# Krishnanagar Municipality, Kapilbastu District – Villages

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

Municipality · Kapilbastu District 

# Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Kapilbastu District, Lumbini Province. It covers **96.6 km²**. 83 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 104 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 96.6km²
- 104mapped services
- 103 mtypical elevation

## Where is Krishnanagar?

Krishnanagar lies in [Kapilbastu District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/), [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Bijayanagar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/bijayanagar/), [Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/maharajganj/) and [Shivaraj](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/shivaraj/). By area it is the 499th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 5.9% of [Kapilbastu District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/). The centre of Krishnanagar is about 247 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.5345° N, 82.8184° 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 Krishnanagar

Open gazetteers list **83 villages, towns and localities** in Krishnanagar. Settlements here lie between about 97 m and 113 m above sea level (median 103 m).

- Ajigara
- Amauli
- Aurahawa
- Babhanpurwa
- Badaya
- Bagahi
- Bahadurgangj
- Bahadurgunj
- Bahādurgaṅj
- Bakauli
- Balanagar
- Baraipur
- Basantapur
- Basbariya
- Bedamau
- Bedauli
- Bhadaha
- Bhadaui
- Bhag Awanpur
- Bhaurahawa
- Bhilmi
- Bidyanagar
- Bijayanagar
- Bisunpur
- Chaipurwa
- Chhitauni
- Dabara
- Dagarmarwa
- Dagarmarwā
- Dayangar
- Dayānagar
- Derwa
- Dewangadhiya
- Dhekahari
- Dumai
- Ganeshpur
- Ghusdihawa
- Gulari
- Gurchihawa
- Harigwa
- Hariharpur
- Hathiyagadh
- Hridayanagar
- Jaruwa
- Jhingaha
- Josidi
- Jumili
- Kaptangangj
- Karma
- Khaira
- Khaire
- Khairā
- Krishnanagar
- Lakhaura
- Laksminagar
- Madarahaniya
- Mahadewa
- Majha
- Mankaura
- Manpur
- Motipur
- Nandannagar
- Narayanpur
- Palta
- Parsa
- Patana
- Purusottampur
- Rangawapur
- Rupgangj
- Rupgaṅj
- Sarphar
- Saunahwa
- Saunhawa
- Shiwabhari
- Shiwanagar
- Shrinagar
- Sirsihawa
- Sisahaniya
- Siwānagar
- Sonbarsa
- Sukharampur
- Thakurapur
- Trilokpur

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 Krishnanagar

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Bharani̇̄ Nālā

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 Krishnanagar 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 Krishnanagar

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Shivraj Hospital · Krishnanagar 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54542&mlon=82.84104#map=17/27.54542/82.84104) 

Bank Nirdhan · Krishnanagar 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.51592&mlon=82.81195#map=17/27.51592/82.81195) 

Petrol pump Dristant Diesels · Krishnanagar 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.51384&mlon=82.80557#map=17/27.51384/82.80557) 

Hotel Hotel Pauwa Vairahawa · Krishnanagar 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.52930&mlon=82.88227#map=17/27.52930/82.88227) 

School Madarsha Gafoor Shah Aurahwa · Krishnanagar 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54140&mlon=82.81213#map=17/27.54140/82.81213) 

College Bhairahawa Namuna Campus · Krishnanagar 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.52930&mlon=82.88244#map=17/27.52930/82.88244) 

Police station Check post · Shivaraj 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.64987&mlon=82.85927#map=17/27.64987/82.85927) 

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 Krishnanagar

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

- Hospitals3
- Banks20
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Schools74
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants3

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

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Krishnanagar?In Kapilbastu District, Lumbini Province, Nepal
- What borders Krishnanagar?Bijayanagar, Maharajganj and Shivaraj
- How many villages are in Krishnanagar?83 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Krishnanagar?Settlements lie between 97 m and 113 m
- What is the best time to visit Krishnanagar?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Krishnanagar?Shivraj Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Krishnanagar?Nirdhan, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Krishnanagar?Dristant Diesels, about 2.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Krishnanagar?3 mapped
- How many banks are in Krishnanagar?20 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Krishnanagar?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Krishnanagar?NP0549304 (OCHA common operational dataset)