# Butwal Municipality, Rupandehi District, Lumbini Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/butwal/

Municipality · Rupandehi District 

# Butwal

Butwal is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Rupandehi District, Lumbini Province. It covers **101.6 km²**. 58 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 511 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 102km²
- 511mapped services
- 141 mtypical elevation

## Where is Butwal?

Butwal lies in [Rupandehi District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/), [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Devdaha](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/devdaha/), [Sainamaina](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/sainamaina/), [Suddhodhan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/suddhodhan/), [Tilottama](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/tilottama/) and [Tinau](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/palpa/tinau/). By area it is the 476th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 7.8% of [Rupandehi District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/). The centre of Butwal is about 185 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.6822° N, 83.4439° 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 Butwal

Open gazetteers list **58 villages, towns and localities** in Butwal. The largest with a recorded population: Butwāl (195,054). Settlements here lie between about 123 m and 724 m above sea level (median 141 m).

- Badei Pokhari
- Baidiliya
- Basghari
- Belabhariya
- Belbas
- Bethi
- Bhadakaiya
- Bhairahawa Gaun
- Bilayikapur
- Binayapur
- Butwal
- Butwāl
- Chhatiwan
- Chiḍiyā
- Chldiya
- Dahargaun
- Damaha
- Dhandarpur
- Dubauli
- Gauraiya
- Golahar
- Hariharpur
- Jitgadhi
- Jogikuti
- Jogi̇̄kuṭi̇̄
- Jogīkuti
- Kaparkatti
- Kedali
- Khasyauli
- Mahendra Chok
- Mainapur
- Manoharapur
- Motipur
- Narenapur
- Naya Gaun
- Nayā Gāū̃
- Padampur
- Pakhapani
- Pattarganj
- Pokharabari
- Rajbari
- Ranibari
- Raniganj
- Ratanpur
- Sauraha
- Sauriya
- Semalar
- Shrawan Chok
- Sukhanagar
- Tamangar
- Tamnagar
- Tribhuwan Chok
- Tribhuwan Park
- Ujelpur
- devinagar
- kalikanagar
- krishnanagar
- shukkhanagar

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 Butwal

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Satgaḍhi̇̄ Kholā
- Suili̇̄ 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 Butwal and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Rupandehi 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 Butwal

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pandey's Pragati medical hall · Butwal 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.67800&mlon=83.45434#map=17/27.67800/83.45434) 

Bank Sunrise , Province 5 (Butwal) · Butwal 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.68808&mlon=83.43975#map=17/27.68808/83.43975) 

ATM Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd. · Butwal 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.69174&mlon=83.46498#map=17/27.69174/83.46498) 

Petrol pump Gaire Diesels · Butwal 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.69116&mlon=83.44806#map=17/27.69116/83.44806) 

Hotel Shahi Land Hotel · Butwal 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.68330&mlon=83.44710#map=17/27.68330/83.44710) 

Mall Srijana Street Mart · Butwal 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.68843&mlon=83.46231#map=17/27.68843/83.46231) 

School Shree Naharpur Secondary School · Butwal 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.68434&mlon=83.44564#map=17/27.68434/83.44564) 

College Lumbini Banijya Campus · Butwal 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.68712&mlon=83.45704#map=17/27.68712/83.45704) 

Police station सशस्त्र प्रहरी बल रुपन्देही · Butwal 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.67454&mlon=83.44770#map=17/27.67454/83.44770) 

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 Butwal

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

- Hospitals54
- Banks138
- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps7
- Hotels84
- Shopping malls2
- Schools60
- Colleges and universities34
- Cinemas7
- Pharmacies18
- Restaurants90
- Police stations5
- Dental clinics11

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 Rupandehi District

- Devdaha
- Gaidahawa
- Kanchan
- Kotahimai
- Lumbini Sanskritik
- Lumbini Sanskritik
- Marchawari
- Mayadevi
- Om Satiya
- Rohini
- Sainamaina
- Sammarimai
- Siddharthanagar
- Siyari
- Suddhodhan
- Tilottama

## Quick answers

- Where is Butwal?In Rupandehi District, Lumbini Province, Nepal
- What borders Butwal?Devdaha, Sainamaina, Suddhodhan, Tilottama and Tinau
- How many villages are in Butwal?58 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Butwal?Settlements lie between 123 m and 724 m
- What is the best time to visit Butwal?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Butwal?Pandey's Pragati medical hall, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Butwal?Sunrise , Province 5 (Butwal), about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Butwal?Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd., about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Butwal?Gaire Diesels, about 1.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Butwal?54 mapped
- How many banks are in Butwal?138 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Butwal?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Butwal?7 mapped
- What is the P-code of Butwal?NP0548201 (OCHA common operational dataset)