# Raskot Municipality, Kalikot District, Karnali Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/kalikot/raskot/ Municipality · Kalikot District # Raskot Raskot is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Kalikot District, Karnali Province. It covers **59.7 km²**. 58 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 56 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 59.7km² - 56mapped services - 1,789 mtypical elevation ## Where is Raskot? Raskot lies in [Kalikot District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/kalikot/), [Karnali Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Jagannath](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajura/jagannath/), [Pachal Jharana](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/kalikot/pachal-jharana/) and [Sanni Tribeni](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/kalikot/sanni-tribeni/). By area it is the 633rd largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 3.6% of [Kalikot District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/kalikot/). The centre of Raskot is about 400 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 20 km from Kalikot District, the main town of Kalikot District. The centre point is at 29.2747° N, 81.6442° 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 Raskot Open gazetteers list **58 villages, towns and localities** in Raskot. Settlements here lie between about 945 m and 2,806 m above sea level (median 1,789 m). - Baddala - Bahun Tole - Bankharkoti - Basantapur - Bastola - Bhatadi - Bijayapur - Bijaypur - Budhasini - Budhisain - Gaira Upargaun - Gairi - Garkacha - Gorkhali - Hipkot - Janalikot - Kapra - Kham - Kharan - Khote - Koli - Koligaun - Koli̇̄gāũ - Laharala - Laharelā - Majhkharan - Majina - Mājhkharānkharka - Nadi - Okhaldhunga - Palati Bada - Patdil - Phuchhe - Phukot(Pate Dil) - Phukoṭ - Puchay bada - Purchhegaun - RCP Bajar - Rampur - Ramrigaun - Rana - Ranagaun - Rotte - Rāmri̇̄gāũkharka - Rāskot - Sagatiya - Sanigadgaun - Shantighat - Sipkhana - Sipti Bisali - Syuna - Syuna Bahun Tole - Syutālākharka - Tamti - Tholama - Tholma - Upargaun - Uper 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 Raskot Named natural and historic features inside Raskot, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Bagāne Kholā - Churmi̇̄ Kholā - Kābri̇̄ Kholā - Lade Kholā - Phu Gāḍ - Sunām Kholā - Sānni̇̄ Gāḍ 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 Raskot and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalikot District, the warmest month is Jun (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (6 °C), after allowing for this place being about 246 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,101 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (338 mm) and the driest Nov (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to May and October to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 6 28 Feb 8 37 Mar 11 29 Apr 16 27 May 19 60 Jun 21 170 Jul 20 338 Aug 19 233 Sep 18 137 Oct 14 25 Nov 10 5 Dec 7 11 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Raskot Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Health Post · Raskot 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.25608&mlon=81.63593#map=17/29.25608/81.63593) Bank Simnath Agriculture Cooperation Ltd · Raskot 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.25402&mlon=81.63599#map=17/29.25402/81.63599) Petrol pump Karnali Oil Store · Aathbis 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.01559&mlon=81.42208#map=17/29.01559/81.42208) Hotel Bipana Hotel · Pachal Jharana 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.27653&mlon=81.72966#map=17/29.27653/81.72966) School श्री राइढुंगा अाधारभूत बिद्यालय · Raskot 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.25612&mlon=81.63578#map=17/29.25612/81.63578) College CTEVT College · Raskot 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.24304&mlon=81.64587#map=17/29.24304/81.64587) Police station Ilaka Police Office · Raskot 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.23928&mlon=81.63830#map=17/29.23928/81.63830) 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 Raskot Places mapped inside Raskot in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals5 - Banks4 - Schools42 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies2 - 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 Kalikot District - Khandachakra - Mahawai - Naraharinath - Pachal Jharana - Palata - Sanni Tribeni - Shuva Kalika - Tilagupha ## Quick answers - Where is Raskot?In Kalikot District, Karnali Province, Nepal - What borders Raskot?Jagannath, Pachal Jharana and Sanni Tribeni - How many villages are in Raskot?58 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Raskot?Settlements lie between 945 m and 2,806 m - What is the best time to visit Raskot?March to May and October to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Raskot?Health Post, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Raskot?Simnath Agriculture Cooperation Ltd, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Raskot?Karnali Oil Store, about 36 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Raskot?5 mapped - How many banks are in Raskot?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Raskot?NP0664301 (OCHA common operational dataset)