# Aamchowk Municipality, Bhojpur District, Koshi Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/bhojpur/aamchowk/

Municipality · Bhojpur District 

# Aamchowk

Aamchowk is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Bhojpur District, Koshi Province. It covers **184.3 km²**. 197 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 184km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,262 mtypical elevation

## Where is Aamchowk?

Aamchowk lies in [Bhojpur District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/bhojpur/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Belaka](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/udayapur/belaka/), [Chaudandigadhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/udayapur/chaudandigadhi/), [Hatuwagadhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/bhojpur/hatuwagadhi/), [Jante Dhunga](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/khotang/jante-dhunga/), [Khotehang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/khotang/khotehang/) and [Ramprasad Rai](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/bhojpur/ramprasad-rai/). By area it is the 216th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 12.1% of [Bhojpur District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/bhojpur/). The centre of Aamchowk is about 188 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.9721° N, 87.0344° 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 Aamchowk

Open gazetteers list **197 villages, towns and localities** in Aamchowk. Settlements here lie between about 146 m and 2,223 m above sea level (median 1,262 m).

- Aamchok
- Arubote
- Atarsing
- Atarsiṅ
- Bakhapuwa
- Bakurang
- Balan
- Balangkha
- Bamana
- Bamrang
- Banewa
- Bapayan
- Baratang
- Basegaun
- Basegāũ
- Basune
- Bayang
- Bayang Bazar
- Bayāṅ
- Bechhukha
- Beltar
- Benang
- Benāṅ
- Besibari
- Bokhimtar
- Boksetar
- Buwalung
- Byangtar
- Byāṅṭār
- Bākurāṅ
- Bālaṅkhā
- Bāmrāṅ
- Bāntheluṅ
- Bārātāṅ
- Chaitekharka
- Chakhaibala
- Chanaute
- Chaphula
- Chelampa
- Chhaunkha
- Chhaute
- Chhewa
- Chhoke
- Chhoyang
- Chhoyāṅ
- Chhuila
- Chhukha
- Chhungkha
- Chitre
- Chumrang
- Chumrāṅ
- Churi Bhanjyang
- Churi̇̄ Bhañjyāṅ
- Daburang
- Dangkha
- Dayala
- Dewantar
- Dharapani
- Dhuskot
- Dinglapu
- Dintang
- Disangla
- Diṅlāpu
- Dummana
- Dyabu
- Dyabudanda
- Dāburāṅ
- Dā̃ṅkhā
- Ekhodhara
- Ekhuwakholagaun
- Gaddithan
- Gairigaun
- Ganjopa
- Ghare
- Gharegaun
- Gogane
- Golmukha
- Hagatung
- Hagātuṅ
- Haikharan
- Hardila
- Hattigode
- Hoiholang
- Jogepathar
- Jugekholagaun
- Kara
- Karkichhap
- Karkigaun
- Karsing
- Karsiṅ
- Katahare
- Katuwalgaun
- Kauwachaung
- Khaila
- Khakanglla
- Khakaṅllā
- Khalanga
- Khamtang
- Khanigaun
- Kharbani
- Khawatang
- Khawayang
- Khorang
- Khorāṅ
- Khumting
- Khumtiṅ
- Khāwāṭāṅ
- Kinuwa
- Kusgaun
- Kusgāũ
- Laglag
- Lapche
- Lasune
- Latrang
- Lunkunkha
- Lyamlyam
- Lātrāṅ
- Magarmukha
- Magtela
- Majhakhani
- Makhuwa
- Malbase
- Marjitang
- Mayungma
- Mukure
- Māyuṅmā
- Nakatta
- Namanta
- Odane
- Odare
- Olangtang
- Olāṅtān
- Osepalung
- Panbakla
- Pangcha
- Parkuwa
- Pasal Bhanjyang
- Patalepani
- Pawala
- Phinturang
- Phuintang
- Pipalbote
- Pipimala
- Pipire
- Punungukholagaun
- Puṅuṅkholāgāũ
- Radun
- Ragatung
- Rangcha
- Ranke
- Ranketar
- Ratogargare
- Rolla
- Rupse
- Rāgātuṅ
- Rā̃ke
- Rā̃keṭār
- Rāṅchā
- Sabak
- Sagbala
- Sailam
- Saipi
- Saleni
- Sallabote
- Sangkaphop
- Sanguri
- Santaku
- Sarlokha
- Sarlukha
- Sasidi
- Selela
- Setogargare
- Simantuwa
- Sipak
- Sisane
- Sisnetar
- Sisuwa
- Suntale
- Sãguri̇̄
- Sā̃khorā
- Sāṅkāphop
- Tamyuma
- Tanchhala
- Thesuwaghat
- Thidingkha
- Thindinkha
- Thumka
- Toyampa
- Tummadanda
- Tummāḍā̃ḍā
- Walatang
- Walātāṅ
- Warankholagaun
- Wasingtharpu
- Wasirang
- Wāsirāṅ
- Ḍyābuḍā̃ḍā

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 Aamchowk

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

### Water

23 rivers and streams.

- Baṅsi̇̄ Kholā
- Bāsune Kholā
- Chaṇḍi̇̄ Kholā
- Chhirliṅ Kholā
- Ekhuwā Kholā
- Gogane Kholā
- Juge Kholā
- Khambe Kholā
- Khāni̇̄ Kholā
- Kinuwā Kholā
- Laguṅ Kholā
- Lakṣmi̇̄ Kholā
- Lasune Kholā
- Māgtelā Kholā
- Mākhu Kholā
- Māku Kholā
- Punuṅ Kholā
- Pāwalā Kholā
- Rupse Kholā
- Sakhwā Kholā
- Sipak Kholā
- Sārlokhā Kholā
- Wātuk Kholā

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Ramite Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,642 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 Aamchowk and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Bhojpur District, the warmest month is Jun (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (13 °C). About 1,040 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (276 mm) and the driest Nov (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to May**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 13 7 

Feb 16 11 

Mar 21 21 

Apr 25 41 

May 26 104 

Jun 27 161 

Jul 25 276 

Aug 25 200 

Sep 24 169 

Oct 21 46 

Nov 18 2 

Dec 14 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Aamchowk

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital hatuwagadi gaupalika · Hatuwagadhi 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.02162&mlon=87.12089#map=17/27.02162/87.12089) 

Bank SamataMF, Branch Office Lalbazar · Belaka 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.81527&mlon=87.04560#map=17/26.81527/87.04560) 

ATM B P Koirala Institute Of Health and Science (BPKIHS) premises · Dharan 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.81227&mlon=87.26828#map=17/26.81227/87.26828) 

Petrol pump Bazrayogeni i fuel station · Bhojpur 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.17683&mlon=87.04508#map=17/27.17683/87.04508) 

Hotel Aamchok Rural Municipality · Aamchowk 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.97690&mlon=86.97924#map=17/26.97690/86.97924) 

Mall Chatara General Store · Barahachhetra 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.82181&mlon=87.16035#map=17/26.82181/87.16035) 

School Shree Panchakanya Secondary School Aamcohk · Ramprasad Rai 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.01879&mlon=87.03339#map=17/27.01879/87.03339) 

College Yashodhara Higher Secondary School · Bhojpur 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.15436&mlon=87.05524#map=17/27.15436/87.05524) 

Police station police offic ghoretar · Hatuwagadhi 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.02149&mlon=87.12238#map=17/27.02149/87.12238) 

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 Aamchowk

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

- Hotels1

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 Bhojpur District

- Arun
- Bhojpur
- Hatuwagadhi
- Pauwa Dunma
- Ramprasad Rai
- Salpa Silichho
- Shadananda
- Temkemaiyum

## Quick answers

- Where is Aamchowk?In Bhojpur District, Koshi Province, Nepal
- What borders Aamchowk?Belaka, Chaudandigadhi, Hatuwagadhi, Jante Dhunga, Khotehang and Ramprasad Rai
- How many villages are in Aamchowk?197 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Aamchowk?Settlements lie between 146 m and 2,223 m
- What is the highest point in Aamchowk?Ramite Ḍā̃ḍā (1,642 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Aamchowk?October to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Aamchowk?hatuwagadi gaupalika, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Aamchowk?SamataMF, Branch Office Lalbazar, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Aamchowk?B P Koirala Institute Of Health and Science (BPKIHS) premises, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aamchowk?Bazrayogeni i fuel station, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Aamchowk?NP0110406 (OCHA common operational dataset)