# Panchpokhari Thangpal Municipality, Sindhupalchok District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/panchpokhari-thangpal/

Municipality · Sindhupalchok District 

# Panchpokhari Thangpal

Panchpokhari Thangpal is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Sindhupalchok District, Bagmati Province. It covers **436.2 km²**. 142 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 43 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 436km²
- 43mapped services
- 1,814 mtypical elevation

## Where is Panchpokhari Thangpal?

Panchpokhari Thangpal 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: [Gosaikunda](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/gosaikunda/), [Helambu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/helambu/), [Indrawoti](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/indrawoti/), [Jugal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/jugal/) and [Melamchi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/melamchi/). By area it is the 65th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 17.5% of [Sindhupalchok District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/). The centre of Panchpokhari Thangpal is about 47 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.0084° N, 85.6488° 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 Panchpokhari Thangpal

Open gazetteers list **142 villages, towns and localities** in Panchpokhari Thangpal. Settlements here lie between about 911 m and 3,695 m above sea level (median 1,814 m).

- Amdunge
- Ange
- BASNET TOLE
- Bakang
- Bakangghyang
- Bakāṅ
- Bakāṅghyān
- Baluwa
- Bangdang
- Banskharka
- Barutol
- Baruwa
- Bhennajet
- Bhirkuna
- Bhotang
- Bhote Namlang
- Bhumthan
- Bolgaun
- Bāṅdāṅ
- Chhepar
- Chhyangsa Marphu
- Chilaune
- Chimti
- Dalegaun
- Dandamaran
- Dangaduba
- Dhap
- Dhingdhingchet
- Dhiṅndhiṅchet
- Gangkharka
- Gangkhor
- Gankharka
- Ghyang
- Ghyantol
- Gobre
- Grangpang
- Granpang
- Grāṅpāṅ
- Gunsakot
- Gyalasing
- Gyalsing
- Gyālsiṅ
- Gāṅkhor
- Hotangbrang
- Hotāṅbrāṅ
- Hutungrang Bhaunjyang
- Hutuṅrāṅ Bhañjyāṅ
- Jalmarang
- Jarmang
- Jatan
- Jatanthala
- Jāmrāṅ
- Kagchet
- Kamigaun
- Kamitol
- Kaphale
- Kaushila
- Kerabari
- Khaire
- Khalangatar
- Khaldekholagaun
- Khanaltol
- Khasreghyang
- Komrang
- Komrāṅ
- Kotgau Thatidada
- Kotgaun
- Kotnamlang
- Ksumti
- Kyayung
- Kyāyuṅ
- Lagang
- Lagangghyang
- Lagāṅghyāṅ
- Langarche
- Lapse
- Larke
- Lekkharka
- Magang
- Majheegang
- Majhuwa
- Makaimarang
- Mandigaun
- Manekharka
- Mangnewa
- Masingpakha
- Maṅnewā
- Momsang
- Momsāṅ
- Mugugaug
- Mugugāũ
- Māgāṅ
- Mājhi̇̄gāṅ
- Nagi Dada
- Nagighyang
- Nangedanda
- Narbhir
- Nasim
- Newartol
- Nāsimāti̇̄
- Okhreni
- Pakughyang
- Palghyang
- Panchpokhari Thangpal
- Pangdang
- Paragang
- Pendar Kholā
- Plengthang
- Pleṅthāṅ
- Puranogaun
- Pārāgāṅ
- Raithane
- Ribarma
- Sepgaun
- Shalmi
- Simpani
- Sindhupalchok
- Singgarchyat
- Siyanle
- Siṅgarchyāt
- Sunchaur
- Sunkhani
- Taletule
- Tar
- Tayagaun
- Tengsingchet
- Teṅsiṅchet
- Thalcho
- Thalchok
- Thaldanda
- Thalo
- Thangpal
- Thangpalkot
- Thulo Bhotang
- Tin Dhara
- Tipeni
- Tomsang
- Tomsāṅ
- Wachelidanda
- Yangri
- Yarsa
- काफ्ले टोल

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 Panchpokhari Thangpal

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

### Water

27 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Chhepāre Kholā
- Chyāngrāṅ Kholā
- Ghaṭṭe Kholā
- Gyālsiṅ Kholā
- Hā̃ḍi̇̄ Kholā
- Hā̃ḍi̇̄ Kholā
- Khālḍe Kholā
- Kṣumti̇̄ Kholā
- Lāpse Kholā
- Lārke Kholā
- Lārkyāp Kholā
- Mahābir Kholā
- Mahādev Kholā
- Maklāṅ Kholā
- Māikhalka Kholā
- Māṅsyor Kholā
- Nyāltumbā Kholā
- Nāmlāṅ Kholā
- Nāṅsāl Kholā
- Panch Pokhari̇̄
- Patri̇̄ Kholā
- Phandalā Kholā
- Pārāgāṅ Kholā
- Sā̃gu Kholā

…and 4 more.

### Hills and mountains

3 mountain passes.

- Kāṅjā Lā · 5,480 m
- Kāṅjā Lā · 5,310 m
- Hile Bhañjyāṅ · 3,679 m

### Forests and nature

2 parks.

- Lāṅṭāṅ National Park
- Lāṅṭāṅ National Park

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 Panchpokhari Thangpal and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Sindhupalchok District, the warmest month is Jul (average 13 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-1 °C), after allowing for this place being about 317 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). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -1 9 

Feb 1 15 

Mar 4 20 

Apr 8 31 

May 11 71 

Jun 13 128 

Jul 13 219 

Aug 13 193 

Sep 11 127 

Oct 7 37 

Nov 4 4 

Dec 1 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Panchpokhari Thangpal

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dhulikhel Hospital Outreach Centre, Manekharka · Panchpokhari Thangpal 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.93759&mlon=85.65195#map=17/27.93759/85.65195) 

Bank Bishnulaxmi Krishi sahakari sanstha · Melamchi 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.87094&mlon=85.59261#map=17/27.87094/85.59261) 

ATM Nepal Bank Ltd. Melamchi Branch
नेपाल बैंक · Melamchi 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.82748&mlon=85.57371#map=17/27.82748/85.57371) 

Petrol pump salambu devi · Shankharapur 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.72886&mlon=85.44857#map=17/27.72886/85.44857) 

Hotel Chyomuthang Resort Ama Yangri · Panchpokhari Thangpal 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.01994&mlon=85.60487#map=17/28.01994/85.60487) 

Mall New Shakya Shopping Center · Choutara Sangachowkgadhi 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.77327&mlon=85.71696#map=17/27.77327/85.71696) 

School Pra V Chhimti · Panchpokhari Thangpal 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.97947&mlon=85.65628#map=17/27.97947/85.65628) 

College Chautara Multiple Campus · Choutara Sangachowkgadhi 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.81238&mlon=85.69257#map=17/27.81238/85.69257) 

Police station District Police Office, Sindhupalchwok Nepal · Choutara Sangachowkgadhi 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.77574&mlon=85.71259#map=17/27.77574/85.71259) 

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 Panchpokhari Thangpal

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

- Hospitals2
- Hotels6
- Schools35

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Panchpokhari Thangpal?In Sindhupalchok District, Bagmati Province, Nepal
- What borders Panchpokhari Thangpal?Gosaikunda, Helambu, Indrawoti, Jugal and Melamchi
- How many villages are in Panchpokhari Thangpal?142 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Panchpokhari Thangpal?Settlements lie between 911 m and 3,695 m
- What is the highest point in Panchpokhari Thangpal?Kāṅjā Lā (5,480 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Panchpokhari Thangpal?May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Panchpokhari Thangpal?Dhulikhel Hospital Outreach Centre, Manekharka, about 7.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Panchpokhari Thangpal?Bishnulaxmi Krishi sahakari sanstha, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Panchpokhari Thangpal?Nepal Bank Ltd. Melamchi Branch नेपाल बैंक, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panchpokhari Thangpal?salambu devi, about 37 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Panchpokhari Thangpal?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Panchpokhari Thangpal?NP0323402 (OCHA common operational dataset)