# Ruruchhetra Municipality, Gulmi District, Lumbini Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/gulmi/ruruchhetra/ Municipality · Gulmi District # Ruruchhetra Ruruchhetra is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Gulmi District, Lumbini Province. It covers **67.4 km²**. 58 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 65 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 67.4km² - 65mapped services - 1,100 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ruruchhetra? Ruruchhetra 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: [Chhatrakot](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/gulmi/chhatrakot/), [Kaligandaki](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/syangja/kaligandaki/), [Rainadevi Chhahara](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/palpa/rainadevi-chhahara/), [Ribdikot](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/palpa/ribdikot/), [Satyawoti](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/gulmi/satyawoti/) and [Tansen](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/palpa/tansen/). By area it is the 612th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 6.1% of [Gulmi District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/gulmi/). The centre of Ruruchhetra is about 189 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.9822° N, 83.4237° 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 Ruruchhetra Open gazetteers list **58 villages, towns and localities** in Ruruchhetra. Settlements here lie between about 486 m and 1,603 m above sea level (median 1,100 m). - Badigaun - Bajhkharka - Baletaksar - Baletaksar Bajar - Baletaksargaun - Bamgagaun - Bamgha - Batechaurgaun - Bhadukuwagaun - Bhanjyangaun - Bharek - Bisnupanjargaun - Botegaun - Darainbasgaun - Dārsiṅbāsgāũ - Ekle pipal - Gobindigaun - Gwadi - Gwaghagaun - Gyahan - Gyaw - Jhamadigaun - Kalwargaun - Kalwārgāũ - Kandra - Kaule - Khaniyaruk - Khoyagaun - Kolaudi - Lambakharka - Lamchhakagaun - Lamjikot - Mada Lek - Madadadagaun - Madgaun - Min Pokhara - Mādgāũ - Okhaldhunga - Panitanki - Ranibas - Ridi Bajar - Ridi Bāzār - Rimuwa - Riḍi̇̄ Bajār - Rudrabenigaun - Sagar Pokhari - Sano Gwadi - Sidure - Sirungagaun - Tahatimgaun - Tallo Gwadi - Thamgaun - Thanidanda - Thanpati - Thorgagaun - Thurgagaun - Tilhari - Yadungaun 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 Ruruchhetra Named natural and historic features inside Ruruchhetra, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - Baḍi̇̄gāḍ Kholā - Jau Kholā - Khutkā Kholā - Riḍi̇̄ Kholā - Sātmure Kholā - Tāl Kholā - Tāru Kholā - Ḍhāp 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 Ruruchhetra and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gulmi District, the warmest month is Jun (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (13 °C), after allowing for this place being about 159 m lower 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 **October to May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 13 20 Feb 15 27 Mar 20 23 Apr 25 26 May 27 78 Jun 27 230 Jul 25 430 Aug 24 311 Sep 23 199 Oct 21 57 Nov 17 3 Dec 14 7 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ruruchhetra Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Johang Primary Hospital · Satyawoti 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.02299&mlon=83.44089#map=17/28.02299/83.44089) Bank NADEP · Ruruchhetra 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.99594&mlon=83.39704#map=17/27.99594/83.39704) ATM Nepal SBI Bank,ATM · Resunga 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.06647&mlon=83.24623#map=17/28.06647/83.24623) Petrol pump Subha resungs traders pvt.ltd · Ruruchhetra 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.98904&mlon=83.39440#map=17/27.98904/83.39440) Hotel The Jungi Adda Resort Pvt. Ltd. · Ribdikot 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.88791&mlon=83.48645#map=17/27.88791/83.48645) Mall Singh Complex · Butwal 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.70384&mlon=83.46480#map=17/27.70384/83.46480) School Shree Sidure Primary School · Ruruchhetra 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.98209&mlon=83.42288#map=17/27.98209/83.42288) College Tikaram bahumukhi campus · Chandrakot 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.07002&mlon=83.35130#map=17/28.07002/83.35130) Police station Shantipur Police Station · Chandrakot 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.11090&mlon=83.40800#map=17/28.11090/83.40800) 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 Ruruchhetra Places mapped inside Ruruchhetra in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks14 - Petrol pumps1 - Schools48 - Restaurants1 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 - Malika - Musikot - Resunga - Satyawoti ## Quick answers - Where is Ruruchhetra?In Gulmi District, Lumbini Province, Nepal - What borders Ruruchhetra?Chhatrakot, Kaligandaki, Rainadevi Chhahara, Ribdikot, Satyawoti and Tansen - How many villages are in Ruruchhetra?58 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ruruchhetra?Settlements lie between 486 m and 1,603 m - What is the best time to visit Ruruchhetra?October to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Ruruchhetra?Johang Primary Hospital, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ruruchhetra?NADEP, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ruruchhetra?Nepal SBI Bank,ATM, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ruruchhetra?Subha resungs traders pvt.ltd, about 3.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ruruchhetra?1 mapped - How many banks are in Ruruchhetra?14 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Ruruchhetra?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ruruchhetra?NP0551408 (OCHA common operational dataset)