# Saptakoshi Municipality, Saptari District, Madhesh Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/saptakoshi/ Municipality · Saptari District # Saptakoshi Saptakoshi is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Saptari District, Madhesh Province. It covers **60.1 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 54 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 60.1km² - 54mapped services - 98 mtypical elevation ## Where is Saptakoshi? Saptakoshi lies in [Saptari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/), [Madhesh Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Belaka](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/udayapur/belaka/), [Chaudandigadhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/udayapur/chaudandigadhi/), [Kanchanrup](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/kanchanrup/), [Koshi Tappu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/koshi-tappu/) and [Koshi Tappu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/udayapur/koshi-tappu/). By area it is the 632nd largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 4.7% of [Saptari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/). The centre of Saptakoshi is about 193 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.7175° N, 86.9336° 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 Saptakoshi Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Saptakoshi. Settlements here lie between about 93 m and 112 m above sea level (median 98 m). - Akboni - Balardaha - Bangama - Bhagani - Bochahi̇̄ - Bochani - Gangajali - Kalyanpur - Kamalpur - Maleth - Maleth Paschimtol - Nayantol - Odraha - Palar - Patantol - Phattepur - Pokhariya - Prasaha - Sakhubani - Santapur - Saptakoshi - Siddhipur 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 Saptakoshi Named natural and historic features inside Saptakoshi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Amahā Kholā - Gaṅgājali̇̄ Kholā - Jhāḍi̇̄ Kholā - Juḍpāni̇̄ Kholā - Kāli̇̄ Kholā - Nikuri̇̄ Kholā - Purāno Gaṅgājali̇̄ Kholā 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 Saptakoshi 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 Saptakoshi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Public Health Post · Belaka 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.73113&mlon=86.98473#map=17/26.73113/86.98473) Bank Summit Laghubittiya Sanstha Limited · Saptakoshi 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.73368&mlon=86.93606#map=17/26.73368/86.93606) ATM Nepal Bank LTD. ATM · Rajbiraj 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.54023&mlon=86.74871#map=17/26.54023/86.74871) Petrol pump Das Petro Pump · Hanumannagar Kankalini 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.55123&mlon=86.88311#map=17/26.55123/86.88311) Hotel Bashu Hotel · Belaka 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.73076&mlon=86.98271#map=17/26.73076/86.98271) Mall Chatara General Store · Barahachhetra 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.82181&mlon=87.16035#map=17/26.82181/87.16035) School Shri Janahit Adharbhut Bidyalay · Saptakoshi 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.70719&mlon=86.93330#map=17/26.70719/86.93330) College Mother Memorial College · Saptakoshi 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.73590&mlon=86.92952#map=17/26.73590/86.92952) Police station Nepal Police · Belaka 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.74177&mlon=86.99539#map=17/26.74177/86.99539) 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 Saptakoshi Places mapped inside Saptakoshi in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks16 - Schools26 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies11 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 - Balan-Bihul - Bishnupur - Bode Barsain - Chhinnamasta - Dakneshwori - Hanumannagar Kankalini - Kanchanrup - Khadak - Koshi Tappu - Mahadewa - Rajbiraj - Rajgadh - Rupani - Shambhunath - Surunga - Tilathi Koiladi - Tirahut ## Quick answers - Where is Saptakoshi?In Saptari District, Madhesh Province, Nepal - What borders Saptakoshi?Belaka, Chaudandigadhi, Kanchanrup, Koshi Tappu and Koshi Tappu - How many villages are in Saptakoshi?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Saptakoshi?Settlements lie between 93 m and 112 m - What is the best time to visit Saptakoshi?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Saptakoshi?Public Health Post, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Saptakoshi?Summit Laghubittiya Sanstha Limited, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Saptakoshi?Nepal Bank LTD. ATM, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Saptakoshi?Das Petro Pump, about 19 km from the centre - How many banks are in Saptakoshi?16 mapped - What is the P-code of Saptakoshi?NP0215304 (OCHA common operational dataset)