# Mai Municipality, Ilam District, Koshi Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/ilam/mai/

Municipality · Ilam District 

# Mai

Mai is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Ilam District, Koshi Province. It covers **263.2 km²**. 175 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 263km²
- 10mapped services
- 262 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mai?

Mai lies in [Ilam District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/ilam/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 8 other municipalities: [Arjundhara](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/jhapa/arjundhara/), [Chulachuli](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/ilam/chulachuli/), [Deumai](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/ilam/deumai/), [Illam](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/ilam/illam/), [Kankai](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/jhapa/kankai/), [Mangsebung](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/ilam/mangsebung/), [Shivasatakshi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/jhapa/shivasatakshi/) and [Suryodaya](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/ilam/suryodaya/). By area it is the 127th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 15.6% of [Ilam District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/ilam/). The centre of Mai is about 272 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.7682° N, 87.8615° 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 Mai

Open gazetteers list **175 villages, towns and localities** in Mai. Settlements here lie between about 144 m and 1,198 m above sea level (median 262 m).

- Aaletar
- Aaptari
- Amlise
- Apdanda
- Aptar
- Aptari
- Badare
- Bagaicha
- Baghechauri
- Baghtar
- Bahunichuli
- Bange
- Bangre
- Barhamure
- Baroāni̇̄
- Barpani
- Beldndi
- Belḍā̃ḍā
- Besare
- Bhalayotar
- Bhantar
- Bharate
- Bhatbhate
- Bisanetar
- Bisnetar
- Borungdanda
- Boruṅḍā̃ḍā
- Budhi Sukhani
- Buḍhi̇̄ Sukhāni̇̄gāũ
- Chamkidanda
- Chandalghat
- Chaurase
- Cheptigaun
- Cheptikholagaun
- Chepṭi̇̄gāũ
- Chewali
- Chhiwa
- Chilingkot
- Chisapani
- Chuligaun
- Dadui
- Daduli
- Dahaltar
- Dhakanegaun
- Dhamdanda
- Dhansar
- Dharapani
- Dhedukholagaun
- Dhodekholagaun
- Dhodeni
- Dhondre
- Dhāmḍā̃ḍā
- Dipudanda
- Dungdunge
- Ganggatekholagaun
- Garuwa
- Garuwa Shukrabare
- Ghaletar
- Ghante
- Ghumaunetar
- Golatar
- Goltar
- Gotametar
- Gunmune
- Gurunggaun
- Guruṅgāũ
- Hangraya
- Hattiben
- Hiledanda
- Hileḍā̃ḍā
- Jarayotar
- Jarājoṭār
- Jhandidanda
- Jorkholagaun
- Juwaligaun
- Kabelitar
- Kalikholagaun
- Kalkate
- Kamitar
- Kanchhi Kaman
- Kaparsuka
- Karkidanda
- Katahare
- Katteltar
- Kawāidhāp
- Keureni
- Khaireni
- Khamare
- Kharbani
- Kipate
- Kumbhitar
- Kusumetar
- Kārki̇̄ḍā̃ḍā
- Labre
- Laksmigaun
- Laksmikholagaun
- Laljhoda
- Lebartol
- Likṣmi̇̄kholāgāũ
- Lipuncha
- Lodiya
- Lose
- Lumbak
- Maguna
- Mai
- Mainachuligaun
- Majhbari
- Majhitar
- Malbanse
- Maste
- Musekholagaun
- Musekhop
- Musetar
- Mālbā̃se
- Nepti
- Nunthala
- Odale
- Palase
- Paltar
- Pandur
- Phulbari
- Phulbari Dhapad
- Purbi Dobhan
- Purbi Jhoda
- Pāṇḍu
- Rangapani
- Ratechauri
- Rawaligaun
- Rā̃gāpāni̇̄
- Sabire
- Sadhugaun
- Saguri
- Salbote
- Sambaretar
- Sandhuwa
- Sandhuwadanda
- Sano Bardu
- Sano Hile
- Sanogaun
- Satare
- Sathimure
- Saunepani
- Shera
- Simle
- Singdalitar
- Sisnegaun
- Sitali
- Soktim
- Sukhanigaun
- Sunjhoda
- Sunjhoda Dandagaun
- Sunjhoḍā Ḍā̃ḍāgāũ
- Suslin
- Susling
- Susliṅ
- Sānogāũ
- Tamakhe
- Tamakhekhola
- Tamakhekholagaun
- Thade
- Thewagaun
- Thulo Hilekholagaun
- Thākle
- Tiltar
- Timbure
- Tinghare
- Titribote
- Totegaun
- Tungganitar
- Āleṭār
- Āpḍā̃ḍā
- Ā̃pṭāri̇̄
- Ḍaḍui̇̄
- Ḍipuḍā̃ḍā
- Ṭolegāũ

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 Mai

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

### Water

37 rivers and streams.

- Baulāhā Kholsi̇̄
- Bāndre Kholsā
- Chaite Kholā
- Chhiwā Kholā
- Deumāi̇̄ Kholā
- Gai̇̃ḍe Kholsā
- Garuwā Kholā
- Gaṅgaṭe Kholā
- Hile Kholā
- Jhiṅganā Kholsi̇̄
- Juwāli̇̄ Kholā
- Kāli̇̄ Kholā
- Lakṣmi̇̄ Kholā
- Lewā Kholā
- Lodiyā Kholā
- Lāl Kholā
- Muse Kholā
- Māgunā Kholā
- Māi̇̄ Kholā
- Nepṭi̇̄ Kholā
- Purbi Kholā
- Rikhuwā Kholā
- Rāte Kholā
- Sandhuwā Kholā

…and 13 more.

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Koilāden Ḍā̃ḍā · 604 m
- Devi̇̄thān Ḍā̃ḍā · 379 m

### Estates

2 tea estates.

- Chiliṅkoṭ Tea Plantation
- Soktim Tea Garden

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 Mai and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ilam District, the warmest month is Jun (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 966 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,545 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (419 mm) and the driest Dec (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to April**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 17 6 

Feb 20 12 

Mar 24 30 

Apr 27 64 

May 28 144 

Jun 29 235 

Jul 29 419 

Aug 29 317 

Sep 28 242 

Oct 25 70 

Nov 22 4 

Dec 19 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mai

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sankhar Hospital · Arjundhara 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.68610&mlon=87.98900#map=17/26.68610/87.98900) 

Bank Sanima Bank Ltd. Mai Branch · Mai 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.76150&mlon=87.88300#map=17/26.76150/87.88300) 

ATM Century ATM · Illam 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.90477&mlon=87.92598#map=17/26.90477/87.92598) 

Petrol pump Shanischare Gas Station · Arjundhara 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.68103&mlon=87.99161#map=17/26.68103/87.99161) 

Hotel Satashi View Hotel · Shivasatakshi 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.65611&mlon=87.85153#map=17/26.65611/87.85153) 

Mall Ilam City Mart Ilam · Illam 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.90033&mlon=87.93430#map=17/26.90033/87.93430) 

School Hariyali Resham Secondary English Boarding School · Mai 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.75788&mlon=87.87936#map=17/26.75788/87.87936) 

College Garuwa Multiple Campus · Mai 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.76031&mlon=87.88164#map=17/26.76031/87.88164) 

Police station Shanischare Police Station · Arjundhara 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.68530&mlon=87.99281#map=17/26.68530/87.99281) 

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 Mai

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

- Banks2
- Schools7
- Colleges and universities1

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 Ilam District

- Chulachuli
- Deumai
- Fakfokathum
- Illam
- Mai Jogmai
- Mangsebung
- Rong
- Sandakpur
- Suryodaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Mai?In Ilam District, Koshi Province, Nepal
- What borders Mai?Arjundhara, Chulachuli, Deumai, Illam, Kankai, Mangsebung, Shivasatakshi and Suryodaya
- How many villages are in Mai?175 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mai?Settlements lie between 144 m and 1,198 m
- What is the highest point in Mai?Koilāden Ḍā̃ḍā (604 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Mai?October to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mai?Sankhar Hospital, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mai?Sanima Bank Ltd. Mai Branch, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mai?Century ATM, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mai?Shanischare Gas Station, about 16 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Mai?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mai?NP0103304 (OCHA common operational dataset)