# Sandakpur Municipality, Ilam District, Koshi Province

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

Municipality · Ilam District 

# Sandakpur

Sandakpur is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Ilam District, Koshi Province. It covers **155.4 km²**. 140 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 155km²
- 15mapped services
- 1,983 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sandakpur?

Sandakpur lies in [Ilam District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/ilam/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Falelung](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/panchthar/falelung/), [Illam](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/ilam/illam/), [Mai Jogmai](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/ilam/mai-jogmai/) and [Phidim](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/panchthar/phidim/). By area it is the 284th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 9.2% of [Ilam District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/ilam/). The centre of Sandakpur is about 270 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.0472° N, 87.9515° 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 Sandakpur

Open gazetteers list **140 villages, towns and localities** in Sandakpur. Settlements here lie between about 1,176 m and 3,587 m above sea level (median 1,983 m).

- Adhikarigaun
- Ahale
- Alubari
- Angerital
- Baishakhe
- Balebung
- Banduke
- Basghari
- Bhakare
- Bharkharka
- Bhasme
- Bhedichok
- Bhirgaun
- Bhitte
- Bhi̇̄rgāũ
- Bhotegaun
- Bhusune
- Bikeybhanjan
- Bikhe Bhanjyang
- Bistare
- Bālebuṅ
- Chaurichok
- Chhange
- Chhā̃ge
- Chibe
- Chureghanti
- Chureghati
- Chureghā̃ṭi̇̄
- Dadheli
- Dandagaun
- Dandakharka
- Dangse
- Deurali
- Dhadbari
- Dhapar
- Dhuwakholagaun
- Dhwanse
- Dhwā̃se
- Dune
- Dāṅse
- Gairibas
- Gairigaun
- Gairi̇̄gāũ
- Gitang
- Gitāṅ
- Gurase
- Gurungaun
- Gurunggaun
- Guruṅgāũ
- Hagetham
- Hangetham
- Harese
- Hattikhawa
- Hile
- Hutulung
- Hutuluṅ
- Ingala
- Ingla
- Jamuna Bajar
- Jamunā
- Jaubari
- Jhyau Pokhari
- Kal Pokhari
- Kala Pokhri
- Kamigaun
- Kankre
- Kattike
- Kharibote
- Kharkhare
- Kholaghari
- Kholaparigaun
- Khopekharka
- Khopi
- Khorsanegaun
- Kibutar
- Kopche
- Kāmi̇̄gāũ
- Lali
- Lalidanda
- Lam Pokhari
- Limbugaun
- Limbugāũ
- Lumchok
- Luringtar
- Luriṅṭār
- Lāli̇̄ḍā̃ḍā
- Mabu
- Maimajhuwa
- Maipatal
- Majhkharka
- Majhuwa
- Megbarne
- Mirik
- Mudhe
- Muldanda
- Mulḍā̃ḍā
- Musekharka
- Nechaligaun
- Neupanegaun
- Nigure
- Nunthala
- Otang
- Otāṅ
- Pakhagaun
- Pakku
- Patigaun
- Phagugaun
- Phanchebun
- Phemeguru
- Potlinge
- Potlinghe
- Pākhāgāũ
- Pāṭi̇̄gāũ
- Ramkharka
- Ratnaule
- Sandakphu
- Sandakpur
- Sangdanda
- Sayangba
- Serpe
- Simkharka
- Sirangji
- Sirāṅji
- Sisne
- Sāyāṅbā
- Sāṅḍā̃ḍā
- Tal Pokhari
- Talgaun
- Tarigaun
- Tarsingdanda
- Tindobate
- Tintale
- Todke
- Tārsiṅḍā̃ḍā
- Yakpi
- Yangma
- Yāṅmā
- Ḍā̃ḍāgāũ
- Ḍā̃ḍākharka
- Ṭāri̇̄gāũ

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 Sandakpur

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

### Water

12 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Banduke Kholā
- Chisāpāni̇̄ Kholā
- Dhupi̇̄ Kholā
- Dhuwā Kholā
- Gitāṅ Kholā
- Mewā Kholā
- Māi Pokhari̇̄
- Nibuwā Kholā
- Puṅ Kholā
- Pāhā Kholā
- Rāte Kholā
- Seti̇̄ Kholā
- Sāno Māi̇̄ Kholā

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains; 1 mountain pass.

- Chhintāpu Ḍā̃ḍā · 3,271 m
- Māi̇̄pātal Ḍā̃ḍā · 2,931 m
- Bikhe Bhañjyāṅ · 2,775 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 Sandakpur and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ilam District, the warmest month is Jun (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (6 °C), after allowing for this place being about 755 m higher 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 **March to April and October to November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 6 6 

Feb 9 12 

Mar 13 30 

Apr 16 64 

May 17 144 

Jun 18 235 

Jul 18 419 

Aug 17 317 

Sep 16 242 

Oct 14 70 

Nov 10 4 

Dec 7 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sandakpur

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Illam Apollo Hospital And Trauma Centre · Illam 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.92665&mlon=87.93117#map=17/26.92665/87.93117) 

Bank Prabhu BLB Ilam · Illam 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.05098&mlon=87.85667#map=17/27.05098/87.85667) 

ATM Prime ATM · Illam 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.94153&mlon=87.92186#map=17/26.94153/87.92186) 

Petrol pump Ilam Petrol Pump · Illam 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.90693&mlon=87.93358#map=17/26.90693/87.93358) 

Hotel Ranjana Hotel and lodge · Sandakpur 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03763&mlon=87.95710#map=17/27.03763/87.95710) 

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 saraswati basic school todke ilam · Sandakpur 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.05431&mlon=87.94019#map=17/27.05431/87.94019) 

College Ratna Kumar Bantawa Polytechnic Institute · Illam 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.98247&mlon=87.87166#map=17/26.98247/87.87166) 

Police station Ekatappa Police Station · Fakfokathum 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.96654&mlon=87.78875#map=17/26.96654/87.78875) 

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 Sandakpur

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

- Hotels13
- Schools1
- Restaurants1

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
- Mai Jogmai
- Mangsebung
- Rong
- Suryodaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Sandakpur?In Ilam District, Koshi Province, Nepal
- What borders Sandakpur?Falelung, Illam, Mai Jogmai and Phidim
- How many villages are in Sandakpur?140 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sandakpur?Settlements lie between 1,176 m and 3,587 m
- What is the highest point in Sandakpur?Chhintāpu Ḍā̃ḍā (3,271 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Sandakpur?March to April and October to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sandakpur?Illam Apollo Hospital And Trauma Centre, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sandakpur?Prabhu BLB Ilam, about 9.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Sandakpur?Prime ATM, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sandakpur?Ilam Petrol Pump, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Sandakpur?NP0103402 (OCHA common operational dataset)