# Ishanath Municipality, Rautahat District, Madhesh Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/ishanath/

Municipality · Rautahat District 

# Ishanath

Ishanath is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Rautahat District, Madhesh Province. It covers **35.2 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 45 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 35.2km²
- 45mapped services
- 77 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ishanath?

Ishanath lies in [Rautahat District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/), [Madhesh Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Gaur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/gaur/), [Paroha](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/paroha/) and [Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/rajpur/). By area it is the 715th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 3.4% of [Rautahat District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/). The centre of Ishanath is about 101 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.7988° N, 85.2058° 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 Ishanath

Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Ishanath. Settlements here lie between about 75 m and 86 m above sea level (median 77 m).

- Auraiya
- Banjarha
- Benauliya
- Chamartoli
- Dumariya
- Ghiura
- Ghiuratola
- Ishanath
- Jathara
- Jayanagar
- Jokaha
- Laksminiya
- Latmari
- Lautana
- Mahuliya
- Mansari
- Mathiya
- Mathiya Bajar
- Motipur
- Paltuwa
- Pipra

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 Ishanath

Named natural and historic features inside Ishanath, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Bhakuwā 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 Ishanath 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 Ishanath

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nepal National Eye Care and Hospital · Ishanath 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.78191&mlon=85.19342#map=17/26.78191/85.19342) 

Bank Sarathi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited · Ishanath 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.80204&mlon=85.22155#map=17/26.80204/85.22155) 

Hotel Royal Indu Hotel · Gaur 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.77641&mlon=85.27012#map=17/26.77641/85.27012) 

Mall Goldstar Showroom Gaur · Gaur 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.76469&mlon=85.28052#map=17/26.76469/85.28052) 

School Kalakunj English Boarding School · Ishanath 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.79492&mlon=85.20120#map=17/26.79492/85.20120) 

College P.N.C pokhara · Rajpur 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.81670&mlon=85.25000#map=17/26.81670/85.25000) 

Police station Armed Police Force · Rajpur 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.82704&mlon=85.27033#map=17/26.82704/85.27033) 

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 Ishanath

Places mapped inside Ishanath in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals1
- Banks4
- Schools40

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
- Garuda
- Gaur
- Gujara
- Katahariya
- Madhav Narayan
- Maulapur
- Paroha
- Phatuwa Bijayapur
- Rajdevi
- Rajpur
- Yamunamai

## Quick answers

- Where is Ishanath?In Rautahat District, Madhesh Province, Nepal
- What borders Ishanath?Gaur, Paroha and Rajpur
- How many villages are in Ishanath?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ishanath?Settlements lie between 75 m and 86 m
- What is the best time to visit Ishanath?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ishanath?Nepal National Eye Care and Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ishanath?Sarathi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited, about 1.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Ishanath?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Ishanath?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ishanath?NP0232313 (OCHA common operational dataset)