# Dhanapalthan Municipality, Morang District, Koshi Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/morang/dhanapalthan/ Municipality · Morang District # Dhanapalthan Dhanapalthan is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Morang District, Koshi Province. It covers **70.1 km²**. 48 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 70.1km² - 3mapped services - 71 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dhanapalthan? Dhanapalthan lies in [Morang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/morang/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Jahada](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/morang/jahada/), [Katahari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/morang/katahari/) and [Rangeli](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/morang/rangeli/). By area it is the 601st largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 3.8% of [Morang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/morang/). The centre of Dhanapalthan is about 248 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.4623° N, 87.4062° 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 Dhanapalthan Open gazetteers list **48 villages, towns and localities** in Dhanapalthan. Settlements here lie between about 64 m and 81 m above sea level (median 71 m). - Amahi - Babiya - Bairiya - Bariyati - Barudaha - Betauna - Bhawanipur - Customs Office - Dadar Bairiya - Dadarbairiya - Dakuwadanda - Daligachha - Dhanpalthan - Dharampur - Dukhaitol - Durgapur - Futani Chowk - Gadariya - Gurujyutol - Harakpur - Jahada - Jatawara - Kadamaha Ramchok - Kadmaha - Kadmaha Dhadhi Sataritol - Kalabanjar - Kamalpur - Karsiya - Kathamaha - Kharbona - Kusmaha - Lakhantari - Laliya - Lohandraghat - Mayanganj - Māyā̃gañj - Nayantol - Nayā̃ṭol - Nehrutol - Nocha - Paita - Rangapur - Shitalpur - Simraha - Sorabhag - Taritol - Thanthaniya - Titaihiya 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 Dhanapalthan Named natural and historic features inside Dhanapalthan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mariyā 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 Dhanapalthan and the best time to visit Using the climate of Morang District, the warmest month is May (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (16 °C). About 1,394 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (379 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 19 10 Mar 25 23 Apr 29 52 May 30 128 Jun 30 216 Jul 28 379 Aug 28 269 Sep 26 235 Oct 24 68 Nov 21 4 Dec 17 2 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dhanapalthan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Times Hospital Pvt. Ltd. · Rangeli 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.46282&mlon=87.48804#map=17/26.46282/87.48804) Bank Jeevan Bikas Laghubitta · Rangeli 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.52052&mlon=87.42339#map=17/26.52052/87.42339) ATM Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd · Biratnagar 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.45782&mlon=87.27969#map=17/26.45782/87.27969) Petrol pump Janaki Fuel Suppliers · Dhanapalthan 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.47290&mlon=87.39923#map=17/26.47290/87.39923) Hotel Dibya Ratna Hotel · Biratnagar 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.45982&mlon=87.29433#map=17/26.45982/87.29433) Mall Biratbazzar · Biratnagar 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.45739&mlon=87.27856#map=17/26.45739/87.27856) School Shree Swarswati School · Dhanapalthan 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.47250&mlon=87.38861#map=17/26.47250/87.38861) College Sailaja Acharya Memorial Polytechnic · Jahada 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.45981&mlon=87.35345#map=17/26.45981/87.35345) Police station Jhorahat · Gramthan 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.51734&mlon=87.32705#map=17/26.51734/87.32705) 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 Dhanapalthan Places mapped inside Dhanapalthan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools2 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 Morang District - Belbari - Biratnagar - Budhiganga - Gramthan - Jahada - Kanepokhari - Katahari - Kerabari - Letang - Miklajung - Pathari Shanishchare - Rangeli - Ratuwamai - Sundarharaicha - Sunwarshi - Urlabari ## Quick answers - Where is Dhanapalthan?In Morang District, Koshi Province, Nepal - What borders Dhanapalthan?Jahada, Katahari and Rangeli - How many villages are in Dhanapalthan?48 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dhanapalthan?Settlements lie between 64 m and 81 m - What is the best time to visit Dhanapalthan?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Dhanapalthan?Times Hospital Pvt. Ltd., about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dhanapalthan?Jeevan Bikas Laghubitta, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dhanapalthan?Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dhanapalthan?Janaki Fuel Suppliers, about 1.4 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Dhanapalthan?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Dhanapalthan?NP0105408 (OCHA common operational dataset)