# Janaki Municipality, Banke District, Lumbini Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/janaki/ Municipality · Banke District # Janaki Janaki is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Banke District, Lumbini Province. It covers **63.2 km²**. 69 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 64 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 63.2km² - 64mapped services - 150 mtypical elevation ## Where is Janaki? Janaki lies in [Banke District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/), [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Khajura](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/khajura/), [Kohalpur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/kohalpur/) and [Nepalganj](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/nepalganj/). By area it is the 625th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 3.4% of [Banke District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/). The centre of Janaki is about 368 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.0861° N, 81.5988° 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 Janaki Open gazetteers list **69 villages, towns and localities** in Janaki. Settlements here lie between about 141 m and 160 m above sea level (median 150 m). - Almalpurwa - Amritpur - Badhaiya - Bakaspur - Bakotia - Bakutiya - Baniyagaun - Banjaregaun - Bankatwa - Belbhar - Bhaiyapurwa - Bhatanpurwa - Binod puruwa - Budhiyagaun - Budiyagaun - Chamarpurwa - Chaudharipur - Chhotipur - Chuganbharia - Ditthapurwa - Gainpurwa - Gauri Nagar - Gijara - Govindapur - Guruwagaun - Hirapurwa - Indragaun - Indragāũ - Janaki Nagar - Jogagaun - Jogāgāũ - Jugun Bhariya - Kairatipurwa - Kalikapur - Kapasi - Karmohana - Karmohana Gaun - Khajura - Khajura Khurd - Khajurakala - Kotharpurwa - Liharpuruwa - Mahabalipur - Manpur - Manpur Gaun - Manpur puruwa - Motipur - Niwaji Gaun - Pachpokara Gaun - Pancha Pokhara - Parti - Pashipur - Pashupati Nagar - Piparhawa - Prem Nagar - Radhepurwa - Ramawapur - Ramdayal puruwa - Ramuwapur - Rihar - Safalpur - Sahadat puruwa - Sahadatpur - Saigaun - Sekhapurwa - Shiva Nagar - Shivapuri - Sāi̇̄gāũ - Thatenpur 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 Janaki Named natural and historic features inside Janaki, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Belhaniyā̃ Nālā 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 Janaki and the best time to visit Using the climate of Banke District, the warmest month is Jun (average 33 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C). About 1,264 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (407 mm) and the driest Nov (4 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 15 24 Feb 19 30 Mar 24 22 Apr 30 21 May 33 62 Jun 33 191 Jul 30 407 Aug 28 290 Sep 27 173 Oct 25 32 Nov 21 4 Dec 16 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Janaki Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital साइनिङ अस्पताल · Janaki 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.08780&mlon=81.61420#map=17/28.08780/81.61420) Bank Swabhiman · Janaki 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.08361&mlon=81.59718#map=17/28.08361/81.59718) ATM Gaumati Money Transfer · Nepalganj 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.07404&mlon=81.63459#map=17/28.07404/81.63459) Petrol pump Nepal Ayalnigam Limited Fuel · Janaki 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.08202&mlon=81.61649#map=17/28.08202/81.61649) Hotel Sagar Hotel · Nepalganj 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.08186&mlon=81.62309#map=17/28.08186/81.62309) Mall Rahi Mart · Nepalganj 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.06772&mlon=81.62741#map=17/28.06772/81.62741) School श्री शिव शक्ति बाल बिकास केन्द्र · Janaki 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.08755&mlon=81.60207#map=17/28.08755/81.60207) College GVN School Npj · Nepalganj 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.06568&mlon=81.61121#map=17/28.06568/81.61121) Police station Prahari bit · Nepalganj 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.07961&mlon=81.62820#map=17/28.07961/81.62820) 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 Janaki Places mapped inside Janaki in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals4 - Banks8 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels1 - Schools46 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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 Banke District - Baijanath - Duduwa - Khajura - Kohalpur - Narainapur - Nepalganj - Rapti Sonari ## Quick answers - Where is Janaki?In Banke District, Lumbini Province, Nepal - What borders Janaki?Khajura, Kohalpur and Nepalganj - How many villages are in Janaki?69 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Janaki?Settlements lie between 141 m and 160 m - What is the best time to visit Janaki?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Janaki?साइनिङ अस्पताल, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Janaki?Swabhiman, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Janaki?Gaumati Money Transfer, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Janaki?Nepal Ayalnigam Limited Fuel, about 1.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Janaki?4 mapped - How many banks are in Janaki?8 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Janaki?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Janaki?NP0557403 (OCHA common operational dataset)