# Rajapur Municipality, Bardiya District, Lumbini Province

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

Municipality · Bardiya District 

# Rajapur

Rajapur is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Bardiya District, Lumbini Province. It covers **126.9 km²**. 153 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 35 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 127km²
- 35mapped services
- 147 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rajapur?

Rajapur lies in [Bardiya District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/), [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Geruwa](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/geruwa/), [Madhuwan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/madhuwan/) and [Tikapur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/tikapur/). By area it is the 371st largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 6.3% of [Bardiya District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/). The centre of Rajapur is about 420 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.4310° N, 81.1249° 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 Rajapur

Open gazetteers list **153 villages, towns and localities** in Rajapur. Settlements here lie between about 141 m and 162 m above sea level (median 147 m).

- Anand Nagar
- Anantapur
- Badalpur
- Badka Bhaura
- Badki Bhimmapur
- Baithakpur
- Baji Saduwa
- Baniyapur
- Banjaridanda
- Bargadahi
- Basanta
- Bathanpurwa
- Belasa
- Beluwa
- Bhagatpur
- Bhagranpur
- Bhajanpurwa
- Bhaluphanta
- Bhogpur
- Bhojpur
- Bichko Murgauwa
- Bikrampur
- Byarekdanda
- Chainpur
- Chakkapur
- Chakkhapur
- Chanaura
- Chhotki Bhaura
- Chhotki Bhimmapur
- Chhotki Chainpur
- Chhotki Daulatpur
- Chhotkipur
- Chitainpur
- Chotki Bhimmapur
- Daksin Kalabanjar
- Dalai
- Dalai Jharan
- Dalaipur
- Dandagaun
- Daulatpur
- Dayarampur
- Devipur
- Dhobinipur
- Dhobinpur
- Dhundirajpur
- Dhundirajpur(Gidarpur)
- Dip Nagar
- Dongarpur
- Durga Nagar
- Ghumana
- Godiyana
- Gulara
- Gularpurwa
- Guwari
- Harinagar
- Himalipur
- Idaipur
- Ishwariganj
- Jamunabojhi
- Jaypur
- Jhanjhatpur
- Jhaptipur
- Jogipur
- Jogipur Chok
- Jotpur
- Kajenipur
- Kalabanjar
- Kanti
- Karmohani
- Katarnianghat
- Khairi
- Khalla Jaypur
- Kheranpur
- Koili
- Koniya
- Kothiyaghat
- Krisna Nagar
- Kusahi
- Kā̃ṭi̇̄
- Lahure Tol
- Lahure Tole
- Lalchipur
- Lalitapur
- Lalpur
- Mahadeuli
- Mahuwa (Manpur)
- Mahuwā
- Maila Bargadahi
- Mailaghat
- Majhara
- Majharāghāṭ
- Mangalpur
- Manjhara
- Manparipur
- Mukhiya Jaypur
- Mukta Kamaiya Tole
- Murahiya
- Muraiya
- Murgahawa
- Murgauwa
- Nangapur
- Narayanpurwa
- Nayangaun
- Nayā̃gāũ
- Nehalpur
- Newarpur
- Nursery Tole
- Ostajpur
- Pahadi Nagar
- Pahadipur
- Pahadiyapur
- Pakadiyapur
- Pakhaipur
- Paragpur
- Patharpurwa
- Phattepur
- Prem Chautari
- Premnagar Basti
- Puraina
- Raikhenhawa
- Rajapur
- Rajapur Chowk
- Rajapurwa
- Rajpurwā
- Ram Jaane Chowk
- Ramjane Chok
- Rampur
- Rājāpur
- Sadakpurwa
- Sangharsanagar
- Satar Pharam
- Sendura
- Shankarpur
- Shantipur
- Shripur
- Sindura
- Sohali
- Sohariya
- Sonpur
- Sukumbasi Tol
- Sunhagaun
- Tapara
- Tediya
- Tharu Sanduwa
- Thulo Jhapahi
- Thulo Karmohani
- Tighra
- Tihuni
- Tingharuwa
- Udayapur
- Udaypur
- Uttar Khairi
- 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 Rajapur

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Badālpur Kulo
- Bhadāli̇̄ Nālā
- Daulatpur Kulo
- Khodāu Kulo
- Ṭaparā Kulo

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 Rajapur and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rajapur

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dhansingpur Swasthya Chauki · Tikapur 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.43471&mlon=81.05468#map=17/28.43471/81.05468) 

Bank Hathiya Baba Agriculutre Cooperative · Rajapur 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.43241&mlon=81.09504#map=17/28.43241/81.09504) 

Petrol pump Shivam Oil Store · Rajapur 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.41593&mlon=81.12036#map=17/28.41593/81.12036) 

Hotel Rajapur River Side Hotel & Resort Pvt. Ltd. · Rajapur 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.44185&mlon=81.10121#map=17/28.44185/81.10121) 

School Shree Nepal Rastriya Lower Secondary school · Rajapur 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.44008&mlon=81.10156#map=17/28.44008/81.10156) 

College Tikapur Polytechnic Institute · Tikapur 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.50351&mlon=81.12104#map=17/28.50351/81.12104) 

Police station APF, Rajapur · Rajapur 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.42831&mlon=81.09327#map=17/28.42831/81.09327) 

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 Rajapur

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

- Banks3
- Petrol pumps4
- Hotels7
- Schools18
- Restaurants1
- Police stations2

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 Bardiya District

- Badhaiyatal
- Bansgadhi
- Barbardiya
- Bardiya
- Geruwa
- Gulariya
- Madhuwan
- Thakurbaba

## Quick answers

- Where is Rajapur?In Bardiya District, Lumbini Province, Nepal
- What borders Rajapur?Geruwa, Madhuwan and Tikapur
- How many villages are in Rajapur?153 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Rajapur?Settlements lie between 141 m and 162 m
- What is the best time to visit Rajapur?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rajapur?Dhansingpur Swasthya Chauki, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rajapur?Hathiya Baba Agriculutre Cooperative, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rajapur?Shivam Oil Store, about 1.7 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Rajapur?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Rajapur?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Rajapur?NP0558301 (OCHA common operational dataset)