# Sinja Municipality, Jumla District, Karnali Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jumla/sinja/

Municipality · Jumla District 

# Sinja

Sinja is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Jumla District, Karnali Province. It covers **153.2 km²**. 87 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 26 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 153km²
- 26mapped services
- 2,793 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sinja?

Sinja lies in [Jumla District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jumla/), [Karnali Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Chandannath](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jumla/chandannath/), [Hima](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jumla/hima/), [Kanaka Sundari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jumla/kanaka-sundari/), [Palata](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/kalikot/palata/) and [Tatopani](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jumla/tatopani/). By area it is the 290th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 6.0% of [Jumla District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jumla/). The centre of Sinja is about 370 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 29.3419° N, 82.0293° 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 Sinja

Open gazetteers list **87 villages, towns and localities** in Sinja. Settlements here lie between about 2,327 m and 3,312 m above sea level (median 2,793 m).

- Agasthi Bada Goth
- Agasthi Bada
- Bahun Jyula
- Baidhara
- Banne Bada
- Baregaun
- Bhadechankha
- Bhadgaun
- Bhakemul
- Bhuli
- Bhuli̇̄
- Bhāḍgāũ
- Bista Bada
- Biṣṭa Bāḍā
- Budbude
- Buwa
- Bāregāũ
- Chakha
- Chhani Gada
- Chulelgaun
- Chuphekharka
- Damaimare
- Dhapa
- Dhita Lihi
- Dhitali
- Dhodenga
- Digra
- Dike
- Dilauri
- Ganepane Bada
- Garja
- Ghari Bada
- Ghodekot
- Gora
- Goragaun
- Gorāgāũ
- Jacha
- Jala
- Jodugaun
- Joḍugāũ
- Kandagaun
- Kantai
- Kedarnath
- Khali
- Kā̃ḍāgāũ
- Kā̃ṭai
- Lima
- Lipi
- Ludu
- Lunde
- Lũde
- Mahadev Bada
- Mahanganga
- Musedhunga
- Nainalmadu
- Narakot
- Pahada
- Patchaur
- Patikholagaun
- Pharse Bada
- Phunggragaun
- Phuṅgragāũ
- Pigi
- Pingi
- Pyahelchaur
- Pyakude Bada
- Ranukhana
- Rhanukhana
- Rugagaun
- Rupakot
- Sanglipata
- Setkamul
- Shanigaun
- Shera
- Syaule
- Tallo Garja
- Tallo Guthi
- Thar Bista Bada
- Tharpwada SInjaRM 1 jacha
- Thuli
- Turture
- Tuture
- Upallo Bhadgaun
- Upallo Bhāḍgāũ
- Upallo Guthi
- bhade Chakha
- musedhunga

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 Sinja

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

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Bhũgāri̇̄ Kholā
- Biṣṭa Bāḍā Kholā
- Jālā Kholā
- Lihi̇̄ Kholā
- Māllkā Kholā
- Puḍi̇̄ Kholā
- Rugā Kholā
- Thuli̇̄ 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 Sinja and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Jumla District, the warmest month is Jul (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-1 °C). About 1,063 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (317 mm) and the driest Nov (5 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 27 

Feb 1 38 

Mar 4 29 

Apr 8 27 

May 11 63 

Jun 14 162 

Jul 14 317 

Aug 14 229 

Sep 12 128 

Oct 7 29 

Nov 4 5 

Dec 2 11 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sinja

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Community Health Unit · Sinja 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.30535&mlon=82.05123#map=17/29.30535/82.05123) 

Bank Janata Bank · Tatopani 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.23334&mlon=82.05019#map=17/29.23334/82.05019) 

Hotel Ramita Hotel · Kanaka Sundari 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.45041&mlon=82.12201#map=17/29.45041/82.12201) 

School केदारनाथ आधारभूत बिध्यालय · Sinja 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.34594&mlon=82.02832#map=17/29.34594/82.02832) 

College Setibada collage · Tila 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.21073&mlon=82.01326#map=17/29.21073/82.01326) 

Police station Sinja Police Station · Sinja 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.32649&mlon=81.98417#map=17/29.32649/81.98417) 

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 Sinja

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

- Hospitals2
- Schools23
- 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 Jumla District

- Chandannath
- Guthichaur
- Hima
- Kanaka Sundari
- Patarasi
- Tatopani
- Tila

## Quick answers

- Where is Sinja?In Jumla District, Karnali Province, Nepal
- What borders Sinja?Chandannath, Hima, Kanaka Sundari, Palata and Tatopani
- How many villages are in Sinja?87 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sinja?Settlements lie between 2,327 m and 3,312 m
- What is the best time to visit Sinja?May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sinja?Community Health Unit, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sinja?Janata Bank, about 12 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Sinja?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sinja?NP0663402 (OCHA common operational dataset)