# Bhimsenthapa Municipality, Gorkha District, Gandaki Province

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Municipality · Gorkha District 

# Bhimsenthapa

Bhimsenthapa is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province. It covers **101.3 km²**. 104 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 48 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 101km²
- 48mapped services
- 858 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bhimsenthapa?

Bhimsenthapa lies in [Gorkha District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/), [Gandaki Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Aarughat](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/aarughat/), [Barpak Sulikot](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/barpak-sulikot/), [Gorkha](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/gorkha/), [Jwalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dhading/jwalamukhi/), [Shahid Lakhan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/shahid-lakhan/), [Siranchowk](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/siranchowk/) and [Tripurasundari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dhading/tripurasundari/). By area it is the 479th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 2.8% of [Gorkha District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/). The centre of Bhimsenthapa is about 66 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.0016° N, 84.7414° 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 Bhimsenthapa

Open gazetteers list **104 villages, towns and localities** in Bhimsenthapa. Settlements here lie between about 453 m and 1,185 m above sea level (median 858 m).

- Adhmare Pallo
- Aire Bhanjyang
- Alegaun
- Amala Bhanjyang
- Apswanra
- Asrang
- Asrāṅ
- Baddanda
- Badhuwakhet
- Baguwa
- Bahungaun
- Baluwatar
- Banduke
- Banjaragaun
- Barrabote
- Baḍḍā̃ḍā
- Bhanthanabesi
- Bhanthanagaun
- Bhattagaun
- Bhyalgaun
- Birdigaun
- Birupale
- Bolang
- Bolāṅ
- Borlang
- Chautara
- Chautara Bhanjyang
- Chhap Pata
- Chhapthok
- Dandabesi
- Dandagaun
- Devithan
- Devkotagaun
- Dharampani
- Dhawa
- Digaun
- Dukhuwa
- Gairagaun
- Gairathok
- Ghatbesi
- Ghoptegaun
- Ghyampesal
- HaraBisune
- Harā Bisāune
- Jalbire
- Jhingate
- Jyadul-Simaltar
- Kabale
- Kaphal Chhap
- Kasinthokdanda
- Kathekholagaun
- Kayapani
- Khamare
- Khanchok
- Khatrigaun
- Khatrithok
- Kubinde
- Kumalgaun
- Kyamuntar
- Lekhapakha
- Magargaun
- Mahadevtar
- Maithum
- Maithum (Tariphant)
- Majhthok
- Majinthok
- Majinthok (Dubindanda)
- Majinthok (Nange)
- Mohariya
- Mohoriya
- Mājinthok
- Narayanpur
- Nayangaun
- Nayā̃gāũ
- Nirmal Diha
- Okhale
- Okhalepani
- Okhle
- Pandegaun
- Pipaltar
- Pokharel
- Pokhari Batta
- Polichhap
- Rajali Bhanjyang
- Ripgaun
- Rithepani
- Rukhanthumdanda
- Rukhāthumḍā̃ḍā
- Sapage
- Sarkigaun
- Satbisetar
- Shikhare
- Simalchaur
- Sundarpur
- Sātbiseṭ
- Taple
- Thamdanda
- Thapatar
- Waglegaun
- Ālegā
- Ā̃pswā̃rā
- Ḍigāũ
- Ḍā̃ḍābesi̇̄
- 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 Bhimsenthapa

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Khānchok Kholā
- Peruṅge Kholā
- Phedi̇̄ Kholā
- Tāṅrāṅ 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 Bhimsenthapa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gorkha District, the warmest month is Jul (average 10 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-6 °C). About 837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (206 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 -6 9 

Feb -5 16 

Mar -3 24 

Apr 1 36 

May 5 80 

Jun 8 126 

Jul 10 206 

Aug 9 172 

Sep 7 117 

Oct 2 41 

Nov -1 4 

Dec -4 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bhimsenthapa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Baguwa Sub- Health Post · Bhimsenthapa 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.03088&mlon=84.71993#map=17/28.03088/84.71993) 

Bank Shree om bachat tatha rin sahakari sanstha · Gorkha 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.00940&mlon=84.64995#map=17/28.00940/84.64995) 

Petrol pump Bhairabi Petrol Pump · Nilkhantha 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.91058&mlon=84.88449#map=17/27.91058/84.88449) 

Hotel ERIC · Tripurasundari 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.99609&mlon=84.81370#map=17/27.99609/84.81370) 

Mall Bluestar Complex · Nilkhantha 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.92820&mlon=84.89536#map=17/27.92820/84.89536) 

School Shree Bhimsen Pra V · Bhimsenthapa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.99761&mlon=84.74124#map=17/27.99761/84.74124) 

College Dullav Campus · Bhimsenthapa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.04379&mlon=84.72786#map=17/28.04379/84.72786) 

Police station bungkot police · Shahid Lakhan 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.96356&mlon=84.67575#map=17/27.96356/84.67575) 

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 Bhimsenthapa

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

- Hospitals2
- Schools45
- Colleges and universities1

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 Gorkha District

- Aarughat
- Ajirkot
- Barpak Sulikot
- Chumanubri
- Dharche
- Gandaki
- Gorkha
- Palungtar
- Shahid Lakhan
- Siranchowk

## Quick answers

- Where is Bhimsenthapa?In Gorkha District, Gandaki Province, Nepal
- What borders Bhimsenthapa?Aarughat, Barpak Sulikot, Gorkha, Jwalamukhi, Shahid Lakhan, Siranchowk and Tripurasundari
- How many villages are in Bhimsenthapa?104 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bhimsenthapa?Settlements lie between 453 m and 1,185 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bhimsenthapa?Baguwa Sub- Health Post, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bhimsenthapa?Shree om bachat tatha rin sahakari sanstha, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bhimsenthapa?Bhairabi Petrol Pump, about 17 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Bhimsenthapa?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bhimsenthapa?NP0436407 (OCHA common operational dataset)