# Chankheli Municipality, Humla District, Karnali Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/humla/chankheli/ Municipality · Humla District # Chankheli Chankheli is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Humla District, Karnali Province. It covers **1,309.8 km²**. 69 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 31 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,310km² - 31mapped services - 2,982 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chankheli? Chankheli lies in [Humla District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/humla/), [Karnali Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Chhayanath Rara](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/mugu/chhayanath-rara/), [Kharpunath](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/humla/kharpunath/), [Mugumakarmarog](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/mugu/mugumakarmarog/), [Sarkegad](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/humla/sarkegad/) and [Soru](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/mugu/soru/). By area it is the 10th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 21.8% of [Humla District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/humla/). The centre of Chankheli is about 384 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 29.8550° N, 82.2347° 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 Chankheli Open gazetteers list **69 villages, towns and localities** in Chankheli. Settlements here lie between about 1,725 m and 4,802 m above sea level (median 2,982 m). - Aidiwada - Annual Fair (Shrawan) - Bagmari - Banedi - Bholbihanchaur - Bhujeni - Bohorawada - Byaphu - Changgarchaur - Changkheli Lagna - Charigaun - Chauthala - Chawarsingkharka - Chhala - Dalitwada - Darma - Deuli - Dārmā - Galagnachaur - Ghoralnu - Jhulenichaur - Jogimara - Jumkhetikharka - Korka - Kulla - Lamalekkharka - Lek Mekhala - Lepchachaur - Mankhetikharka - Maragaun - Marāgāũ - Masidharagau - Masidharagaun - Mathillo - Mathillo Kalpe - Mathillo Mekhala - Mathillo Pali - Mathlo Pali - Mekhala - Mekhala Goth - Melchham - Mimi - Munkhati Lek - Musyang - Musyāṅ - Nepka - Nepkā - Nimagau - Nimagaun - Phaunyachaur - Piplang - Piplāṅ - Rakalchaur - Rati - Ratigaun - Ratmatakharka - Rimi̇̄ - Rā̃ti̇̄gāũ - Sallisalla - Sanguchaur - Shreemasta - Sā̃guchaur - Talima - Tallo Kalpe - Tallo Mekhala - Tallo Pali - Tankekharka - Thugrina - kachyapu 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 Chankheli Named natural and historic features inside Chankheli, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 31 rivers and streams; 6 lakes. - Baliledā Kholā - Bhaṇḍāri̇̃ Kholā - Bholbihān Kholā - Bholuhān Tāl - Chhālā Kholā - Chālne Bhandār Kholā - Chāwarsiṅ Kholā - Dhaule Kholā - Dhunelā Kholā - Dogadiyā Kholā - Dudhiya Daha - Dudhyāpāni̇̄ Kholā - Ghuru Kholā - Jhuleni̇̄ Kholā - Jhālle Kholā - Jigilyā Daha - Khābar Kholā - Kāṅlā Kholā - Milchhām Kholā - Mimi̇̄ban Kholā - Musyāṅ Kholā - Māṭi̇̄ Bhiṭṭā Kholā - Naulo Tiriha Daha - Nepkā Kholā …and 13 more. ### Hills and mountains 3 glaciers; 1 mountain pass. - Bhuti̇̄ Hālnā Glacier · 5,019 m - Mimi̇̄ban Glacier · 4,889 m - Chaṅgār Glacier · 4,740 m - Chankeli Pass · 3,571 m 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 Chankheli and the best time to visit Using the climate of Humla District, the warmest month is Jul (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-10 °C), after allowing for this place being about 160 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 512 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (129 mm) and the driest Nov (5 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 -10 20 Feb -9 32 Mar -5 28 Apr -0 28 May 4 39 Jun 7 59 Jul 9 129 Aug 8 91 Sep 6 56 Oct 0 15 Nov -4 5 Dec -8 9 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chankheli Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Piplang Birthing Center · Chankheli 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.74846&mlon=82.06513#map=17/29.74846/82.06513) Bank Janata Bank · Chankheli 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.74933&mlon=82.05998#map=17/29.74933/82.05998) Hotel Hotel Kaulyan Pali · Chankheli 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.80156&mlon=82.07628#map=17/29.80156/82.07628) School Chhala School · Chankheli 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.81516&mlon=82.08583#map=17/29.81516/82.08583) College Rara Campus Mugu · Chhayanath Rara 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.55460&mlon=82.13308#map=17/29.55460/82.13308) Police station Melchham Police Station · Chankheli 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.74929&mlon=82.06440#map=17/29.74929/82.06440) 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 Chankheli Places mapped inside Chankheli in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Hotels8 - Schools18 - Police stations3 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 Humla District - Adanchuli - Kharpunath - Namkha - Sarkegad - Simkot - Tanjakot ## Quick answers - Where is Chankheli?In Humla District, Karnali Province, Nepal - What borders Chankheli?Chhayanath Rara, Kharpunath, Mugumakarmarog, Sarkegad and Soru - How many villages are in Chankheli?69 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chankheli?Settlements lie between 1,725 m and 4,802 m - What is the highest point in Chankheli?Bhuti̇̄ Hālnā Glacier (5,019 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Chankheli?Piplang Birthing Center, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chankheli?Janata Bank, about 21 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Chankheli?1 mapped - How many banks are in Chankheli?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Chankheli?NP0666405 (OCHA common operational dataset)