# Balawa Municipality, Mahottari District, Madhesh Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/balawa/ Municipality · Mahottari District # Balawa Balawa is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Mahottari District, Madhesh Province. It covers **44.0 km²**. 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 44 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 44.0km² - 44mapped services - 81 mtypical elevation ## Where is Balawa? Balawa lies in [Mahottari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/), [Madhesh Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Bhangaha](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/bhangaha/), [Loharpatti](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/loharpatti/), [Mahottari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/mahottari/), [Manara Shisawa](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/manara-shisawa/) and [Ram Gopalpur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/ram-gopalpur/). By area it is the 685th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 4.4% of [Mahottari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/). The centre of Balawa is about 114 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.7722° N, 85.8148° 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 Balawa Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in Balawa. Settlements here lie between about 72 m and 95 m above sea level (median 81 m). - Adhyanpur - Amarpur - Badhiya - Badiya - Badiyatol - Balawa - Balwa - Banauta - Banchauri - Bhagavatipur - Bhagvatipur - Bhawanipur - Bhumihartol - Bichlatol - Demanama - Dhamaura - Dhamaurā - Goithi - Gorigamma - Katti - Kebattol - Leuri - Lyori Musahari Tole - Malahtol - Musahartol - Nayantol - Nayatol - Nayā̃ṭol - Nikal - Padaul - Paraul - Purbaritol - Rauja - Saranchiya - Sarpallo - Tilgadh 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 Balawa Named natural and historic features inside Balawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Dhrub Kuṇḍa - Judi̇̄ Tarsari̇̄ Nadi̇̄ 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 Balawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mahottari District, the warmest month is Jun (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C). About 1,180 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (315 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 10 Feb 19 16 Mar 24 19 Apr 29 34 May 31 91 Jun 31 189 Jul 29 315 Aug 28 256 Sep 27 194 Oct 24 49 Nov 20 2 Dec 16 4 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Balawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ramgopalpur PHCC · Ram Gopalpur 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.82036&mlon=85.79750#map=17/26.82036/85.79750) Bank Lumbini Bikash Bank · Loharpatti 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.80061&mlon=85.85406#map=17/26.80061/85.85406) ATM Nepal Investment Bank ATM · Janakpurdham 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.73550&mlon=85.92811#map=17/26.73550/85.92811) Petrol pump Sri Krishna Oil Store · Loharpatti 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.72510&mlon=85.86501#map=17/26.72510/85.86501) Hotel Devindra Meat House · Loharpatti 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.80211&mlon=85.84844#map=17/26.80211/85.84844) Mall Rauja Bazar · Balawa 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.80246&mlon=85.82861#map=17/26.80246/85.82861) School Janata Secondary School · Balawa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.76351&mlon=85.81328#map=17/26.76351/85.81328) College Chitkara University, Information Centre, Janakpur,Nepal · Janakpurdham 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.73084&mlon=85.91226#map=17/26.73084/85.91226) Police station Sasastra Besh Camp · Loharpatti 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.76236&mlon=85.85409#map=17/26.76236/85.85409) 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 Balawa Places mapped inside Balawa in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Shopping malls1 - Schools43 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 Mahottari District - Aurahi - Bardibas - Bhangaha - Ekadara - Gaushala - Jaleshwor - Loharpatti - Mahottari - Manara Shisawa - Matihani - Pipara - Ram Gopalpur - Samsi - Sonama ## Quick answers - Where is Balawa?In Mahottari District, Madhesh Province, Nepal - What borders Balawa?Bhangaha, Loharpatti, Mahottari, Manara Shisawa and Ram Gopalpur - How many villages are in Balawa?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Balawa?Settlements lie between 72 m and 95 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Balawa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Balawa?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Balawa?Ramgopalpur PHCC, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Balawa?Lumbini Bikash Bank, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Balawa?Nepal Investment Bank ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balawa?Sri Krishna Oil Store, about 7.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Balawa?NP0218307 (OCHA common operational dataset)