# Dewangunj Municipality, Sunsari District, Koshi Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/dewangunj/ Municipality · Sunsari District # Dewangunj Dewangunj is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Sunsari District, Koshi Province. It covers **53.4 km²**. 46 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 53.4km² - 2mapped services - 75 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dewangunj? Dewangunj lies in [Sunsari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Barju](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/barju/), [Gadhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/gadhi/) and [Harinagar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/harinagar/). By area it is the 655th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 4.5% of [Sunsari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/). The centre of Dewangunj is about 228 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.4612° N, 87.1510° 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 Dewangunj Open gazetteers list **46 villages, towns and localities** in Dewangunj. Settlements here lie between about 69 m and 80 m above sea level (median 75 m). - Bhansartol - Bikrampur Jatwara - Birtatol - Chamrahi - Chaudharitol - Chuha Kabilasa - Custom Office - Dalelpur - Dewanganj - Dhanuktol - Dhatatol - Dhena Shangkhatol - Gaderitol - Gurungtol - Guruṅṭol - Hakpara - Haniph Miyantol - Jhatol - Jirogawa - Kaptanganj - Kaptāngañj - Kauwakhoj - Khairatol - Khatwetol - Kodh - Madhya Harsahi - Mehatatol - Paltol - Panchosimar - Pā̃chosimar - Raghunathpur - Rajganj - Ranimajhiyani - Sahebganj - Shankarpur - Shastritol - Shivaganj - Shivangañj Raghunathpur - Sinubari - Sinuwari - Sinuwaritol - Sonpuriyatol - Suritol - Tatmatol - Teliyaritol - Yadavtol 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). ## Weather in Dewangunj 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 Dewangunj Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Golden Hospital · Biratnagar 12 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 12 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 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.45782&mlon=87.27969#map=17/26.45782/87.27969) Petrol pump Jamungachi · Biratnagar 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.47663&mlon=87.26568#map=17/26.47663/87.26568) Hotel Siddhakali Hotel · Biratnagar 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.48488&mlon=87.26915#map=17/26.48488/87.26915) Mall Biratbazzar · Biratnagar 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.45739&mlon=87.27856#map=17/26.45739/87.27856) School Shree Koshi Adharbhut Bidhyalaya · Barju 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.45128&mlon=87.17324#map=17/26.45128/87.17324) College Trident Education · Dewangunj 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.43038&mlon=87.13326#map=17/26.43038/87.13326) Police station District Traffic Office · Biratnagar 13 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 Dewangunj Places mapped inside Dewangunj in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies1 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 - Barju - Bhokraha Narsingh - Dharan - Duhabi - Gadhi - Harinagar - Inaruwa - Itahari - Koshi - Koshi Tappu - Ramdhuni ## Quick answers - Where is Dewangunj?In Sunsari District, Koshi Province, Nepal - What borders Dewangunj?Barju, Gadhi and Harinagar - How many villages are in Dewangunj?46 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dewangunj?Settlements lie between 69 m and 80 m - What is the best time to visit Dewangunj?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Dewangunj?Golden Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dewangunj?Nirdhan Utthan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dewangunj?Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dewangunj?Jamungachi, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dewangunj?NP0106405 (OCHA common operational dataset)