# Panchakhapan Municipality, Sankhuwasabha District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sankhuwasabha/panchakhapan/

Municipality · Sankhuwasabha District 

# Panchakhapan

Panchakhapan is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Sankhuwasabha District, Koshi Province. It covers **147.7 km²**. 100 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 45 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 148km²
- 45mapped services
- 1,048 mtypical elevation

## Where is Panchakhapan?

Panchakhapan lies in [Sankhuwasabha District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sankhuwasabha/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Chainapur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sankhuwasabha/chainapur/), [Khandabari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sankhuwasabha/khandabari/) and [Sabhapokhari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sankhuwasabha/sabhapokhari/). By area it is the 303rd largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 4.3% of [Sankhuwasabha District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sankhuwasabha/). The centre of Panchakhapan is about 199 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.3524° N, 87.3016° 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 Panchakhapan

Open gazetteers list **100 villages, towns and localities** in Panchakhapan. Settlements here lie between about 290 m and 2,320 m above sea level (median 1,048 m).

- Ahale
- Amale
- Archale
- Arubote
- Baderinibesi
- Baraigaun
- Bhadaur
- Bhadaure
- Bhakare
- Bhalukhop
- Bhitriban
- Bimire
- Bokse
- Chargau
- Chargaun
- Chaudandi
- Chaurikharka
- Chingkhuwa
- Chinkhuwa
- Chitre
- Chiṅkhuwā
- Chungkhurung
- Chunkhurun
- Chuṅkhuruṅ
- Chārgāũ
- Dandagaun
- Deurali
- Devitar
- Dhande
- Dharapani
- Dobhantar
- Gahate
- Gairi
- Gogane
- Guphatar
- Halede
- Handikharka
- Handuwa
- Hangduwa
- Hokse
- Humling
- Humliṅ
- Hā̃ḍikharka
- Hāṅduwā
- Jaubari
- Jaunbari
- Kalleri
- Kamalbote
- Khahare
- Khamare
- Khanigaun
- Khaptuwa
- Khāni̇̄gāũ
- Kudurki
- Kusuwa
- Limbugau
- Limbugaun
- Limbugāũ
- Lingling
- Linlin
- Liṅliṅ
- Mahadhunga
- Maksuwa
- Malbanse
- Malbase
- Mathillo Syabun
- Mulabari
- Mālbā̃se
- Okten
- Panchakhapan
- Phachyang
- Phachyāṅ
- Pipletar
- Pokhran
- Pokhrang
- Pokhrāṅ
- Sakhuwa
- Sangaun
- Saṅgāũ
- Shangkhe Piple
- Shikharpur
- Shrinagi
- Sibhuwa
- Sikharpur
- Sirise
- Sunkhani
- Syabun
- Tallo Hokse
- Tallo Syabun
- Terse
- Timbure Bhanjyang
- Titrebesi
- Toribari
- Wabun
- Wana
- Yangsijung
- Yansijun
- Yāṅsijuṅ
- Ḍhā̃ḍe
- Ḍā̃ḍāgāũ

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 Panchakhapan

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

### Water

12 rivers and streams.

- Bāhun Kholā
- Chiṅkhuwā Kholā
- Hokse Kholā
- Hāṅduwā Kholā
- Khekuwā Kholā
- Khāni Kholā
- Khāwā Kholā
- Kusuwā Kholā
- Sibhuwā
- Yāwā Kholā
- Yāṅguwā Kholā
- Ãdheri̇̄ 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 Panchakhapan and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Sankhuwasabha District, the warmest month is Jul (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (5 °C), after allowing for this place being about 270 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 902 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (245 mm) and the driest Nov (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to May and October**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 5 5 

Feb 6 10 

Mar 10 19 

Apr 13 38 

May 16 89 

Jun 18 129 

Jul 18 245 

Aug 18 192 

Sep 17 134 

Oct 13 38 

Nov 9 2 

Dec 6 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Panchakhapan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Primary Health Post, Chainpur · Chainapur 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.29543&mlon=87.31996#map=17/27.29543/87.31996) 

Bank Aashirbad Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited. · Chainapur 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.28330&mlon=87.31670#map=17/27.28330/87.31670) 

Petrol pump Mahalaxmi Automobile Fuel Centre · Khandabari 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38090&mlon=87.20714#map=17/27.38090/87.20714) 

Hotel Wana Dhap Resort · Panchakhapan 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33748&mlon=87.30719#map=17/27.33748/87.30719) 

Mall हिले बीच बाजार · Dhankuta 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03156&mlon=87.31314#map=17/27.03156/87.31314) 

School Shree Jambawati Secondary Secondary · Panchakhapan 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35634&mlon=87.29659#map=17/27.35634/87.29659) 

College Barun Multiple Campus · Khandabari 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.36670&mlon=87.21671#map=17/27.36670/87.21671) 

Police station Nepal Police, Satighat · Shadananda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.34710&mlon=87.19088#map=17/27.34710/87.19088) 

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 Panchakhapan

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

- Hotels4
- Schools41

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 Sankhuwasabha District

- Bhotkhola
- Chainapur
- Chichila
- Dharmadevi
- Khandabari
- Madi
- Makalu
- Sabhapokhari
- Silichong

## Quick answers

- Where is Panchakhapan?In Sankhuwasabha District, Koshi Province, Nepal
- What borders Panchakhapan?Chainapur, Khandabari and Sabhapokhari
- How many villages are in Panchakhapan?100 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Panchakhapan?Settlements lie between 290 m and 2,320 m
- What is the best time to visit Panchakhapan?April to May and October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Panchakhapan?Primary Health Post, Chainpur, about 6.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Panchakhapan?Aashirbad Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited., about 7.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panchakhapan?Mahalaxmi Automobile Fuel Centre, about 9.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Panchakhapan?NP0109302 (OCHA common operational dataset)