# Kanchan Municipality, Rupandehi District, Lumbini Province

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

Municipality · Rupandehi District 

# Kanchan

Kanchan is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Rupandehi District, Lumbini Province. It covers **58.5 km²**. 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 34 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 58.5km²
- 34mapped services
- 120 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kanchan?

Kanchan lies in [Rupandehi District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/), [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Banganga](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/banganga/), [Gaidahawa](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/gaidahawa/) and [Sainamaina](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/sainamaina/). By area it is the 636th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 4.5% of [Rupandehi District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rupandehi/). The centre of Kanchan is about 203 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.6387° N, 83.2618° 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 Kanchan

Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Kanchan. Settlements here lie between about 98 m and 153 m above sea level (median 120 m).

- Bagahi
- Bankasiya
- Bargadawa
- Belbhariya
- Bhaisahi
- Buchakaiya
- Byauri
- Dayanagar
- Gajedi
- Gopalapur
- Hanumannagar
- Haraiya
- Jaralaiyā
- Jaraliya
- Jayapur
- Jharbaira
- Katuwa
- Manachana
- Masin
- Materiya
- Pahadibuta
- Piparichapa
- Pratappur
- Rudrapur
- Simarhawa

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).

## Weather in Kanchan 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 Kanchan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Shringeshwor Health Clinic · Kanchan 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.64335&mlon=83.25941#map=17/27.64335/83.25941) 

Bank NIC Asia · Kanchan 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.59537&mlon=83.24941#map=17/27.59537/83.24941) 

ATM Global IME Bank · Lumbini Sanskritik 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.47046&mlon=83.28411#map=17/27.47046/83.28411) 

Petrol pump Bhushal Petrol Pump · Sainamaina 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.69292&mlon=83.29019#map=17/27.69292/83.29019) 

Hotel Lumbini Agriculture Pvt. Ltd & Resort · Sainamaina 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.66660&mlon=83.32031#map=17/27.66660/83.32031) 

Mall Rajesh Emporium Visnupura Rod Londihwa · Gaidahawa 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.55950&mlon=83.25380#map=17/27.55950/83.25380) 

School श्री हिमालय निम्नमाध्यमिक विद्यालय · Kanchan 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.63548&mlon=83.26276#map=17/27.63548/83.26276) 

College Sahid Narayan Pokhrel Campus · Sainamaina 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.68862&mlon=83.31472#map=17/27.68862/83.31472) 

Police station Ilaka Prahari Karyalaya · Sainamaina 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.70375&mlon=83.26712#map=17/27.70375/83.26712) 

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 Kanchan

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks1
- Schools30
- 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 Rupandehi District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Kanchan?In Rupandehi District, Lumbini Province, Nepal
- What borders Kanchan?Banganga, Gaidahawa and Sainamaina
- How many villages are in Kanchan?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kanchan?Settlements lie between 98 m and 153 m
- What is the best time to visit Kanchan?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kanchan?Shringeshwor Health Clinic, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kanchan?NIC Asia, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kanchan?Global IME Bank, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kanchan?Bhushal Petrol Pump, about 6.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kanchan?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Kanchan?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kanchan?NP0548401 (OCHA common operational dataset)