# Barju Municipality, Sunsari District, Koshi Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/barju/ Municipality · Sunsari District # Barju Barju is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Sunsari District, Koshi Province. It covers **69.3 km²**. 51 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 41 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 69.3km² - 41mapped services - 72 mtypical elevation ## Where is Barju? Barju lies in [Sunsari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Biratnagar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/morang/biratnagar/), [Dewangunj](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/dewangunj/), [Duhabi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/duhabi/) and [Gadhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/gadhi/). By area it is the 606th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 5.8% of [Sunsari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/). The centre of Barju is about 232 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.4607° N, 87.2093° 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 Barju Open gazetteers list **51 villages, towns and localities** in Barju. Settlements here lie between about 66 m and 80 m above sea level (median 72 m). - Amahi Belha - Amduwa - Awadhitol - Bahuntol - Bairiya - Barju - Batarahitol - Belgachhiya - Bhimpur - Budhathokitol - Chimadi - Chimadi Jhora - Chimditol - Daita Pandittol - Daitatol - Dhanuktol - Dhatatol - Duhabijhoda - Gelhabari - Gujelaltol - Gurungtol - Guruṅṭol - Harboni - Hatiyatol - Inarwa - Itaharitol - Kamattol - Katuwaltol - Kharahitol - Kolharwa - Laljittol - Matawarsimhatol - Miyantol - Miyā̃ṭol - Mukhiyatol - Musahartol - Naraha - Nargaraha - Nawatoli - Nawatoliya - Nayan Daitatol - Pharamtol - Pulkitchok - Ramganj - Shivahariyatol - Sidhutol - Sitaganj - Subbatol - Tapara - Tatmatol - Thakurtol 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 Barju Named natural and historic features inside Barju, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Jhorā Nadi̇̄ - Kaṭhale Nadi̇̄ - Ṭeṅgrā Dhār 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 Barju and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sunsari District, the warmest month is May (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (16 °C). About 1,152 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (311 mm) and the driest Nov (3 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 7 Feb 20 10 Mar 25 21 Apr 30 42 May 31 105 Jun 31 182 Jul 29 311 Aug 28 214 Sep 27 200 Oct 25 54 Nov 21 3 Dec 17 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Barju Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Golden Hospital · Biratnagar 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.45447&mlon=87.27263#map=17/26.45447/87.27263) Bank Nirdhan Utthan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited · Biratnagar 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.47720&mlon=87.26931#map=17/26.47720/87.26931) ATM Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd · Biratnagar 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.45782&mlon=87.27969#map=17/26.45782/87.27969) Petrol pump Jamungachi · Biratnagar 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.47663&mlon=87.26568#map=17/26.47663/87.26568) Hotel Hotel Banjara Inn · Biratnagar 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.46749&mlon=87.27283#map=17/26.46749/87.27283) Mall Biratbazzar · Biratnagar 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.45739&mlon=87.27856#map=17/26.45739/87.27856) School Gandhi International Boarding School · Barju 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.45716&mlon=87.21390#map=17/26.45716/87.21390) College Aspire College · Biratnagar 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.47037&mlon=87.26770#map=17/26.47037/87.26770) Police station District Traffic Office · Biratnagar 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.45441&mlon=87.27974#map=17/26.45441/87.27974) 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 Barju Places mapped inside Barju in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - 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 Sunsari District - Barahachhetra - Bhokraha Narsingh - Dewangunj - Dharan - Duhabi - Gadhi - Harinagar - Inaruwa - Itahari - Koshi - Koshi Tappu - Ramdhuni ## Quick answers - Where is Barju?In Sunsari District, Koshi Province, Nepal - What borders Barju?Biratnagar, Dewangunj, Duhabi and Gadhi - How many villages are in Barju?51 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Barju?Settlements lie between 66 m and 80 m - What is the best time to visit Barju?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Barju?Golden Hospital, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Barju?Nirdhan Utthan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Barju?Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Barju?Jamungachi, about 5.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Barju?NP0106406 (OCHA common operational dataset)