# Bhotekoshi Municipality, Sindhupalchok District – Villages

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

Municipality · Sindhupalchok District 

# Bhotekoshi

Bhotekoshi is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Sindhupalchok District, Bagmati Province. It covers **278.1 km²**. 80 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 34 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 278km²
- 34mapped services
- 2,047 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bhotekoshi?

Bhotekoshi lies in [Sindhupalchok District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/), [Bagmati Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Bahrabise](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/bahrabise/), [Bigu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dolakha/bigu/) and [Jugal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/jugal/). By area it is the 119th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 11.2% of [Sindhupalchok District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/). The centre of Bhotekoshi is about 63 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.9331° N, 85.9064° 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 Bhotekoshi

Open gazetteers list **80 villages, towns and localities** in Bhotekoshi. The largest with a recorded population: Kodāri̇̄ (1,600). Settlements here lie between about 1,226 m and 4,251 m above sea level (median 2,047 m).

- Anthali
- Bagaam
- Bagam
- Baldun
- Baldung
- Bheḍekharka
- Bhotekoshi
- Bhulbhule
- Bimbu
- Bokchen
- Bālḍuṅ
- Chaku
- Chhagam
- Chhahara
- Chhetang
- Chhetāṅ
- Chhyansing
- Chhyasa
- Chyambenesa
- Dablang
- Dharapani
- Dhumithan
- Dhumithang
- Dinthang
- Dinthāṅ
- Dudhile
- Duguna
- Golche
- Gumba
- Hindi
- Jhirpu
- Kanlan
- Kanlang
- Kaule
- Khadku
- Khukundol
- Kodāri̇̄
- Kongsu
- Koṅsu
- Kāṅlāṅ
- Lampate
- Larcha
- Lipiṅ
- Listi
- Mandre
- Marming
- Marmiṅ Jyāṅdāṅ
- Miteri̇̄sā̃gu
- Mukti Chhyasa
- Mārmiṅ
- Namtan
- Narayanthan
- Paku
- Palāti̇̄ Jyāṅdāṅ
- Panlang
- Pansirpu
- Panthali
- Phulping
- Phulpingkatti
- Phulpiṅ
- Pokhari
- Pāṅlāṅ
- Sakhuwa
- Sapukhane
- Sarmasing
- Sildum
- Silinkatti
- Sontasi
- Tartun
- Tasithan
- Tatopani
- Tinchalnedanda
- Toplyang
- Toplyāṅ
- Tusare
- Tyanthaly
- Tā̃sithān
- Yarmala
- Ḍāblāṅ
- Ṭyāṅthali̇̄

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 Bhotekoshi

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

### Water

9 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Bhairav Kuṇḍ
- Bhairavkuṇḍ Kholā
- Chhyāsāa Kholā
- Chāku Kholā
- Juṅrimbā Kholā
- Kharāne Kholā
- Khukunḍol Kholā
- Lipiṅ Kholā
- Somthāṅ Kholā
- Thāltokunā 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 Bhotekoshi and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Sindhupalchok District, the warmest month is Jul (average 11 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-2 °C), after allowing for this place being about 550 m higher 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). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -2 9 

Feb -1 15 

Mar 3 20 

Apr 6 31 

May 9 71 

Jun 11 128 

Jul 11 219 

Aug 11 193 

Sep 9 127 

Oct 6 37 

Nov 2 4 

Dec -1 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bhotekoshi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Health Post · Jugal 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.01859&mlon=85.78682#map=17/28.01859/85.78682) 

Bank Sindhu Container SACCOS · Bahrabise 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.79536&mlon=85.89659#map=17/27.79536/85.89659) 

ATM Himalayan Bank ATM · Bahrabise 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.78714&mlon=85.89998#map=17/27.78714/85.89998) 

Petrol pump Gaurishankar Oil Store · Lisankhu Pakhar 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.70894&mlon=85.88121#map=17/27.70894/85.88121) 

Hotel Himalayan guest house singa tatopani myagdi 9847746643/9816403377 · Bhotekoshi 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.95000&mlon=85.93330#map=17/27.95000/85.93330) 

Mall New Shakya Shopping Center · Choutara Sangachowkgadhi 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.77327&mlon=85.71696#map=17/27.77327/85.71696) 

School Shri Bhumachaur Primary School · Bhotekoshi 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.91924&mlon=85.91520#map=17/27.91924/85.91520) 

College Araniko college · Bahrabise 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.78011&mlon=85.89518#map=17/27.78011/85.89518) 

Police station Police checkpoint · Bahrabise 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.79561&mlon=85.89632#map=17/27.79561/85.89632) 

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 Bhotekoshi

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

- Hotels7
- Schools27

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Bhotekoshi?In Sindhupalchok District, Bagmati Province, Nepal
- What borders Bhotekoshi?Bahrabise, Bigu and Jugal
- How many villages are in Bhotekoshi?80 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bhotekoshi?Settlements lie between 1,226 m and 4,251 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bhotekoshi?Health Post, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bhotekoshi?Sindhu Container SACCOS, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bhotekoshi?Himalayan Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bhotekoshi?Gaurishankar Oil Store, about 25 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bhotekoshi?NP0323404 (OCHA common operational dataset)