# Pokhariya Municipality, Parsa District, Madhesh Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/parsa/pokhariya/ Municipality · Parsa District # Pokhariya Pokhariya is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Parsa District, Madhesh Province. It covers **32.5 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 40 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 32.5km² - 40mapped services - 89 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pokhariya? Pokhariya lies in [Parsa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/parsa/), [Madhesh Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Bahudarmai](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/parsa/bahudarmai/), [Bindabasini](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/parsa/bindabasini/), [Jagarnathpur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/parsa/jagarnathpur/), [Kalikamai](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/parsa/kalikamai/), [Pakaha Mainpur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/parsa/pakaha-mainpur/) and [Sakhuwa Prasauni](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/parsa/sakhuwa-prasauni/). By area it is the 726th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 2.3% of [Parsa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/parsa/). The centre of Pokhariya is about 88 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.0780° N, 84.7696° 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 Pokhariya Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in Pokhariya. Settlements here lie between about 84 m and 91 m above sea level (median 89 m). - Bairiya - Bankatwa - Barwa - Basantapur - Chaukiya - Chhota Semara - Jagatpur - Lamariya - Mananpur - Manikpur - Phulbariya - Phulwariya - Pokhariya - Ranigunj - Ranigunj Darbar - Rāni̇̄gañj - Satubariya - Simarbari - Sirsiya 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 Pokhariya Named natural and historic features inside Pokhariya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Bhalauhi̇̄ Nālā 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 Pokhariya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Parsa District, the warmest month is May (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C). About 1,219 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (335 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 11 Feb 19 18 Mar 25 18 Apr 30 32 May 32 89 Jun 32 198 Jul 29 335 Aug 29 267 Sep 27 194 Oct 25 50 Nov 21 2 Dec 17 4 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pokhariya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kiran Eye Hospital · Pokhariya 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.07561&mlon=84.76531#map=17/27.07561/84.76531) Bank Janahit Saving & Credit Cooperative Limited · Bahudarmai 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.08361&mlon=84.79947#map=17/27.08361/84.79947) ATM Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd. · Birgunj 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.01146&mlon=84.87199#map=17/27.01146/84.87199) Petrol pump petrol pump · Birgunj 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.07698&mlon=84.88251#map=17/27.07698/84.88251) Hotel Dharamsala · Bindabasini 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.02273&mlon=84.80644#map=17/27.02273/84.80644) Mall Skyline Mall · Birgunj 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.00918&mlon=84.87246#map=17/27.00918/84.87246) School Shree Nepal Dalit School · Pokhariya 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.07892&mlon=84.77110#map=17/27.07892/84.77110) College Pyramid Academy Shreepur Birgunj · Birgunj 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.04934&mlon=84.86938#map=17/27.04934/84.86938) Police station ईलाका प्रहारी कार्यालय, पोखरिया · Pokhariya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.08168&mlon=84.75446#map=17/27.08168/84.75446) 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 Pokhariya Places mapped inside Pokhariya in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals3 - Schools34 - Pharmacies2 - 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 Parsa District - Bahudarmai - Bindabasini - Birgunj - Chhipaharmai - Chitawan - Dhobini - Jagarnathpur - Jirabhawani - Kalikamai - Pakaha Mainpur - Parsa - Parsagadhi - Paterwa Sugauli - Sakhuwa Prasauni - Thori ## Quick answers - Where is Pokhariya?In Parsa District, Madhesh Province, Nepal - What borders Pokhariya?Bahudarmai, Bindabasini, Jagarnathpur, Kalikamai, Pakaha Mainpur and Sakhuwa Prasauni - How many villages are in Pokhariya?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pokhariya?Settlements lie between 84 m and 91 m - What is the best time to visit Pokhariya?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Pokhariya?Kiran Eye Hospital, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pokhariya?Janahit Saving & Credit Cooperative Limited, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pokhariya?Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd., about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pokhariya?petrol pump, about 11 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Pokhariya?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Pokhariya?NP0234301 (OCHA common operational dataset)