# Surunga Municipality, Saptari District, Madhesh Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/surunga/ Municipality · Saptari District # Surunga Surunga is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Saptari District, Madhesh Province. It covers **106.9 km²**. 75 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 107km² - 2mapped services - 125 mtypical elevation ## Where is Surunga? Surunga lies in [Saptari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/), [Madhesh Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Balan-Bihul](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/balan-bihul/), [Bode Barsain](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/bode-barsain/), [Khadak](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/khadak/), [Lahan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/siraha/lahan/), [Sakhuwa Nankarkatti](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/siraha/sakhuwa-nankarkatti/), [Triyuga](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/udayapur/triyuga/) and [Udayapurgadhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/udayapur/udayapurgadhi/). By area it is the 457th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 8.3% of [Saptari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/). The centre of Surunga is about 165 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.6930° N, 86.5476° 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 Surunga Open gazetteers list **75 villages, towns and localities** in Surunga. Settlements here lie between about 92 m and 160 m above sea level (median 125 m). - Auraha - Bahuna - Bairbonā - Bajaritol - Banigama - Basanpatti - Beirbona - Bhajaka - Bhajaka Puranotol - Bhediyadanda - Bhediyatar - Birnagar - Chahaka - Chakdaha - Daulatpur Dhantitol - Daulatpur Karharwa - Dhanti Bajar - Dhobikhar - Dhā̃ti̇̄ Bajār - Goth - Guwartol - Hardiya - Haripur - Haripur Gaderitol - Haripur Gothtol - Jimmaltol - Kadarbona - Kadmaha - Kadmahachok - Kamalpur - Kanakpur - Khaijanpur - Khoriyatol - Koriya - Kuraha - Kurraha - Kushaha - Kushaha Pashchimtol - Laksmipur - Laksmipur Danuwaritol - Laksmipur Dhanukatol - Laksmipur Yadavtol - Lawaghariya - Madhupati - Madhupatti - Magartol - Maheshpur - Mahuliya - Malahanama - Malhanama - Nainadabar - Nanakpur - Pandetol - Paterwa - Pipra (West) - Pipra Pashchim - Pokhariya - Pokhariya Nayantol - Pramanpur - Raksaha - Rampur - Satpatre - Shamsherpur - Shankardanda - Shripur - Sisbari - Siswa - Sivanagar - Surunga - Suruṅgā Khorā - Tedahar - Thalha - Tikuliya - Titredanda - Titreḍā̃ḍā 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 Surunga Named natural and historic features inside Surunga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 15 rivers and streams. - Amahā Kholā - Ambi̇̄ Kholā - Bairāgo Nadi̇̄ - Bhaluwāhi̇̄ Kholā - Bhusi̇̄ Kholā - Birdhanā Kholā - Bāhunā Kholā - Chahaka Kholā - Juḍi̇̄ Nadi̇̄ - Koriyā Kholā - Kurāhā Kholā - Patharwā Kholā - Sisabāri̇̄ Kholā - Suklāi̇̄ Kholā - Ḍheḍuwā Kholā ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Suruṅgā Ḍā̃ḍā · 354 m 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 Surunga 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 Surunga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Saptarishi Hospital · Lahan 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.70627&mlon=86.49889#map=17/26.70627/86.49889) Bank machhapuchre · Lahan 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.71114&mlon=86.48444#map=17/26.71114/86.48444) ATM Nepal Bank LTD. ATM · Rajbiraj 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.54023&mlon=86.74871#map=17/26.54023/86.74871) Petrol pump Murarka Petrol pump · Lahan 7.5 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 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.65929&mlon=86.57754#map=17/26.65929/86.57754) Mall Mirchaiya Bishal Bazar Pvt. Ltd · Mirchaiya 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.83008&mlon=86.24844#map=17/26.83008/86.24844) School Lotus Secondary Boarding School Lahan · Surunga 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.69992&mlon=86.52409#map=17/26.69992/86.52409) College Medical Institute Lahan · Lahan 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.70794&mlon=86.49683#map=17/26.70794/86.49683) Police station Armed Police BOP Nabrajpur · Nawarajpur 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.60596&mlon=86.41618#map=17/26.60596/86.41618) 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 Surunga Places mapped inside Surunga in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels1 - Schools1 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 - Saptakoshi - Shambhunath - Tilathi Koiladi - Tirahut ## Quick answers - Where is Surunga?In Saptari District, Madhesh Province, Nepal - What borders Surunga?Balan-Bihul, Bode Barsain, Khadak, Lahan, Sakhuwa Nankarkatti, Triyuga and Udayapurgadhi - How many villages are in Surunga?75 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Surunga?Settlements lie between 92 m and 160 m - What is the highest point in Surunga?Suruṅgā Ḍā̃ḍā (354 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Surunga?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Surunga?Saptarishi Hospital, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Surunga?machhapuchre, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Surunga?Nepal Bank LTD. ATM, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Surunga?Murarka Petrol pump, about 7.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Surunga?NP0215301 (OCHA common operational dataset)