# Kankai Municipality, Jhapa District, Koshi Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/jhapa/kankai/ Municipality · Jhapa District # Kankai Kankai is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Jhapa District, Koshi Province. It covers **78.8 km²**. 49 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 31 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 78.8km² - 31mapped services - 112 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kankai? Kankai lies in [Jhapa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/jhapa/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Arjundhara](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/jhapa/arjundhara/), [Barhadashi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/jhapa/barhadashi/), [Birtamod](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/jhapa/birtamod/), [Jhapa](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/jhapa/jhapa/), [Mai](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/ilam/mai/) and [Shivasatakshi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/jhapa/shivasatakshi/). By area it is the 574th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 4.9% of [Jhapa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/jhapa/). The centre of Kankai is about 282 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.6371° N, 87.9114° 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 Kankai Open gazetteers list **49 villages, towns and localities** in Kankai. Settlements here lie between about 100 m and 137 m above sea level (median 112 m). - Benubaja - Bhurunga - Bijulikyamp - Bimalegaun - Champapur - Chapramari - Chaurasibigha - Chudalgaun - Dahijhoda - Dandagaun - Durgapur - Ghailadubba - Ghailadubba Bajar - Ghāgarā Kinārgāũ - Gohikhadi - Golubadi - Goredagi - Iluwabari - Jamunbari - Jhadbadi - Jukekhadi - Kalimuda - Kankai - Khadibasti - Khaireni - Kotihom - Kyampa - Lakadigaddhi - Laksmipur - Lalpani - Lukanibari - Mansapur - Mantribadi - Naya Deuniyagaun - Pashubazar - Prajapatigaun - Rudila - Sukedagi - Sukumbasitol - Surunga - Tallo Chapramari - Tappu - Teknarayangaun - Tekra - Toplalgaun - Tulsibari - Ukusbas - Ḍā̃ḍāgāũ - Ṭeknārāyaṇgāũ 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 Kankai Named natural and historic features inside Kankai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Bāghe Kholsi̇̄ - Dhardhare Kholā - Juke Kholsi̇̄ - Ḍhuṅge Kholā - Ḍhuṅge 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 Kankai and the best time to visit Using the climate of Jhapa District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (16 °C). About 1,774 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (474 mm) and the driest Dec (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 16 6 Feb 20 12 Mar 25 29 Apr 28 70 May 29 163 Jun 29 278 Jul 28 474 Aug 27 353 Sep 26 291 Oct 24 92 Nov 21 5 Dec 17 2 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kankai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sanjeevani Hospital-P.ltd Birtamod Jhapa · Birtamod 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.63168&mlon=87.98072#map=17/26.63168/87.98072) Bank SBL, Surunga · Kankai 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.64681&mlon=87.91174#map=17/26.64681/87.91174) ATM Nabil Bank ATM · Bhadrapur 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.56807&mlon=88.06702#map=17/26.56807/88.06702) Petrol pump Gaurav Petrol Pump · Birtamod 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.63865&mlon=87.96559#map=17/26.63865/87.96559) Hotel Hotel Delight Family Restaurant And Bar(Surunga,Jhapa) · Kankai 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.64685&mlon=87.89190#map=17/26.64685/87.89190) Mall ONE STOP Mall · Birtamod 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.64295&mlon=87.99089#map=17/26.64295/87.99089) School Glory montessori and kinder school · Kankai 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.64104&mlon=87.90620#map=17/26.64104/87.90620) College Unique Multiple College, Surunga · Kankai 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.64758&mlon=87.89214#map=17/26.64758/87.89214) Police station Area Police Office Birtamod · Birtamod 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.64287&mlon=87.99607#map=17/26.64287/87.99607) 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 Kankai Places mapped inside Kankai in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks16 - Hotels3 - Schools7 - Colleges and universities2 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants2 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 Jhapa District - Arjundhara - Barhadashi - Bhadrapur - Birtamod - Buddhashanti - Damak - Gauradaha - Gauriganj - Haldibari - Jhapa - Kachanakawal - Kamal - Mechinagar - Shivasatakshi ## Quick answers - Where is Kankai?In Jhapa District, Koshi Province, Nepal - What borders Kankai?Arjundhara, Barhadashi, Birtamod, Jhapa, Mai and Shivasatakshi - How many villages are in Kankai?49 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kankai?Settlements lie between 100 m and 137 m - What is the best time to visit Kankai?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kankai?Sanjeevani Hospital-P.ltd Birtamod Jhapa, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kankai?SBL, Surunga, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kankai?Nabil Bank ATM, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kankai?Gaurav Petrol Pump, about 5.4 km from the centre - How many banks are in Kankai?16 mapped - What is the P-code of Kankai?NP0104303 (OCHA common operational dataset)