# Matihani Municipality, Mahottari District, Madhesh Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/matihani/ Municipality · Mahottari District # Matihani Matihani is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Mahottari District, Madhesh Province. It covers **29.0 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 34 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 29.0km² - 34mapped services - 68 mtypical elevation ## Where is Matihani? Matihani lies in [Mahottari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/), [Madhesh Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Jaleshwor](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/jaleshwor/), [Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/dhanusa/mukhiyapatti-musaharmiya/), [Nagarain](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/dhanusa/nagarain/) and [Pipara](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/pipara/). By area it is the 737th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 2.9% of [Mahottari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/). The centre of Matihani is about 129 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.6409° N, 85.8533° 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 Matihani Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in Matihani. Settlements here lie between about 55 m and 73 m above sea level (median 68 m). - Aabar - Abar - Bahuarwa - Bardaha - Bardahatol - Bishnupur - Bisnupur - Dhekaha - Dhirapur - Gobarauda - Gotbardaha - Majhaura - Matihani - Nayantol - Nayatol - Nayā̃ṭol - Simardahi - Simardahitol - Ābar 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 Matihani Named natural and historic features inside Matihani, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Dudhmati̇̄ Nadi̇̄ - Jalād 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 Matihani 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 Matihani Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ekarahiya Health Post · Pipara 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.66741&mlon=85.86629#map=17/26.66741/85.86629) Bank Agricultural Development Bank Limited · Jaleshwor 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.64749&mlon=85.80443#map=17/26.64749/85.80443) ATM Bank of Kathmandu ATM · Janakpurdham 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.73115&mlon=85.93176#map=17/26.73115/85.93176) Petrol pump Sri Krishna Oil Store · Loharpatti 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.72510&mlon=85.86501#map=17/26.72510/85.86501) Hotel Bajeko Satuwa · Jaleshwor 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.64299&mlon=85.79670#map=17/26.64299/85.79670) Mall Pubg Collection, Devi Chowk, Janakpur Dham - 11 · Janakpurdham 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.73432&mlon=85.92792#map=17/26.73432/85.92792) School Merry Children Academy English Boarding School · Matihani 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.64489&mlon=85.85723#map=17/26.64489/85.85723) College Shree Laxmi Narayan secondary school simardhi 9 matihani · Matihani 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.64311&mlon=85.83749#map=17/26.64311/85.83749) Police station Matihani Police Station · Matihani 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.61037&mlon=85.84807#map=17/26.61037/85.84807) 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 Matihani Places mapped inside Matihani in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools32 - 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 Mahottari District - Aurahi - Balawa - Bardibas - Bhangaha - Ekadara - Gaushala - Jaleshwor - Loharpatti - Mahottari - Manara Shisawa - Pipara - Ram Gopalpur - Samsi - Sonama ## Quick answers - Where is Matihani?In Mahottari District, Madhesh Province, Nepal - What borders Matihani?Jaleshwor, Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya, Nagarain and Pipara - How many villages are in Matihani?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Matihani?Settlements lie between 55 m and 73 m - What is the best time to visit Matihani?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Matihani?Ekarahiya Health Post, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Matihani?Agricultural Development Bank Limited, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Matihani?Bank of Kathmandu ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Matihani?Sri Krishna Oil Store, about 9.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Matihani?NP0218310 (OCHA common operational dataset)