# Rapti Municipality, Dang District, Lumbini Province – Villages

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

Municipality · Dang District 

# Rapti

Rapti is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Dang District, Lumbini Province. It covers **161.0 km²**. 99 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 58 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 161km²
- 58mapped services
- 391 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rapti?

Rapti lies in [Dang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/), [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Bangalachuli](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/bangalachuli/), [Gadhawa](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/gadhawa/), [Lamahi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/lamahi/), [Sarumarani](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/pyuthan/sarumarani/) and [Shitaganga](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/arghakhanchi/shitaganga/). By area it is the 265th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 5.3% of [Dang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/). The centre of Rapti is about 257 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 4.5 km from Deukhurī, the main town of Dang District. The centre point is at 27.8695° N, 82.7169° 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 Rapti

Open gazetteers list **99 villages, towns and localities** in Rapti. Settlements here lie between about 259 m and 1,053 m above sea level (median 391 m).

- Antare
- Arnanpur
- Babari
- Babini Patagaun
- Badaharkhuti
- Bagahasoti
- Bagarapur
- Bagdhadi
- Bagāhā Soti̇̄ Kharka
- Bagāhāsoti̇̄
- Baklahi
- Bardanda
- Barḍā̃ḍā
- Basantapur
- Beware
- Bhagawanpur
- Bhalubang
- Bhanpur
- Bhulke
- Bhulkiya
- Bhālubāṅ
- Bijauri
- Chaite
- Chhaunitola
- Chhuchumre
- Chisapani
- Chitrikot
- Churetagaun
- Damare
- Deukhurī
- Devikot
- Devi̇̄koṭ
- Dhaberi
- Ghareni
- Ghoghaleanp
- Ghorahibas
- Ghumaure
- Jabune
- Jagine
- Jagpur
- Jitpur
- Jurpani
- Kadakhuti
- Kalakholagaun
- Kalapani
- Kaphalkhuti
- Karangekot
- Karangkot
- Karaṅkoṭ
- Kathaha
- Khungkuti
- Khururiya
- Khuṅkuṭi̇̄
- Kohalawa
- Kolgaira
- Lalmatiya
- Lathhawa
- Lewase
- Majhenigadh
- Majheriya
- Masuriya
- Maurighat
- Musidanda
- Musi̇̄ḍā̃ḍā
- Māchhi̇̄ Tāl
- Nayanbasti
- Nayangaun
- Nayā̃gāũ
- Okhale
- Paharawa
- Pakhapani
- Patthar Gadhwa
- Pipara
- Pipari
- Punkholagaun
- Ramnagar
- Ratamata
- Rohani
- Rupakot
- Sagarapur
- Salle
- Sano Sisahaniya
- Senighos
- Sikhre
- Singagaun
- Singe
- Singegaun
- Sisahaniya
- Sisanikhuti
- Sitalgada
- Sitalpata
- Sotitola
- Tallo Bagesoti
- Thakrikot
- Thapatol
- Thulo Sisahaniya
- Tisuwakholagaun
- Upallo Salkhuti
- पथ्थर गढवा गाउँ

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 Rapti

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

### Water

15 rivers and streams.

- Aguwā Kholā
- Bagāhā Soti̇̄
- Bhulke Kholā
- Bhulkiyā Kholā
- Bābini̇̄pāṭā Kholā
- Chhuchundre Kholā
- Ganāhā Kholā
- Gopi̇̄ Kholā
- Jhāḍi̇̄ Kholā
- Karaũdi̇̄ Kholā
- Kālā Kholā Kholsi̇̄
- Paherā Kholā
- Rāṅbāṅ Kholā
- Tālpāni̇̄ Kholā
- Ḍolāi Kholā

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 Rapti and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Dang District, the warmest month is Jun (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 246 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 April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 15 23 

Feb 18 30 

Mar 22 22 

Apr 28 20 

May 31 64 

Jun 31 200 

Jul 28 414 

Aug 27 301 

Sep 26 169 

Oct 23 38 

Nov 20 4 

Dec 16 8 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rapti

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Santa Medical Hall · Rapti 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.84085&mlon=82.76077#map=17/27.84085/82.76077) 

Bank NIC ASIA BANK · Rapti 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.84433&mlon=82.71574#map=17/27.84433/82.71574) 

Petrol pump एक्सप्रेस हाईवे फ्युल सेन्टर प्रा.लि. · Rapti 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.84749&mlon=82.69938#map=17/27.84749/82.69938) 

Hotel Pauwa Hotel, Bhalubang · Rapti 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.83838&mlon=82.75398#map=17/27.83838/82.75398) 

Mall MANA TOWER · Ghorahi 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.04012&mlon=82.48439#map=17/28.04012/82.48439) 

School श्री मा.वि. रुपाकोट · Rapti 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.89006&mlon=82.72794#map=17/27.89006/82.72794) 

College Gorkha Model Secondary School · Lamahi 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.86765&mlon=82.51687#map=17/27.86765/82.51687) 

Police station ईलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय · Rapti 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.84222&mlon=82.76997#map=17/27.84222/82.76997) 

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 Rapti

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks7
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels8
- Schools33
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants1
- Police stations2
- Dental clinics2

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
- Rajpur
- Shantinagar
- Tulsipur

## Quick answers

- Where is Rapti?In Dang District, Lumbini Province, Nepal
- What borders Rapti?Bangalachuli, Gadhawa, Lamahi, Sarumarani and Shitaganga
- How many villages are in Rapti?99 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Rapti?Settlements lie between 259 m and 1,053 m
- What is the best time to visit Rapti?October to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rapti?Santa Medical Hall, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rapti?NIC ASIA BANK, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rapti?एक्सप्रेस हाईवे फ्युल सेन्टर प्रा.लि., about 3.0 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Rapti?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Rapti?7 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Rapti?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Rapti?NP0556407 (OCHA common operational dataset)