# Molung Municipality, Okhaldhunga District, Koshi Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/okhaldhunga/molung/

Municipality · Okhaldhunga District 

# Molung

Molung is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Okhaldhunga District, Koshi Province. It covers **112.4 km²**. 87 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 43 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 112km²
- 43mapped services
- 1,538 mtypical elevation

## Where is Molung?

Molung lies in [Okhaldhunga District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/okhaldhunga/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Champadevi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/okhaldhunga/champadevi/), [Khiji Demba](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/okhaldhunga/khiji-demba/), [Siddhicharan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/okhaldhunga/siddhicharan/) and [Sunkoshi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/okhaldhunga/sunkoshi/). By area it is the 427th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 10.4% of [Okhaldhunga District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/okhaldhunga/). The centre of Molung is about 114 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.3658° N, 86.4090° 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 Molung

Open gazetteers list **87 villages, towns and localities** in Molung. Settlements here lie between about 833 m and 2,661 m above sea level (median 1,538 m).

- Ahaldanda
- Bakhre
- Bangdip
- Barbot
- Baseri
- Bhadaure
- Bhaluthumka
- Bhimsenkharka
- Bhirkharka
- Bhirkuna
- Bhusane
- Bijekharka
- Bildu
- Bulnasa
- Bungnam
- Burdim
- Buṅnām
- Bāṅdip
- Chaulabot
- Chaunlāboṭ
- Chautara
- Chepte
- Dahalgaun
- Dandagaun
- Dandakharka
- Deurali
- Dhakalgaun
- Dhandpakha
- Dhap
- Dhuske
- Gahate
- Gauridanda
- Ghalegaun
- Gope
- Harkapur
- Jarange
- Jarayotar
- Jaubanki
- Jese
- Jhagarpur
- Karigaun
- Kattike
- Kerabari
- Keureni
- Khahare
- Kharsubot
- Khasreni
- Kornam
- Kārki̇̄gāũ
- Lamidanda
- Lapse
- Lipekholagaun
- Lispu
- Majhkharka
- Majuwa
- Manegaun
- Mangsire
- Masar
- Maṅsire
- Molung
- Narpu
- Nayanban
- Palaru
- Patale
- Patkari
- Prapcha
- Puranogaun
- Rampur
- Rangadip
- Saimal
- Sakhare
- Saraban
- Sarechaur
- Saune
- Sepli
- Sirchaur
- Sobru
- Solakharka
- Surke
- Tallotar
- Tangku
- Tekanpur
- Thaldanda
- Thapachaur
- Toriswanra
- Yanda
- Ṭaṅku

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 Molung

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Dorup Kholā
- Kul Kholā
- Poktiṅ 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 Molung and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Okhaldhunga District, the warmest month is Jun (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (5 °C), after allowing for this place being about 175 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 890 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (231 mm) and the driest Nov (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to May and October**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 5 7 

Feb 7 12 

Mar 11 17 

Apr 14 32 

May 16 78 

Jun 18 130 

Jul 18 231 

Aug 17 199 

Sep 16 141 

Oct 13 37 

Nov 9 2 

Dec 7 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Molung

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mission Hospital Okhaldhunga · Siddhicharan 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33076&mlon=86.49992#map=17/27.33076/86.49992) 

Bank Rampur Okhaldhunga · Molung 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.34682&mlon=86.44029#map=17/27.34682/86.44029) 

ATM Himalayan Bank · Siddhicharan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.31769&mlon=86.50104#map=17/27.31769/86.50104) 

Petrol pump Empour Trading Private Limited · Phikkal 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.24388&mlon=86.28771#map=17/27.24388/86.28771) 

Hotel Local Hotel Village Top · Molung 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35842&mlon=86.42564#map=17/27.35842/86.42564) 

School Shree Champadevi Pra V · Molung 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.36329&mlon=86.40920#map=17/27.36329/86.40920) 

College Swarna Koshika (Sunkosi) Campus · Phikkal 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.24286&mlon=86.28798#map=17/27.24286/86.28798) 

Police station Police Station KoshHaat · Sunkoshi 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.30858&mlon=86.37675#map=17/27.30858/86.37675) 

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 Molung

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

- Banks1
- Hotels1
- Schools40
- 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 Okhaldhunga District

- Champadevi
- Chishankhu Gadhi
- Khiji Demba
- Likhu
- Manebhanjyang
- Siddhicharan
- Sunkoshi

## Quick answers

- Where is Molung?In Okhaldhunga District, Koshi Province, Nepal
- What borders Molung?Champadevi, Khiji Demba, Siddhicharan and Sunkoshi
- How many villages are in Molung?87 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Molung?Settlements lie between 833 m and 2,661 m
- What is the best time to visit Molung?March to May and October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Molung?Mission Hospital Okhaldhunga, about 9.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Molung?Rampur Okhaldhunga, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Molung?Himalayan Bank, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Molung?Empour Trading Private Limited, about 18 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Molung?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Molung?NP0113403 (OCHA common operational dataset)