# Rainas Municipality, Lamjung District, Gandaki Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/lamjung/rainas/ Municipality · Lamjung District # Rainas Rainas is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Lamjung District, Gandaki Province. It covers **72.0 km²**. 118 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 58 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 72.0km² - 58mapped services - 846 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rainas? Rainas lies in [Lamjung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/lamjung/), [Gandaki Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Bhanu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/tanahu/bhanu/), [Dordi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/lamjung/dordi/), [Dudhapokhari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/lamjung/dudhapokhari/), [Palungtar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/palungtar/), [Siranchowk](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/siranchowk/) and [Sundarbazar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/lamjung/sundarbazar/). By area it is the 595th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 4.3% of [Lamjung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/lamjung/). The centre of Rainas is about 93 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.1083° N, 84.4919° 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 Rainas Open gazetteers list **118 villages, towns and localities** in Rainas. Settlements here lie between about 449 m and 1,471 m above sea level (median 846 m). - Adswanra - Altar - Amledanda - Amleḍā̃ḍā - Anpchaur - Bagar - Baguwa - Balute - Bangechaur - Bastan - Batase - Bhainsikholagaun - Bhaisara - Bhai̇̃si̇̄kholāgāũ - Bhalayakharka - Bhangri - Bhatgaun - Bhirkharka - Bhā̃gri̇̄ - Boragaun - Chepe Sangu - Chhapswanra - Chisapani - Damadhunga - Dandaban - Dandakharka - Dauliyadanda - Dhamilikuwa(Rainastar) - Dhamilikuwā - Dhape - Dunde - Gaebote - Gairigaun - Garambesi - Gaudagaun - Gaulitar - Gaurigaun - Ghoretari - Harrabor Bagaincha - Harrabot - Jemire - Kaldhunga - Kalleri - Kamidanda - Kaprechaur - Katrenidanda - Kaurepani - Koirale - Kokegaun - Kudule - Kudulebesi - Kumalgaun - Kuwapani - Lamagaun - Lambata - Lampata - Lupgaun - Lupgāũ - Majhigaun - Manegaunda - Mangaltar - Manjhigaun - Maswanra - Mejargaun - Mohoriyakot - Māswā̃rā - Naringhat - Naubise - Nayanpauwa - Neupanedanda - Olkeswanra - Pahunre - Pahũre - Pangre - Pantha - Panthedanda - Parajuligaun - Patlepani - Phulbari - Prunduswanra - Pyarjung - Pyarjung Koldudanda - Raginaskot - Rainaskot - Ramche - Rimidanda - Rimi̇̄ḍā̃ḍā - Sagrabas - Sagrabasbesi - Saldanda - Salphedi - Sano Bhati - Sat Dobato - Sathimurephant - Sattale - Saunepani - Seltar - SeltarBajar - Shikhra - Simghari - Simlegari - Sisneri - Subbathok - Subetar - Sālḍā̃ḍā - Tal Bagaincha - Tallo Borang - Tarkughat - Thakurigaun - Thapaliyagaun - Timure - Tinghare - Tinpiple - Upallo Borang - Āpchaur - Āḍswā̃rā - Ḍā̃ḍāban - Ḍũḍe 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 Rainas Named natural and historic features inside Rainas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 20 rivers and streams. - Bhai̇̃si̇̄ Kholā - Boṭāi Kholā - Chepe Khola - Chile Kholā - Chilli̇̄ Kholā - Hile Kholā - Kadam Kholā - Kaṭbaṭe Kholā - Khār Kholā - Lupu Kholā - Nāisar Kholā - Phoksi̇̄ṅ Kholā - Pāṅgre Kholā - Riṭṭhe Kholā - Riṭṭhe Kholā - Sārluṅ Kholā - Tārdi̇̄ Kholā - Udili̇̄ Kholā - Ālṭār Kholā - Ṭhoṭane 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 Rainas and the best time to visit Using the climate of Lamjung District, the warmest month is Jul (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-1 °C), after allowing for this place being about 230 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,079 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (272 mm) and the driest Nov (3 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 -1 11 Feb -0 19 Mar 3 29 Apr 7 45 May 10 104 Jun 12 172 Jul 14 272 Aug 13 210 Sep 12 154 Oct 7 53 Nov 3 3 Dec 1 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rainas Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital chakratirtha ayurbed ausadhalayatinpiple · Rainas 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.09426&mlon=84.49785#map=17/28.09426/84.49785) Bank janabikas sahakari , pasu sew · Rainas 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.09420&mlon=84.49601#map=17/28.09420/84.49601) ATM Sunrise ATM · Bensishahar 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.22568&mlon=84.37833#map=17/28.22568/84.37833) Petrol pump Nepal Oil Corporation · Bhanu 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.02238&mlon=84.45858#map=17/28.02238/84.45858) Hotel Alan Jack Private Homestay · Rainas 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.12129&mlon=84.49075#map=17/28.12129/84.49075) Mall Manas Stationary & Photocopy Centre · Sundarbazar 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.12758&mlon=84.41656#map=17/28.12758/84.41656) School shree manakamana primary school · Rainas 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.10906&mlon=84.49447#map=17/28.10906/84.49447) College गोरखा बहुप्राविधिक शिक्षालय · Palungtar 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.04704&mlon=84.48743#map=17/28.04704/84.48743) Police station tinpiple police stationtinpiple · Rainas 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.09352&mlon=84.49783#map=17/28.09352/84.49783) 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 Rainas Places mapped inside Rainas in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals5 - Banks1 - Hotels2 - Schools45 - Restaurants3 - Police stations2 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 Lamjung District - Bensishahar - Dordi - Dudhapokhari - Kwhola Sothar - Madhya Nepal - Marshyangdi - Sundarbazar ## Quick answers - Where is Rainas?In Lamjung District, Gandaki Province, Nepal - What borders Rainas?Bhanu, Dordi, Dudhapokhari, Palungtar, Siranchowk and Sundarbazar - How many villages are in Rainas?118 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rainas?Settlements lie between 449 m and 1,471 m - Where is the nearest hospital to Rainas?chakratirtha ayurbed ausadhalayatinpiple, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rainas?janabikas sahakari , pasu sew, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rainas?Sunrise ATM, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rainas?Nepal Oil Corporation, about 10 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Rainas?5 mapped - How many banks are in Rainas?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Rainas?NP0437304 (OCHA common operational dataset)