# Banganga Municipality, Kapilbastu District, Lumbini Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/banganga/

Municipality · Kapilbastu District 

# Banganga

Banganga is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Kapilbastu District, Lumbini Province. It covers **233.7 km²**. 118 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 188 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 234km²
- 188mapped services
- 128 mtypical elevation

## Where is Banganga?

Banganga lies in [Kapilbastu District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/), [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 8 other municipalities: [Buddhabhumi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/buddhabhumi/), [Gaidahawa](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/gaidahawa/), [Kanchan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/kanchan/), [Kapilbastu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/kapilbastu/), [Mayadevi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/mayadevi/), [Sainamaina](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/sainamaina/), [Shitaganga](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/arghakhanchi/shitaganga/) and [Shuddhodhan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/shuddhodhan/). By area it is the 149th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 14.2% of [Kapilbastu District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/). The centre of Banganga is about 213 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.6832° N, 83.1532° 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 Banganga

Open gazetteers list **118 villages, towns and localities** in Banganga. Settlements here lie between about 109 m and 171 m above sea level (median 128 m).

- Abas
- Ahirauli
- Amauli
- Aurahiya
- Babhani
- Bahadurpur
- Bahgaidanda
- Baijalpur
- Bairiya
- Baksispur
- Balapur
- Bandauli
- Bangai
- Bangangga
- Bangawa
- Bangāi̇̄
- Bankatawa
- Bankatti
- Barawa
- Bardahawa
- Bedauli
- Bhadasadawa
- Bhagawanpur
- Bhalwad
- Bharatpur
- Bharthapur
- Bhattauliya
- Bhaubari
- Bhauwari
- Bhawapur
- Bhoriabas
- Bhorlābās
- Bilarhawa
- Birpur
- Bishunpur
- Bot Gaun
- Bunchi
- Chaitiya
- Chamkipur
- Chapar Gaun
- Chauwah
- Chetiya
- Chitrapurwa
- Danapur
- Darkhasawa
- Deuwapar
- Dhakehidih
- Dhankauli
- Dhankauljhuga
- Dharmapur
- Dhojekola
- Dogahawa
- Gajehada
- Galaha
- Galahi
- Ganeshpur
- Gangoliya
- Gaunapur
- Gharabudhiya
- Gherwa
- Gobardihawa
- Hariharpur
- Hathosa
- Jhanda
- Jinuwa Pashchim
- Jinuwa Purba
- Jitpur
- Kaila
- Kaktaiya
- Karailiya
- Karmahana
- Khuteni
- Koili Bangai
- Koilipar
- Kopawa
- Kubarpur
- Lakhanpada
- Logai
- Madhuwan
- Maghauliya
- Mainahara
- Majhauwa
- Manaharipur
- Mangalapur
- Manoharapur
- Marteriya
- Marthikutta
- Mauri
- Metkudi
- Mormi
- Moti̇̄pur
- Mudihawa
- Nagawa
- Nandanagar
- Naudihawa
- Naugaiya
- Nibuwa
- Padariya
- Patana
- Pathanpura
- Pipara
- Rajpur
- Ramawapur
- Ratanpur
- Semarkhor
- Siddhipur
- Siseni
- Siuti
- Sobaili
- Sonpur
- Thakurpur
- Thanthi
- Tilakahawa
- Tingharwa
- Uchadihawa
- Udayapur
- Uptahawa
- Ṭhā̃ṭhi̇̄

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 Banganga

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Gāi̇̄ Kholā
- Kohalā 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 Banganga and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kapilbastu District, the warmest month is Jun (average 33 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C). About 1,342 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (417 mm) and the driest Nov (2 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 17 

Feb 19 23 

Mar 25 18 

Apr 31 20 

May 33 67 

Jun 33 217 

Jul 30 417 

Aug 29 301 

Sep 27 200 

Oct 25 55 

Nov 21 2 

Dec 17 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Banganga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Motipur Health Post · Banganga 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.68553&mlon=83.13865#map=17/27.68553/83.13865) 

Bank Asha · Banganga 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.68526&mlon=83.14957#map=17/27.68526/83.14957) 

ATM Global IME Bank · Lumbini Sanskritik 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.47046&mlon=83.28411#map=17/27.47046/83.28411) 

Petrol pump Canodia Gas pump · Buddhabhumi 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.66130&mlon=83.03871#map=17/27.66130/83.03871) 

Hotel Hotel Machapuchre · Banganga 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.68814&mlon=83.17062#map=17/27.68814/83.17062) 

Mall Rajesh Emporium Visnupura Rod Londihwa · Gaidahawa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.55950&mlon=83.25380#map=17/27.55950/83.25380) 

School Madarasa Barakatiya Basic School · Banganga 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.68251&mlon=83.14822#map=17/27.68251/83.14822) 

College Banganga Multipal Campus · Banganga 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.69512&mlon=83.15172#map=17/27.69512/83.15172) 

Police station police station, pipara · Banganga 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.68862&mlon=83.20149#map=17/27.68862/83.20149) 

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 Banganga

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

- Hospitals15
- Banks66
- Hotels6
- Schools90
- Colleges and universities3
- Cinemas1
- Restaurants5
- 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 Kapilbastu District

- Bijayanagar
- Buddhabhumi
- Kapilbastu
- Krishnanagar
- Maharajganj
- Mayadevi
- Shivaraj
- Shuddhodhan
- Yasodhara

## Quick answers

- Where is Banganga?In Kapilbastu District, Lumbini Province, Nepal
- What borders Banganga?Buddhabhumi, Gaidahawa, Kanchan, Kapilbastu, Mayadevi, Sainamaina, Shitaganga and Shuddhodhan
- How many villages are in Banganga?118 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Banganga?Settlements lie between 109 m and 171 m
- What is the best time to visit Banganga?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Banganga?Motipur Health Post, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Banganga?Asha, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Banganga?Global IME Bank, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Banganga?Canodia Gas pump, about 12 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Banganga?15 mapped
- How many banks are in Banganga?66 mapped
- What is the P-code of Banganga?NP0549303 (OCHA common operational dataset)