# Balephi Municipality, Sindhupalchok District, Bagmati Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/balephi/

Municipality · Sindhupalchok District 

# Balephi

Balephi is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Sindhupalchok District, Bagmati Province. It covers **61.6 km²**. 73 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 36 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 61.6km²
- 36mapped services
- 1,076 mtypical elevation

## Where is Balephi?

Balephi lies in [Sindhupalchok District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/), [Bagmati Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Bahrabise](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/bahrabise/), [Choutara Sangachowkgadhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/choutara-sangachowkgadhi/), [Jugal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/jugal/), [Sunkoshi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/sunkoshi/) and [Tripurasundari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/tripurasundari/). By area it is the 630th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 2.5% of [Sindhupalchok District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/). The centre of Balephi is about 48 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.7866° N, 85.8024° 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 Balephi

Open gazetteers list **73 villages, towns and localities** in Balephi. Settlements here lie between about 690 m and 2,129 m above sea level (median 1,076 m).

- Adhamara
- Adheri
- Badarpa
- Balefi
- Balephi
- Baluwa
- Bansā̃ghu
- Baramchi
- Bhadaure
- Binjel
- Birta Jyamire
- Bisteswar
- Bisteswara
- Bokse
- Byase
- Byā̃se
- Chanaute
- Chilaune
- Chimlin
- Chimlinbesi
- Chimling
- Chiuribot
- Dadagau
- Dadagaun
- Dhade
- Dhuskot
- Dhuskot Banche
- Dumrichaur
- Gahate
- Gurdum
- Jagare
- Jalbari
- Jalbire
- Jogidada
- Jogidanda
- Kabre
- Kalleri
- Karangaira
- Kattike
- Kattike Bhanjyang
- Kerabari
- Khadichaur
- Khadkagaun
- Khamare
- Khatarbesi
- Kothe
- Kubinde
- Lamosagun
- Lapse
- Lāmosā̃gu
- Makha
- Mā̃khā
- Naubise
- Nibuwabote
- Okhreni
- Paharigaun
- Paire
- Pepta
- Phalāmsāngu
- Phulping Danda
- Phulpingkot
- Phulpinkot
- Ranitarbesi
- Shermatan
- Simalbote
- Simle
- Tatindada
- Tatindanda
- Tinghare
- Upallo Chimlin
- Upallo Chimling
- Ḍānḍe
- Ḍā̃ḍāgāũ

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 Balephi

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Barāmchi̇̄ Kholā
- Bokse Kholā
- Dhārke Kholā
- Kubhiṇḍe Kholā
- Naubise Kholā
- Tipliṅ Kholā
- Ãdheri̇̄ 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 Balephi and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Sindhupalchok District, the warmest month is Jul (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (4 °C), after allowing for this place being about 421 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 4 9 

Feb 6 15 

Mar 9 20 

Apr 13 31 

May 15 71 

Jun 18 128 

Jul 18 219 

Aug 17 193 

Sep 16 127 

Oct 12 37 

Nov 9 4 

Dec 6 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Balephi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sindhu Sadabahar Hospital · Sunkoshi 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.75408&mlon=85.82963#map=17/27.75408/85.82963) 

Bank Kubinde Milk Production Cooperative Ltd. · Choutara Sangachowkgadhi 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.77467&mlon=85.75967#map=17/27.77467/85.75967) 

ATM Budepa/Piskar Bus Park · Bahrabise 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.78639&mlon=85.89980#map=17/27.78639/85.89980) 

Petrol pump Gaurishankar Oil Store · Lisankhu Pakhar 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.70894&mlon=85.88121#map=17/27.70894/85.88121) 

Hotel Agro Village Resort & Farm · Balephi 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.75604&mlon=85.84470#map=17/27.75604/85.84470) 

Mall New Shakya Shopping Center · Choutara Sangachowkgadhi 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.77327&mlon=85.71696#map=17/27.77327/85.71696) 

School Shree Mangalamai Primary School · Balephi 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.77825&mlon=85.79904#map=17/27.77825/85.79904) 

College Chautara Multiple Campus · Choutara Sangachowkgadhi 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.77135&mlon=85.72550#map=17/27.77135/85.72550) 

Police station Lamosanghu Police Station · Balephi 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.75617&mlon=85.84568#map=17/27.75617/85.84568) 

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 Balephi

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

- Hotels1
- Schools34
- 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 Sindhupalchok District

- Bahrabise
- Bhotekoshi
- Choutara Sangachowkgadhi
- Helambu
- Indrawoti
- Jugal
- Lisankhu Pakhar
- Melamchi
- Panchpokhari Thangpal
- Sunkoshi
- Tripurasundari

## Quick answers

- Where is Balephi?In Sindhupalchok District, Bagmati Province, Nepal
- What borders Balephi?Bahrabise, Choutara Sangachowkgadhi, Jugal, Sunkoshi and Tripurasundari
- How many villages are in Balephi?73 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Balephi?Settlements lie between 690 m and 2,129 m
- What is the best time to visit Balephi?April to May and October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Balephi?Sindhu Sadabahar Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Balephi?Kubinde Milk Production Cooperative Ltd., about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Balephi?Budepa/Piskar Bus Park, about 9.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balephi?Gaurishankar Oil Store, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Balephi?NP0323406 (OCHA common operational dataset)