# Aurahi Municipality, Dhanusa District, Madhesh Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/dhanusa/aurahi/ Municipality · Dhanusa District # Aurahi Aurahi is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Dhanusa District, Madhesh Province. It covers **25.5 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 26 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 25.5km² - 26mapped services - 77 mtypical elevation ## Where is Aurahi? Aurahi lies in [Dhanusa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/dhanusa/), [Madhesh Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Bideha](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/dhanusa/bideha/), [Dhanauji](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/dhanusa/dhanauji/), [Hansapur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/dhanusa/hansapur/), [Janakpurdham](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/dhanusa/janakpurdham/) and [Shahidnagar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/dhanusa/shahidnagar/). By area it is the 748th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 2.1% of [Dhanusa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/dhanusa/). The centre of Aurahi is about 130 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 9.7 km from Janakpur, the main town of Dhanusa District. The centre point is at 26.7083° N, 86.0215° 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 Aurahi Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Aurahi. Settlements here lie between about 73 m and 82 m above sea level (median 77 m). - Aaurahi - Aurahi - Bharakh - Bikrampurtol - Chakkar - Deuri - Jhitkahiya - Kaptaul - Osara - Parwaha - Paudeshwar - Pokharbhida - Purandahiya 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 Aurahi Named natural and historic features inside Aurahi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Dudhān Nadi̇̄ ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Parwāhā Railway Station 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 Aurahi and the best time to visit Using the climate of Dhanusa District, the warmest month is Jun (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (14 °C). About 1,063 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (278 mm) and the driest Nov (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 14 8 Feb 17 13 Mar 22 19 Apr 27 37 May 28 94 Jun 29 166 Jul 27 278 Aug 26 219 Sep 25 179 Oct 23 46 Nov 19 2 Dec 15 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Aurahi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chamelimai Hospital Pvt. Ltd. · Aurahi 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.70347&mlon=86.01279#map=17/26.70347/86.01279) Bank Ganeah Krishi Sahaakari Sastha Limited · Mithila Bihari 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.77815&mlon=86.02331#map=17/26.77815/86.02331) ATM Bank of Kathmandu ATM · Janakpurdham 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.73115&mlon=85.93176#map=17/26.73115/85.93176) Petrol pump Petrol Pump · Janakpurdham 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.73542&mlon=85.94365#map=17/26.73542/85.94365) Hotel Sagun Galaxy Hotel · Janakpurdham 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.72648&mlon=85.93537#map=17/26.72648/85.93537) Mall Pubg Collection, Devi Chowk, Janakpur Dham - 11 · Janakpurdham 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.73432&mlon=85.92792#map=17/26.73432/85.92792) School Shree Bhairav Janata Basic School · Aurahi 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.71354&mlon=86.01464#map=17/26.71354/86.01464) College Pathivara engineering college · Aurahi 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.71670&mlon=86.05000#map=17/26.71670/86.05000) Police station Lakhauri Gaun · Dhanauji 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.68588&mlon=86.00738#map=17/26.68588/86.00738) 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 Aurahi Places mapped inside Aurahi in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Schools23 - Colleges and universities1 - Police stations1 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 Dhanusa District - Bateshwor - Bideha - Chhireshwornath - Dhanauji - Dhanushadham - Ganeshman Charnath - Hansapur - Janak Nandini - Janakpurdham - Kamala - Laxminiya - Mithila - Mithila Bihari - Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya - Nagarain - Sabaila - Shahidnagar ## Quick answers - Where is Aurahi?In Dhanusa District, Madhesh Province, Nepal - What borders Aurahi?Bideha, Dhanauji, Hansapur, Janakpurdham and Shahidnagar - How many villages are in Aurahi?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Aurahi?Settlements lie between 73 m and 82 m - What is the best time to visit Aurahi?October to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Aurahi?Chamelimai Hospital Pvt. Ltd., about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Aurahi?Ganeah Krishi Sahaakari Sastha Limited, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Aurahi?Bank of Kathmandu ATM, about 9.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aurahi?Petrol Pump, about 8.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Aurahi?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Aurahi?NP0217403 (OCHA common operational dataset)