# Gaushala Municipality, Mahottari District, Madhesh Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/gaushala/ Municipality · Mahottari District # Gaushala Gaushala is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Mahottari District, Madhesh Province. It covers **144.7 km²**. 67 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 145km² - 2mapped services - 137 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gaushala? Gaushala 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: [Aurahi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/aurahi/), [Bardibas](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/bardibas/), [Haripurwa](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/sarlahi/haripurwa/), [Ishworpur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/sarlahi/ishworpur/) and [Sonama](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/sonama/). By area it is the 311th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 14.5% of [Mahottari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/). The centre of Gaushala is about 96 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.9400° N, 85.7776° 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 Gaushala Open gazetteers list **67 villages, towns and localities** in Gaushala. Settlements here lie between about 104 m and 160 m above sea level (median 137 m). - Baderwa - Bailbas - Bantolawa - Batauwa - Belgachhi - Bharatpur - Bharatpurkhor - Bharleni - Birta - Bisaharpur - Brahmapuritol - Budhidhati - Charghariya - Chharapatti - Dhalkewar - Dhananarayantatol - Dhananarayantol - Dumarbanna - Eghara Nambartol - Garanjatol - Gaushala - Gopalpur - Harsauwatol - Haursaha - Itatar - Jamuniya - Jamuniyatol. - Janakinagar - Jayapur - Kabutol - Kalipur - Kanti Bajar - Kathudhar - Kathudhartol - Kuraisatol - Kusmari - Laksminiya - Laksmipur - Laksmipur (Bhantabari) - Lakṣmi̇̄pur - Languretol - Likhtol - Manaharwa - Musahartol - Navarajpur - Nayantol - Nayatol - Nayā̃ṭol - Nigaul - Nigaultola - Pachayantol - Paradiya - Phukaha - Phulkaha - Phūlkāhā - Purano Kanti Bajar - Rajkhor - Ramnagar - Ranatol - Ranatola - Samsitol - Ser Bahadurtol - Shivabhakti - Tarechauri - Thapatol - Tutalahitol - Ḍhalkewar 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 Gaushala Named natural and historic features inside Gaushala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Baṭuwā Kholā - Ḍulen 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 Gaushala 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 Gaushala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gaushala PHCC, Mahottari · Gaushala 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.91996&mlon=85.78618#map=17/26.91996/85.78618) Bank CivilMF BANK HATHILET · Bardibas 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.95550&mlon=85.85562#map=17/26.95550/85.85562) ATM NABIL ATM · Bardibas 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.98811&mlon=85.89076#map=17/26.98811/85.89076) Petrol pump Bhawani Oil Store · Bardibas 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.99002&mlon=85.89451#map=17/26.99002/85.89451) Hotel Hotel Navya · Bardibas 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.01388&mlon=85.83643#map=17/27.01388/85.83643) Mall Rauja Bazar · Balawa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.80246&mlon=85.82861#map=17/26.80246/85.82861) School Shree Nepal Rastriya Basic School, Bagewa · Haripurwa 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.93618&mlon=85.71511#map=17/26.93618/85.71511) College janta campus · Bardibas 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.97836&mlon=85.88912#map=17/26.97836/85.88912) Police station Aurhi chowk · Bardibas 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.99068&mlon=85.89217#map=17/26.99068/85.89217) 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 Gaushala Places mapped inside Gaushala in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Pharmacies1 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 - Balawa - Bardibas - Bhangaha - Ekadara - Jaleshwor - Loharpatti - Mahottari - Manara Shisawa - Matihani - Pipara - Ram Gopalpur - Samsi - Sonama ## Quick answers - Where is Gaushala?In Mahottari District, Madhesh Province, Nepal - What borders Gaushala?Aurahi, Bardibas, Haripurwa, Ishworpur and Sonama - How many villages are in Gaushala?67 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gaushala?Settlements lie between 104 m and 160 m - What is the best time to visit Gaushala?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Gaushala?Gaushala PHCC, Mahottari, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gaushala?CivilMF BANK HATHILET, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gaushala?NABIL ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gaushala?Bhawani Oil Store, about 13 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Gaushala?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Gaushala?NP0218302 (OCHA common operational dataset)