# Bardiya District, Lumbini Province – Municipalities

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/

District · Lumbini Province 

# Bardiya District

Bardiya District is a district of Nepal in Lumbini Province. It had an estimated **485,134 people** in 2023 on 2,001 km² (about 242 per km²). It is divided into 9 municipalities. 689 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 466 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 485,134people (2023)
- 2,001km²
- 9municipalities
- 466mapped services

## How many people live in Bardiya District?

Bardiya District had an estimated **485,134 people** in 2023 — 8.9% of Lumbini Province, 23rd of 77 districts. There are 1,120 women for every 1,000 men (above the Lumbini Province figure of 1,084). Spread over 2,001 km², that is about **242 people per km²**, 27th of 77 districts.

24.7% of people are children under 15 and 5.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 28 years (it is 27 across Lumbini Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 44 children and older people.

0–4 ****39,586**

5–9 ****38,704**

10–14 ****41,642**

15–19 ****44,836**

20–24 ****49,369**

25–29 ****54,080**

30–34 ****44,232**

35–39 ****34,909**

40–44 ****28,019**

45–49 ****26,320**

50–54 ****23,853**

55–59 ****18,803**

60–64 ****13,548**

65–69 ****11,295**

70–74 ****8,470**

75–79 ****4,574**

80+ ****2,894**

Source: [Census of population via OCHA HDX, population 2023 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-npl).

## Where is Bardiya District?

Bardiya District lies in [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 4 other districts: [Banke District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/), [Kailali District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/), [Salyan District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/salyan/) and [Surkhet District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/surkhet/). By area it is the 27th largest of 77 districts in Nepal. It covers 10.4% of [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/). The centre of Bardiya District is about 387 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 139 km from Deukhurī, the main town of Lumbini Province. The centre point is at 28.3717° N, 81.4502° 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).

## Municipalities of Bardiya District

Municipality Area km² Localities Services 

[Badhaiyatal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/badhaiyatal/) 115 72 62 

[Bansgadhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/bansgadhi/) 206 108 62 

[Barbardiya](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/barbardiya/) 226 100 59 

[Bardiya](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/bardiya/) 896 5 4 

[Geruwa](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/geruwa/) 78 93 33 

[Gulariya](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/gulariya/) 118 88 86 

[Madhuwan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/madhuwan/) 130 75 41 

[Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/rajapur/) 127 153 35 

[Thakurbaba](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/thakurbaba/) 104 70 84 

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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Bardiya District

Open gazetteers list **689 villages, towns and localities** in Bardiya District. The largest with a recorded population: Gulariyā (53,107). Settlements here lie between about 136 m and 1,375 m above sea level (median 155 m).

- Achhariya
- Ailani
- Ailani tol
- Ailanibasti
- Akalgharwa
- Ambarpur
- Ambasa
- Amohiya
- Amreni
- Anand Nagar
- Anantapur
- Asarahi
- Ashapur Chowk
- Ashapur Pakariya
- Asneri
- Aureni
- Auri
- Babai Koloni Bajar
- Badahipur
- Badalpur
- Badhaiya
- Badka Bhaura
- Badkapurwa
- Badki Bhimmapur
- Badki Deuda
- Badki Mirchaiya
- Badki Taduwa
- Bagahi
- Bagahighat
- Bagiya
- Bagnaha
- Bahadurpur
- Bahunpur
- Baida
- Baidi
- Bairiya
- Baithakpur
- Baji Bokatiya
- Baji Parsiya
- Baji Saduwa
- Bajpur
- Bakalbhar
- Bakuwa
- Balanti
- Balapur
- Balepurwa
- Balā̃ti̇̄
- Bamanpurwa
- Banbagiya
- Banbirpur
- Bandalipur
- Bandar Bhariya
- Bandrawa
- Bangai
- Bangalipur
- Bangaudi
- Bangaun
- Banghushri
- Banghusra
- Bangāũ
- Baniyabhar
- Baniyapur
- Banjaridanda
- Banjariya
- Banjariya Jharan
- Bankati
- Bankatti
- Bankhet
- Banmudawa
- Banmudawa (Nayanbasti)
- Banmudwa
- Banmuḍawā Nayā̃basti̇̄
- Bansgadhi
- Bantariya
- Bantariyan
- Barbaṭṭā
- Bardiya
- Bardiyā
- Bargada
- Bargadahi
- Bargau
- Barha Bardiya
- Basant
- Basanta
- Batanpur
- Bathanpurwa
- Bathuwa
- Bathuwatal
- Batule
- Baḍkāpuruwā
- Bechhaipur
- Belasa
- Belauli
- Belbhariya
- Belbhār
- Beltandi
- Beluwa
- Beluwabajja
- Beluwā
- Belwa
- Belṭā̃ḍi̇̄
- Bepattaopur
- Betahani
- Beteni
- Bhadaiya
- Bhadeli
- Bhadohi
- Bhagatkuti
- Bhagatpur
- Bhagatpurwa
- Bhagawanpur
- Bhagranpur
- Bhainsapur
- Bhainsasur
- Bhairampur
- Bhaisahi
- Bhaisakhani
- Bhai̇̃sāpur
- Bhai̇̃sāsur
- Bhajanpurwa
- Bhaluphanta
- Bhandari Tol
- Bhangaha
- Bhangahapur
- Bhansar Lain
- Bhariya
- Bhathera
- Bhawanipur
- Bhitri Ranjha
- Bhogpur
- Bhojpur
- Bholagaudi
- Bhuregaun
- Bhurigaun
- Bichko Murgauwa
- Bichpari
- Bijay Nagar
- Bikrampur
- Bikri
- Bindra
- Bipatpur
- Bokatiya
- Buddha Nagar
- Budkuwa
- Butaha
- Buthkaiyan
- Butkauwa
- Buṭhkaiyā̃
- Byarekdanda
- Bānspāni
- Bānugāũ
- Bā̃sgaḍhi̇̄
- Chainpur
- Chakkapur
- Chakkhapur
- Chakpuriya Tol
- Chamakpur
- Chanaura
- Char Bigha
- Chauburji
- Chaudharipur
- Chepāṅ
- Chhahara Thapla
- Chhedapur
- Chhotki Bhaura
- Chhotki Bhimmapur
- Chhotki Chainpur
- Chhotki Daulatpur
- Chhotki Deuda
- Chhotki Mirchaiya
- Chhotki Taduwa
- Chhotkipur
- Chikengaudi
- Chisapani
- Chitainpur
- Chitawan Tol-3
- Chitawan Ṭol - Ti̇̄na
- Chitkaiyan
- Chotki Bhimmapur
- Dabba
- Dailehi Tol
- Dakhin
- Dakshin Tol
- Dakshinpur
- Daksin Bhakari
- Daksin Kalabanjar
- Daksinpuruwa
- Dalai
- Dalai Jharan
- Dalaipur
- Dalla
- Dallapur
- Damauli
- Danda Ailani
- Danda Laipur
- Dandagaun
- Dangpur
- Danpur
- Danpurw
- Danpurwa
- Daphaiya
- Dasarathbasti
- Dash Nambar tol
- Dasharathbasti
- Dasipur
- Daulatpur
- Dayarampur
- Dayaudhakala
- Daṅpur
- Deoraha
- Deurali Bhanjyang
- Devipur
- Dhadhawar
- Dhakelā
- Dhampur
- Dhanaura
- Dhangrahi
- Dharamabasti
- Dharmabasti
- Dhobinipur
- Dhobinpur
- Dhodhari
- Dhondrekholagaun
- Dhundirajpur
- Dhundirajpur(Gidarpur)
- Dhungrahawa
- Dip Nagar
- Dongarpur
- Dorwa Gaurahi
- Dudha
- Dudhdha
- Dumanpur
- Dumreni
- Durga Nagar
- Durgapur
- Dāṅpur
- Dāṅpuruwā
- Dāṅpurwā
- Ekkaisa
- Falkapur
- Gabur
- Gamakka
- Ganeshpur
- Ganga Patuwa
- Gangabasti
- Gauripara
- Geruwani
- Ghaireni
- Ghari Betani
- Ghorpitta (Tinsimari)
- Ghumana
- Ghumnaha
- Ghusra
- Gidarpur
- Gidarpurwa
- Giri Tol
- Gobindapur
- Gobrela
- Godahana
- Godiyana
- Gokulpur
- Gola
- Golā
- Gorakh Chaurwa
- Gothi
- Govindapur
- Gubhrepurwa
- Gujarana
- Gulara
- Gulariya
- Gulariyā
- Gularpurwa
- Guleria
- Guptipur
- Guruwagaun
- Guwari
- Haraiya
- Hariharpur
- Harinagar
- Haripur
- Harnahawa
- Hasanapur
- Hasnapur
- Hattikhal
- Hattikhalla
- Haupur
- Hausalpurwa
- Himalipur
- Hiralalpurwa
- Husenpur
- Idaipur
- Indrapur
- Ishwariganj
- Jabbarpur
- Jabdahawa
- Jabdahawā
- Jabdi
- Jagatiya
- Jagatpur
- Jainpur
- Jainpurwa(Ailanibasti)
- Jainpurwā
- Jaljala
- Jamunabojhi
- Jamunaghari
- Jamuni
- Jamuniya
- Janaknagar
- Jaya Nagar
- Jayapur
- Jaypur
- Jhakkipur
- Jhanjhatpur
- Jhanjhatpurwa
- Jhapti
- Jhaptipur
- Jharsaila
- Jhundi
- Jhundipur
- Jigiriya
- Jitpur
- Jodhipur
- Jogigaun
- Jogipur
- Jogipur Chok
- Jogi̇̄gāũ
- Joshipur
- Jotpur
- Judawanpur
- Jugutpur
- Jumlipurwa
- Jutpani
- Jwalagiri
- Kailasi
- Kajenipur
- Kakaura
- Kalabanjar
- Kalabanjara
- Kali Nagar
- Kaligaundi
- Kanchanpur
- Kanpur
- Kansipurwa
- Kanthapurbasti
- Kanti
- Kantipur
- Kaphlepur
- Karmala
- Karmohani
- Karnalipur
- Kashipur
- Katarnianghat
- Katarniya
- Kathmandau
- Kedhipurwa
- Khailar
- Khairan Jhala
- Khairapur
- Khaireni
- Khaireniya Phant
- Khairhani
- Khairi
- Khaisakala
- Khalba Kataniya
- Khalepurwa
- Khalla Jaypur
- Khallagaun
- Khallawa Gulariya
- Khanpur
- Khata
- Kheranpur
- Khotegaun
- Khunpur
- Khunpurgaun
- Khuntepurwa
- Khutena
- Kimire Chareti
- Koili
- Koniya
- Kothapur
- Kothiya
- Kothiyaghat
- Krisna Nagar
- Kumaragaun
- Kumbher
- Kumārāgāũ
- Kunaithi
- Kurmanpur
- Kurulle
- Kusahi
- Kusal Patuwa
- Kusalpatuwa
- Kusumba
- Kusumba Bajar
- Kusumdanda
- Kāli̇̄gaũḍi̇̄
- Kā̃ṭi̇̄
- Lahaurpur
- Lahure Tol
- Lahure Tole

…and 289 more.

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 Bardiya District

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

### Water

102 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Ambāsā Nālā
- Badālpur Kulo
- Banjariyā Jharanā
- Bargadahi̇̄ Kulo
- Baḍhaiyā Tāl
- Betahani̇̄ Kholā
- Bhadāli̇̄ Nālā
- Bhādā Kholā
- Bhālu Kholā
- Bukkā Kholā
- Buḍhi̇̄ Kholā
- Buḍhi̇̄ Kulo
- Bāghdulā Kholā
- Bāghdāre Kholā
- Bā̃spāni̇̄ Kholā
- Bāṅgetāl Kholā
- Chain Kholā
- Chapalā Nālā
- Chaphalā Nālā
- Chisā Kholi̇̄
- Chiuribās Kholā
- Chyām Nālā
- Chārgāũ Kulo
- Daulatpur Kulo

…and 79 more.

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Kimi̇̄re Ghareli̇̄ · 950 m
- Salleri̇̄ Ḍā̃ḍā · 912 m
- Derāli̇̄ Ḍā̃ḍā · 836 m
- Maurā Ḍamār Ḍā̃ḍā · 829 m
- Kareli̇̄ Ḍā̃ḍā · 827 m

### Forests and nature

3 forests; 1 park.

- Chaugurdi̇̄ Forest
- Kriṣṇasār Area
- Royal Bardia National Park
- Ḍallāphā̃ṭā Forest

### Getting around

1 bridge.

- Babai Bridge

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 Bardiya District and the best time to visit

In Bardiya District, the warmest month is Jun (average 33 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C). About 1,249 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (400 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 27 

Feb 18 37 

Mar 24 25 

Apr 29 25 

May 32 65 

Jun 33 188 

Jul 29 400 

Aug 28 281 

Sep 27 158 

Oct 24 27 

Nov 20 4 

Dec 16 10 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bardiya District

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

- Hospitals7
- Banks7
- Petrol pumps8
- Hotels64
- Schools349
- Colleges and universities3
- Pharmacies7
- Restaurants13
- Police stations8

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Bardiya District?In Lumbini Province, Nepal
- What is the population of Bardiya District?485,134 (2023 estimate)
- What is the median age in Bardiya District?About 28 years (2023 estimate)
- What is the population density of Bardiya District?About 242 people per km²
- What borders Bardiya District?Banke District, Kailali District, Salyan District and Surkhet District
- How many villages are in Bardiya District?689 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bardiya District?Settlements lie between 136 m and 1,375 m
- What is the highest point in Bardiya District?Kimi̇̄re Ghareli̇̄ (950 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bardiya District?October to March
- How many hospitals are in Bardiya District?7 mapped
- How many banks are in Bardiya District?7 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Bardiya District?8 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bardiya District?NP0558 (OCHA common operational dataset)