# Garuda Municipality, Rautahat District, Madhesh Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/garuda/ Municipality · Rautahat District # Garuda Garuda is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Rautahat District, Madhesh Province. It covers **44.5 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 45 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 44.5km² - 45mapped services - 90 mtypical elevation ## Where is Garuda? Garuda lies in [Rautahat District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/), [Madhesh Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Brindaban](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/brindaban/), [Dewahi Gonahi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/dewahi-gonahi/), [Gadhimai](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/gadhimai/), [Katahariya](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/katahariya/) and [Madhav Narayan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/madhav-narayan/). By area it is the 682nd largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 4.3% of [Rautahat District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/). The centre of Garuda is about 84 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.9491° N, 85.3116° 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 Garuda Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Garuda. Settlements here lie between about 85 m and 95 m above sea level (median 90 m). - Aghoritol - Amarpatti - BIrtachok - Bagahitol - Basabitti Jingadiya - Bhimdawar - Birta - Dharahari - Gamhariya - Garuda - Garudachok - Gedahiguthi - Geruda Thetharahiya - Jayanagar - Jayanagar Madarsatol - Laksmipur - Mahamadpur - Pipariya - Pothiyahi - Raghunathpur - Shivanagar - Shripur - Sisawa 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 Garuda Named natural and historic features inside Garuda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Chā̃di̇̄ Nālā - Lamhā Nālā - Lohini̇̄yā Nālā - Majhiyāi̇̄n Nālā - Tarhāri̇̄ 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 Garuda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rautahat 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 Garuda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ayushman Hospital Private Limited · Garuda 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.94402&mlon=85.30855#map=17/26.94402/85.30855) Bank Mirmire BRANCH Balchanpur · Chandrapur 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.04368&mlon=85.33503#map=17/27.04368/85.33503) ATM Prabhu ATM · Chandrapur 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.11820&mlon=85.35672#map=17/27.11820/85.35672) Petrol pump Tridev Petrol Pump · Bagmati 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.12796&mlon=85.48673#map=17/27.12796/85.48673) Hotel Sumitra Party Palace · Garuda 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.95105&mlon=85.31876#map=17/26.95105/85.31876) Mall Goldstar Showroom Gaur · Gaur 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.76469&mlon=85.28052#map=17/26.76469/85.28052) School Shree Secondary School · Garuda 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.94448&mlon=85.30676#map=17/26.94448/85.30676) College Shree sharda higher secondary school · Boudhimai 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.87999&mlon=85.21773#map=17/26.87999/85.21773) Police station Area Police Office Garuda Rautahat · Garuda 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.95507&mlon=85.31785#map=17/26.95507/85.31785) 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 Garuda Places mapped inside Garuda in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals10 - Hotels1 - Schools32 - Pharmacies1 - 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 Rautahat District - Boudhimai - Brindaban - Chandrapur - Dewahi Gonahi - Durga Bhagawati - Gadhimai - Gaur - Gujara - Ishanath - Katahariya - Madhav Narayan - Maulapur - Paroha - Phatuwa Bijayapur - Rajdevi - Rajpur - Yamunamai ## Quick answers - Where is Garuda?In Rautahat District, Madhesh Province, Nepal - What borders Garuda?Brindaban, Dewahi Gonahi, Gadhimai, Katahariya and Madhav Narayan - How many villages are in Garuda?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Garuda?Settlements lie between 85 m and 95 m - What is the best time to visit Garuda?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Garuda?Ayushman Hospital Private Limited, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Garuda?Mirmire BRANCH Balchanpur, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Garuda?Prabhu ATM, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Garuda?Tridev Petrol Pump, about 26 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Garuda?10 mapped - What is the P-code of Garuda?NP0232308 (OCHA common operational dataset)