# Rajpur Municipality, Dang District, Lumbini Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/rajpur/

Municipality · Dang District 

# Rajpur

Rajpur is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Dang District, Lumbini Province. It covers **577.1 km²**. 139 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 29 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 577km²
- 29mapped services
- 255 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rajpur?

Rajpur lies in [Dang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/), [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Gadhawa](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/gadhawa/), [Lamahi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/lamahi/) and [Rapti Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/rapti-sonari/). By area it is the 40th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 18.9% of [Dang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/). The centre of Rajpur is about 292 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 37 km from Deukhurī, the main town of Dang District. The centre point is at 27.8264° N, 82.3554° 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 Rajpur

Open gazetteers list **139 villages, towns and localities** in Rajpur. Settlements here lie between about 195 m and 719 m above sea level (median 255 m).

- Airana
- Aliawa naka
- Amuwa naka
- Arbaruwa naka
- Athingare
- Bairhawa
- Bairhawa naka
- Baluwadanda
- Bankatti
- Barhawa naka
- Basantapur
- Bela
- Bhaisahawa
- Bhaisahi
- Bhaisahi Naka
- Bhauwa Naka
- Bhauwā Nākā
- Bhitra Sikta
- Bhitrakholagau
- Bhitrikholagaun
- Bichchhikholagaun
- Bindupurwa
- Biskhopari naka
- Biskkhopari naka
- Bithrakholagau
- Changawa madarhawa
- Chappha
- Chapraiya
- Chhegriya
- Chhegriya naka
- Chheukhuri
- Dagmara
- Dagmara naka
- Dharampur
- Dharampur (Gandheli)
- Dulaihiya
- Gahira
- Gajamari
- Gajamari Damaitola
- Galchu
- Gambhira naka
- Gandhaila
- Gandhela naka
- Gangadi
- Gangadikholagaun
- Gannakholagaun
- Gauriya naka
- Gautal (Antarkhal)
- Gautāl
- Gharikholagau
- Gharikhuri
- Gidhaniya
- Gothuwa
- Gurung naka
- Gurungkholagaun
- Gurunkholagaun
- Guruṅkholāgāũ
- Hadbas
- Hathihawa
- Hattidhunga
- Jaluke
- Jangrahawa mahatiniya
- Jelwan
- Kalipurwa
- Kamitola
- Karanga
- Katberuwa
- Keraghari
- Khairbhatthi
- Khakrahawa naka
- Khangra
- Khangra naka
- Khardariya
- Khetana
- Khetāne
- Khirki naka
- Khāṅgrā Nākā
- Kodhiya
- Kunata
- Kunaṭe
- Kusahawa
- Laibaruwa
- Lammutara
- Lomararikholagaun
- Lornararikholagaun
- Madhonagar
- Mahatiniyagaun
- Majhkhuri
- Malkini naka
- Manaura Naka
- Materiya
- Mathillo Gajamari
- Mathillo Manaura
- Motipur
- Mungretha
- Nausahara
- Nepuwakhuti
- Nyaupani
- Nyaupāne
- Patauli
- Patauli naka
- Patharaiyā
- Pathariya
- Pathariya naka
- Phohara
- Phohari naka
- Pratappur
- Rajpur
- Rammandir
- Raniyāpurkhuṭi̇̄
- Rasarikholagaun
- Rasarikolagaun
- Ratakas
- Reu
- Rohaniwa
- Salbhauri
- Sano Bairhawa
- Sano Manaura
- Santapurwa
- Sikta
- Sim Gajamari
- Simalkhuti
- Siriya naka
- Siureni naka
- Sukakholagaun
- Sukka naka
- Sukli naka
- Sunpathari
- Sunpathari Naka
- Sunpathari naka
- Syaule
- Syaulekholagaun
- Syaulekhuti
- Tabdarpur
- Tali
- Tallo Sukaiya naka
- Taule
- Ugathahawa
- Upallo Sukaiya naka

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 Rajpur

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

### Water

31 rivers and streams.

- Bambholā Sotā
- Belghāri̇̄ Kholsi̇̄
- Belāsi̇̄ Kholā
- Bhai̇̃sāhi̇̄ Kholā
- Bichchhi̇̄ Kholā
- Bijuli̇̄ Kholā
- Bukisotā Kholsi̇̄
- Buki̇̄ Kholā
- Darbājā Kholā
- Garuḍbhi̇̄r Kholā
- Gaṅgadi̇̄ Kholā
- Gaṅgaṭe Kholā
- Ghum Sotā
- Guruṅ Kholā
- Gāi Kholā
- Hāttikhāl Kholsi̇̄
- Jaluke Kholā
- Jelwān Kholā
- Kuruwā Kholā
- Muṅgreṭhā Kholā
- Pannahā Kholā
- Pratāppur Kholā
- Rasari̇̄ Kholā
- Reu Kholā

…and 7 more.

### Hills and mountains

8 mountains.

- Chiṭauwā Ḍā̃ḍā · 796 m
- Koṭ Ḍā̃ḍā · 777 m
- Garuḍ Bhi̇̄r · 752 m
- Dhupā Ḍā̃ḍā · 746 m
- Hāttimuṇḍā Ḍā̃ḍā · 699 m
- Garuḍ Bhi̇̄r · 692 m
- Ḍhumkā Ḍā̃ḍā · 657 m
- Siureni̇̄ Ḍā̃ḍā · 611 m

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 Rajpur and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Dang District, the warmest month is Jun (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Jan (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 382 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,293 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (414 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 16 23 

Feb 19 30 

Mar 23 22 

Apr 29 20 

May 32 64 

Jun 32 200 

Jul 29 414 

Aug 28 301 

Sep 27 169 

Oct 24 38 

Nov 20 4 

Dec 17 8 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rajpur

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Soo-Jung Hospital · Rajpur 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.82813&mlon=82.34882#map=17/27.82813/82.34882) 

Bank NIC ASIA Bank · Rajpur 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.88408&mlon=82.33287#map=17/27.88408/82.33287) 

Petrol pump Puspanjali Petrol Pump · Lamahi 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.87649&mlon=82.45394#map=17/27.87649/82.45394) 

Hotel Royal palace hotel · Lamahi 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.87748&mlon=82.51109#map=17/27.87748/82.51109) 

Mall MANA TOWER · Ghorahi 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.04012&mlon=82.48439#map=17/28.04012/82.48439) 

School श्री दीप ज्योती प्राथमिक विद्यालय · Rajpur 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.87079&mlon=82.35686#map=17/27.87079/82.35686) 

College Prithu Technical College · Gadhawa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.83483&mlon=82.50458#map=17/27.83483/82.50458) 

Police station Sukhkha Border Outpost · Rajpur 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.75036&mlon=82.35048#map=17/27.75036/82.35048) 

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 Rajpur

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks1
- Schools22
- Police stations5

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 Dang District

- Babai
- Bangalachuli
- Dangisharan
- Gadhawa
- Ghorahi
- Lamahi
- Rapti
- Shantinagar
- Tulsipur

## Quick answers

- Where is Rajpur?In Dang District, Lumbini Province, Nepal
- What borders Rajpur?Gadhawa, Lamahi and Rapti Sonari
- How many villages are in Rajpur?139 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Rajpur?Settlements lie between 195 m and 719 m
- What is the highest point in Rajpur?Chiṭauwā Ḍā̃ḍā (796 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Rajpur?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rajpur?Soo-Jung Hospital, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rajpur?NIC ASIA Bank, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rajpur?Puspanjali Petrol Pump, about 11 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Rajpur?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Rajpur?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Rajpur?NP0556404 (OCHA common operational dataset)