# Tinau Municipality, Palpa District, Lumbini Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/palpa/tinau/

Municipality · Palpa District 

# Tinau

Tinau is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Palpa District, Lumbini Province. It covers **202.0 km²**. 108 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 202km²
- 8mapped services
- 905 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tinau?

Tinau lies in [Palpa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/palpa/), [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Butwal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/butwal/), [Devdaha](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/devdaha/), [Mathagadhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/palpa/mathagadhi/), [Rainadevi Chhahara](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/palpa/rainadevi-chhahara/), [Ribdikot](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/palpa/ribdikot/), [Sainamaina](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/sainamaina/) and [Tansen](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/palpa/tansen/). By area it is the 192nd largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 13.8% of [Palpa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/palpa/). The centre of Tinau is about 182 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 13 km from Tānsen, the main town of Palpa District. The centre point is at 27.7671° N, 83.4684° 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 Tinau

Open gazetteers list **108 villages, towns and localities** in Tinau. Settlements here lie between about 269 m and 1,497 m above sea level (median 905 m).

- Arepanidanda
- Arkhale
- Badahare
- Bagaha
- Bagkhor
- Barrebas
- Basantpur
- Beruwa Kuna
- Besar Bhanjyang
- Bhaiskatta
- Bhutaha
- Biskundanda
- Bote Gaun
- Bote Gāū̃
- Budhar Gaun
- Budhikot
- Bāghkor
- Charghare
- Chhabchaur
- Chhap
- Chidibas
- Chitis
- Daha
- Dahari gaun
- Daindanda
- Dansingkot
- Dansiṅkoṭ
- Debariya
- Ded Gaun
- Ded Gāū̃
- Deorali
- Dobhan Gaun
- Dobhan Panthe
- Dovan
- Dudhara
- Dumai
- Gadda
- Gauntul
- Gejithum
- Gijanchaur
- Gāū̃tul
- Hattikot
- Jayahtilung
- Jhenla
- Jhirtuṅ
- Jogthana
- Jorpipal
- Jyamirpani
- Kadambas
- Kalimati
- Kamauri
- Kancha
- Kanuwa Ghari
- Kaphalbari
- Kerabari
- Khamauri
- Khubsahi
- Khursanndi
- Kokaldanda
- Kolaṅ
- Koldanda
- Kolḍā̃ḍā
- Korang
- Kutdanda
- Kutte Danda
- Kuṭḍā̃ḍā
- Kā̃chal
- Lagar
- Laudhuwa
- Madhuban
- Mahapur
- Mantung
- Marangkot
- Marbas
- Marek
- Marāṅkoṭ
- Masyam, Palpa
- Māṅtuṅ
- Neptung
- Neptuṅ
- Nuwakot
- Nuwākoṭ
- Okhaldhunga
- Okhalduṅgā
- Olesa
- Panibas
- Patan
- Patle
- Pogdi
- Pokhardanda
- Porkani
- Raipur
- Sajbas
- Sattawati Danda
- Sattawati Tal
- Satyawati Gaun
- Setai Berrena
- Shirdanda
- Shirḍā̃ḍā
- Sisne Gaun
- Suketal
- Suketar
- Taltung
- Thapandanda
- Thulipujan
- Tinihiya
- Tāltuṅ
- Ḍāinḍā̃ḍā

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 Tinau

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

### Water

12 rivers and streams.

- Bāgh Kholā
- Bārabise Kholā
- Chiḍiyā Kholā
- Dobhān Kholā
- Hājil Kholā
- Jhumsā Kholā
- Jāmune Kholā
- Kurmān Kholā
- Kusunḍe Kholā
- Sisne Kholā
- Tināu Khola
- Ūtu Kholā

### Forests and nature

1 forest.

- Udāṅ Forest

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 Tinau and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Palpa District, the warmest month is Jun (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (11 °C). About 1,472 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (416 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 11 16 

Feb 14 23 

Mar 18 27 

Apr 23 38 

May 25 103 

Jun 25 245 

Jul 23 416 

Aug 23 306 

Sep 22 220 

Oct 19 69 

Nov 16 3 

Dec 12 6 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tinau

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Butwal Lions Eye Hospital · Butwal 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.70457&mlon=83.45854#map=17/27.70457/83.45854) 

Bank NADEP , Area Office Butwal · Butwal 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.71237&mlon=83.46673#map=17/27.71237/83.46673) 

ATM Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd. · Butwal 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.69174&mlon=83.46498#map=17/27.69174/83.46498) 

Petrol pump Bhari Oil Stores · Butwal 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.69039&mlon=83.46534#map=17/27.69039/83.46534) 

Hotel Hotel Avenue · Butwal 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.71588&mlon=83.46615#map=17/27.71588/83.46615) 

Mall Singh Complex · Butwal 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.70384&mlon=83.46480#map=17/27.70384/83.46480) 

School Shree bal jyoti primary school · Tinau 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.76728&mlon=83.46001#map=17/27.76728/83.46001) 

College Butwal Multiple Campus · Butwal 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.71116&mlon=83.46816#map=17/27.71116/83.46816) 

Police station Area Police Office Butwal · Butwal 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.70978&mlon=83.46449#map=17/27.70978/83.46449) 

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 Tinau

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

- Schools7
- 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 Palpa District

- Baganaskali
- Mathagadhi
- Nisdi
- Purbakhola
- Rainadevi Chhahara
- Rambha
- Rampur
- Ribdikot
- Tansen

## Quick answers

- Where is Tinau?In Palpa District, Lumbini Province, Nepal
- What borders Tinau?Butwal, Devdaha, Mathagadhi, Rainadevi Chhahara, Ribdikot, Sainamaina and Tansen
- How many villages are in Tinau?108 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tinau?Settlements lie between 269 m and 1,497 m
- What is the best time to visit Tinau?October to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tinau?Butwal Lions Eye Hospital, about 7.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tinau?NADEP , Area Office Butwal, about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Tinau?Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd., about 8.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tinau?Bhari Oil Stores, about 8.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tinau?NP0546402 (OCHA common operational dataset)