# Malika Municipality, Gulmi District, Lumbini Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/gulmi/malika/

Municipality · Gulmi District 

# Malika

Malika is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Gulmi District, Lumbini Province. It covers **92.5 km²**. 81 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 20 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 92.5km²
- 20mapped services
- 1,611 mtypical elevation

## Where is Malika?

Malika lies in [Gulmi District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/gulmi/), [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Badigad](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/badigad/), [Dhurkot](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/gulmi/dhurkot/), [Gaumukhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/pyuthan/gaumukhi/), [Isma](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/gulmi/isma/), [Madane](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/gulmi/madane/) and [Musikot](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/gulmi/musikot/). By area it is the 518th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 8.3% of [Gulmi District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/gulmi/). The centre of Malika is about 221 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.2132° N, 83.1471° 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 Malika

Open gazetteers list **81 villages, towns and localities** in Malika. Settlements here lie between about 1,001 m and 2,171 m above sea level (median 1,611 m).

- Aarkhabang
- Archyanggaun
- Archyāṅgāũ
- Arjegaun
- Arkhabang
- Arkhabanggaun
- Arkhābāṅgāũ
- Baraharukh
- Barrarukhgaun
- Baseni
- Bhainsemela
- Bhanu Pokhara
- Bhuskhat
- Bhyagute Bhir
- Chhapgaun
- Chhaphilegaun
- Chilmilagaun
- Chuwabotgaun
- Darling
- Darliṅ
- Darlung
- Dhorkelek
- Dukhuwagaun
- Dunam
- Dunamgaun
- Ghaderi
- Ghamir
- Ghilmilagaun
- Ghingadigaun
- Gophalegaira
- Hulgaun
- Hulgāũ
- Hwangdi
- Hwāṅdi̇̄
- Kabhregaun
- Kahalegaun
- Kaulegaun
- Khasipatagaun
- Kumalgaun
- Mahabhir
- Mahelgaun
- Man Pokhara
- Marbhungaun
- Marbhuri Maidan
- Mehelgaun
- Mehelko pairo
- Mulabari
- Namatgaun
- Nayangaun
- Nayā̃gāũ
- Neta
- Neṭā
- Oma
- Painyapatagaun
- Pai̇̃yāpāṭāgāũ
- Paldhungagaun
- Pauwagaun
- Pokhara Bari
- Purankotgaun
- Raithumgaun
- Rajbadi
- Ran
- Rangdalgaun
- Rangdigaun
- Rāṅdi̇̄gāũ
- Sagbari
- Sara Kateri
- Saunepani
- Serā Bwā̃sephā̃ṭ
- Simaltari
- Simlegaun
- Simultari
- Sirar
- Tadagaun
- Tallogaun
- Tikhechauri Lek
- Tiladi
- Tunigaun
- Tuni̇̄gāũ
- Upallo Daghas
- Upallogaun

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 Malika

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Arlāṅdi̇̄ Kholā
- Bhyāgute Kholā
- Ghamir Kholā
- Ādheri̇̄ Kholā
- Ḍhāḍnās Kholā

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Malikā Dhuri̇̄ · 2,055 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 Malika and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gulmi District, the warmest month is Jun (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (10 °C), after allowing for this place being about 352 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,411 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (430 mm) and the driest Nov (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to May and October to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 10 20 

Feb 12 27 

Mar 16 23 

Apr 21 26 

May 24 78 

Jun 24 230 

Jul 22 430 

Aug 21 311 

Sep 20 199 

Oct 17 57 

Nov 14 3 

Dec 11 7 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Malika

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital MHP Hawangdi HP · Malika 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.23264&mlon=83.13200#map=17/28.23264/83.13200) 

Bank Shine · Malika 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.17493&mlon=83.12938#map=17/28.17493/83.12938) 

ATM Nepal SBI Bank,ATM · Resunga 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.06647&mlon=83.24623#map=17/28.06647/83.24623) 

Petrol pump TMG Petrol · Resunga 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.07028&mlon=83.24044#map=17/28.07028/83.24044) 

Hotel Hotel Arkhaban · Malika 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.21700&mlon=83.12156#map=17/28.21700/83.12156) 

School Shree Devistan Higher secondary School · Malika 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.19876&mlon=83.15706#map=17/28.19876/83.15706) 

College Resunga Multiple Campus · Resunga 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.07029&mlon=83.24664#map=17/28.07029/83.24664) 

Police station Gulmi Police station · Resunga 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.06731&mlon=83.24829#map=17/28.06731/83.24829) 

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 Malika

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

- Hospitals6
- Banks4
- Hotels2
- Schools8

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 Gulmi District

- Chandrakot
- Chhatrakot
- Dhurkot
- Gulmi Durbar
- Isma
- Kali Gandaki
- Madane
- Musikot
- Resunga
- Ruruchhetra
- Satyawoti

## Quick answers

- Where is Malika?In Gulmi District, Lumbini Province, Nepal
- What borders Malika?Badigad, Dhurkot, Gaumukhi, Isma, Madane and Musikot
- How many villages are in Malika?81 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Malika?Settlements lie between 1,001 m and 2,171 m
- What is the highest point in Malika?Malikā Dhuri̇̄ (2,055 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Malika?February to May and October to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Malika?MHP Hawangdi HP, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Malika?Shine, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Malika?Nepal SBI Bank,ATM, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malika?TMG Petrol, about 18 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Malika?6 mapped
- How many banks are in Malika?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Malika?NP0551402 (OCHA common operational dataset)