# Kharpunath Municipality, Humla District, Karnali Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/humla/kharpunath/

Municipality · Humla District 

# Kharpunath

Kharpunath is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Humla District, Karnali Province. It covers **879.4 km²**. 77 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 40 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 879km²
- 40mapped services
- 2,733 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kharpunath?

Kharpunath lies in [Humla District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/humla/), [Karnali Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Chankheli](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/humla/chankheli/), [Himali](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajura/himali/), [Sarkegad](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/humla/sarkegad/) and [Simkot](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/humla/simkot/). By area it is the 18th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 14.6% of [Humla District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/humla/). The centre of Kharpunath is about 410 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 30.0799° N, 82.0988° 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 Kharpunath

Open gazetteers list **77 villages, towns and localities** in Kharpunath. The largest with a recorded population: Chhibro (777) and Khārpū (682). Settlements here lie between about 1,975 m and 5,939 m above sea level (median 2,733 m).

- Bamamkharka
- Bhigura
- Bhiupale
- Bokche gauda
- Boksegauda
- Borkha
- Bukeni
- Changla
- Chaukan chaur
- Chaur
- Chaura
- Chhare
- Chhibro
- Chipra
- Chisamul
- Dalit Bada
- Dandawada
- Deukhuri
- Dharakhaka
- Dhaulapanikharka
- Dhārākharka
- Dolik
- Dolikkhaka
- Durpa
- Durpa Danda
- Duwadi
- Ghatte
- Gopka
- Halekharka
- Heba
- Jakot
- Karanga
- Karanga goth
- Khanda
- Kharpel
- Kharpel gaun
- Kharpunath
- Khārpū
- Khā̃ḍā
- Lak
- Lali
- Lali Bhora
- Lama Dhada
- Lama Lek
- Lama chaur
- Lek
- Lek Maja
- Lurupya
- Mag Khada
- Mag Khanda
- Maja
- Masedi
- Mathlo Thali
- Mugrik
- Māg Khā̃ḍā
- Nalla
- Narthala
- Pius
- Piusa
- Raya
- Rāyā
- Siniyan jyula
- Sun Khā̃ḍā
- Sun khanda
- Suna Khada
- Syala
- Syanla Bada
- Takla
- Tallo Nalla
- Tallo Thali
- Thali
- Thara Sangu
- Tumilikh
- Tumlikh
- chharya
- kharchingkhola
- Ḍā̃ḍāwāḍā

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 Kharpunath

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

### Water

17 rivers and streams; 3 lakes.

- Bhitra Kholā
- Byāule Kholā
- Chhaḍi Kholā
- Chhiyālonbā Kholā
- Chuwā Kholā
- Dudhe Tāl
- Khā̃ḍā Kholā
- Kāraṅgā Kholā
- Lochha Kholā
- Lurupyā Kholā
- Lurupyā Tāl
- Lāchāmā Kholā
- Lāli̇̄ Kholā
- Lāmā Ḍhāḍā Kholā
- Lāregonbā Kholā
- Musā Sāple Tāl
- Namul Kholā
- Rākābu Kholā
- Tāluṅ Kholā
- Yāṅchu Kholā

### Hills and mountains

2 mountain passes; 1 mountain.

- Tākhu La · 5,414 m
- Durpā Ḍā̃ḍā · 3,942 m
- Mārgor Lek Bhañjyāṅ · 3,888 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 Kharpunath and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Humla District, the warmest month is Jul (average 10 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-9 °C). 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 -9 20 

Feb -8 32 

Mar -4 28 

Apr 1 28 

May 5 39 

Jun 8 59 

Jul 10 129 

Aug 10 91 

Sep 7 56 

Oct 1 15 

Nov -3 5 

Dec -6 9 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kharpunath

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital M.D Health Care Hospital Pvt.Ltd · Kharpunath 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=30.12426&mlon=82.06071#map=17/30.12426/82.06071) 

Bank Milijuli Cooperatives · Simkot 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.95792&mlon=81.86620#map=17/29.95792/81.86620) 

ATM Bank ATM · Simkot 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.97289&mlon=81.82084#map=17/29.97289/81.82084) 

Hotel Changla Himal Hotel · Simkot 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.95846&mlon=81.89172#map=17/29.95846/81.89172) 

School Selmukang School · Simkot 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.97098&mlon=81.87934#map=17/29.97098/81.87934) 

College Man Sarowar Multipal Campus · Simkot 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.96820&mlon=81.82231#map=17/29.96820/81.82231) 

Police station Yanchu Police station · Kharpunath 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.94054&mlon=81.85393#map=17/29.94054/81.85393) 

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 Kharpunath

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

- Hospitals5
- Banks3
- Hotels6
- Schools23
- Restaurants2
- Police stations1

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
- Chankheli
- Namkha
- Sarkegad
- Simkot
- Tanjakot

## Quick answers

- Where is Kharpunath?In Humla District, Karnali Province, Nepal
- What borders Kharpunath?Chankheli, Himali, Sarkegad and Simkot
- How many villages are in Kharpunath?77 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kharpunath?Settlements lie between 1,975 m and 5,939 m
- What is the highest point in Kharpunath?Tākhu La (5,414 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kharpunath?M.D Health Care Hospital Pvt.Ltd, about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kharpunath?Milijuli Cooperatives, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kharpunath?Bank ATM, about 29 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kharpunath?5 mapped
- How many banks are in Kharpunath?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kharpunath?NP0666403 (OCHA common operational dataset)