - Kainchaltar - Karmetar - Karmidanda - Karmidandagaun - Karumaryang - Katunje - Khadku - Kuwapani - Laharepauwa - Layung - Layuṅ - Lumrang - Lumrāṅ - Mailung - Mailung Dobhan - Majhgaun - Manigaun - Mani̇̄ggāũ - Naubisephat - Pairegaun - Salim Bhitta - Simle - Siruchet - Sole Bajar - Thulogaun - Tiru - Upallo Pauwa - Uttargaya 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 Uttargaya Named natural and historic features inside Uttargaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Bhā̃ge Kholā - Kāmluṅ Kholā - Mailuṅ Kholā - Nyām Nyām Kholā - Salākhu Kholā ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain pass. - Khurpuḍā̃ḍā Pass · 3,698 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 Uttargaya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rasuwa District, the warmest month is Jul (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jan (5 °C), after allowing for this place being about 651 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 **March to May and October to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 5 9 Feb 7 15 Mar 10 20 Apr 14 31 May 17 71 Jun 19 128 Jul 19 219 Aug 19 193 Sep 17 127 Oct 13 37 Nov 10 4 Dec 7 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Uttargaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kalika Community Hospital · Kalika 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.99389&mlon=85.20346#map=17/27.99389/85.20346) Bank Rasuwa · Kalika 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.99660&mlon=85.20405#map=17/27.99660/85.20405) ATM Sunrise Bank ATM · Budhanilkhantha 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.77640&mlon=85.36186#map=17/27.77640/85.36186) Petrol pump Gantabya Petrol Pump · Kalika 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.99320&mlon=85.20377#map=17/27.99320/85.20377) Hotel Uttar · Kispang 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.03147&mlon=85.09315#map=17/28.03147/85.09315) Mall Bluestar Complex · Nilkhantha 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.92820&mlon=84.89536#map=17/27.92820/84.89536) School Shree Ganesh Pra Vi · Uttargaya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.07128&mlon=85.19913#map=17/28.07128/85.19913) College Phikuri Multiple Campus · Kispang 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.00272&mlon=85.16583#map=17/28.00272/85.16583) Police station Passenger & public help desk · Kalika 8.5 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 Uttargaya Places mapped inside Uttargaya in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools19 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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 - Naukunda ## Quick answers - Where is Uttargaya?In Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province, Nepal - What borders Uttargaya?Aamachhodingmo, Bidur, Gosaikunda, Kalika, Khaniyabas, Kispang and Rubi Valley - How many villages are in Uttargaya?44 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Uttargaya?Settlements lie between 610 m and 2,193 m - What is the highest point in Uttargaya?Khurpuḍā̃ḍā Pass (3,698 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Uttargaya?March to May and October to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Uttargaya?Kalika Community Hospital, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Uttargaya?Rasuwa, about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Uttargaya?Sunrise Bank ATM, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uttargaya?Gantabya Petrol Pump, about 8.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Uttargaya?NP0329403 (OCHA common operational dataset)