# Balan-Bihul Municipality, Saptari District, Madhesh Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/balan-bihul/ Municipality · Saptari District # Balan-Bihul Balan-Bihul is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Saptari District, Madhesh Province. It covers **33.0 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 23 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 33.0km² - 23mapped services - 89 mtypical elevation ## Where is Balan-Bihul? Balan-Bihul lies in [Saptari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/), [Madhesh Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Bhagawanpur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/siraha/bhagawanpur/), [Bode Barsain](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/bode-barsain/), [Sakhuwa Nankarkatti](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/siraha/sakhuwa-nankarkatti/) and [Surunga](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/surunga/). By area it is the 722nd largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 2.6% of [Saptari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/). The centre of Balan-Bihul is about 172 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.5750° N, 86.5170° 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 Balan-Bihul Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Balan-Bihul. Settlements here lie between about 80 m and 95 m above sea level (median 89 m). - Balan Bihul - Balanpatti - Belahi - Belhi - Chand Belhi - Chanhi Patharahatol - Dighiya - Dudhaila - Janakinagar - Kamaldaha - Kodarkatti - Malahaniya Badatol - Malahaniya Chhotatol - Malahaniya Nayantol - Malhaniya - Mauwaha - Ramnagar - Rautahat - Sehara - Tikuliya - Tinkoni 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 Balan-Bihul Named natural and historic features inside Balan-Bihul, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Chāpin Dhār 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 Balan-Bihul and the best time to visit Using the climate of Saptari District, the warmest month is May (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (16 °C). About 1,152 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (311 mm) and the driest Nov (3 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 16 7 Feb 20 10 Mar 25 21 Apr 30 42 May 31 105 Jun 31 182 Jul 29 311 Aug 28 214 Sep 27 200 Oct 25 54 Nov 21 3 Dec 17 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Balan-Bihul Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Advance Hospital pvt.Ltd. · Khadak 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.64518&mlon=86.61176#map=17/26.64518/86.61176) Bank machhapuchre · Lahan 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.71114&mlon=86.48444#map=17/26.71114/86.48444) ATM Nepal Bank LTD. ATM · Rajbiraj 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.54023&mlon=86.74871#map=17/26.54023/86.74871) Petrol pump Murarka Petrol pump · Lahan 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.71301&mlon=86.47604#map=17/26.71301/86.47604) Hotel Paawan Mithila Boutique Hotel Pvt. Ltd. · Khadak 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.65929&mlon=86.57754#map=17/26.65929/86.57754) Mall J and M Tower (LG, CG, Sensei Showroom Siraha) · Siraha 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.65542&mlon=86.20788#map=17/26.65542/86.20788) School Shree Ram Janki Ra.Pra. Bi. Patharahatola · Balan-Bihul 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.57476&mlon=86.51240#map=17/26.57476/86.51240) College Medical Institute Lahan · Lahan 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.70794&mlon=86.49683#map=17/26.70794/86.49683) Police station Bop nawarajpur incharge insp satyam · Nawarajpur 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.60590&mlon=86.41616#map=17/26.60590/86.41616) 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 Balan-Bihul Places mapped inside Balan-Bihul in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools23 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 Saptari District - Agnisair Krishna Sabaran - Bishnupur - Bode Barsain - Chhinnamasta - Dakneshwori - Hanumannagar Kankalini - Kanchanrup - Khadak - Koshi Tappu - Mahadewa - Rajbiraj - Rajgadh - Rupani - Saptakoshi - Shambhunath - Surunga - Tilathi Koiladi - Tirahut ## Quick answers - Where is Balan-Bihul?In Saptari District, Madhesh Province, Nepal - What borders Balan-Bihul?Bhagawanpur, Bode Barsain, Sakhuwa Nankarkatti and Surunga - How many villages are in Balan-Bihul?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Balan-Bihul?Settlements lie between 80 m and 95 m - What is the best time to visit Balan-Bihul?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Balan-Bihul?Advance Hospital pvt.Ltd., about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Balan-Bihul?machhapuchre, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Balan-Bihul?Nepal Bank LTD. ATM, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balan-Bihul?Murarka Petrol pump, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Balan-Bihul?NP0215404 (OCHA common operational dataset)