# Dhanakaul Municipality, Sarlahi District, Madhesh Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/sarlahi/dhanakaul/ Municipality · Sarlahi District # Dhanakaul Dhanakaul is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Sarlahi District, Madhesh Province. It covers **45.9 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 45.9km² - 18mapped services - 85 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dhanakaul? Dhanakaul lies in [Sarlahi District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/sarlahi/), [Madhesh Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Basbariya](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/sarlahi/basbariya/), [Gadhimai](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/gadhimai/), [Godaita](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/sarlahi/godaita/), [Madhav Narayan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/madhav-narayan/) and [Ramnagar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/sarlahi/ramnagar/). By area it is the 677th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 3.6% of [Sarlahi District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/sarlahi/). The centre of Dhanakaul is about 92 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.8826° N, 85.4197° 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 Dhanakaul Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Dhanakaul. Settlements here lie between about 82 m and 87 m above sea level (median 85 m). - Bairiya - Chhotaul - Chhotaul Bakhri - Dhankaul - Dhankaultol - Dhobiniya - Hanumanchok - Hanumannagar - Hanumannagartola - Harkatawa - Harkatawa Bilashpur - Harkatawagoth - Mainathpur - Malghatta - Mananmahattola - Raikal - Sekhauna - Sisaut 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 Dhanakaul Named natural and historic features inside Dhanakaul, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ekādasi̇̄ 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 Dhanakaul and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sarlahi District, the warmest month is Jun (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C). About 1,180 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (315 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 10 Feb 19 16 Mar 24 19 Apr 29 34 May 31 91 Jun 31 189 Jul 29 315 Aug 28 256 Sep 27 194 Oct 24 49 Nov 20 2 Dec 16 4 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dhanakaul Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Aayurvedic Hospital · Barahathawa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.98562&mlon=85.43847#map=17/26.98562/85.43847) Bank NIC, BALARA · Balara 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.78387&mlon=85.34836#map=17/26.78387/85.34836) ATM CBL ATM · Chandrapur 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.11860&mlon=85.35899#map=17/27.11860/85.35899) Petrol pump Shree Ganesh Oil Store · Chandranagar 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.96183&mlon=85.61174#map=17/26.96183/85.61174) Hotel Sumitra Party Palace · Garuda 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.95105&mlon=85.31876#map=17/26.95105/85.31876) Mall Goldstar Showroom Gaur · Gaur 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.76469&mlon=85.28052#map=17/26.76469/85.28052) School Shree Sharada Janata Primary School · Dhanakaul 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.88405&mlon=85.41734#map=17/26.88405/85.41734) College Simara College, Simara · Bishnu 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.81898&mlon=85.48615#map=17/26.81898/85.48615) Police station Ilaka Police Station · Kaudena 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86002&mlon=85.51315#map=17/26.86002/85.51315) 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 Dhanakaul Places mapped inside Dhanakaul in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools18 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 Sarlahi District - Bagmati - Balara - Barahathawa - Basbariya - Bishnu - Brahmapuri - Chakraghatta - Chandranagar - Godaita - Haripur - Haripurwa - Hariwan - Ishworpur - Kabilashi - Kaudena - Lalbandi - Malangawa - Parsa - Ramnagar ## Quick answers - Where is Dhanakaul?In Sarlahi District, Madhesh Province, Nepal - What borders Dhanakaul?Basbariya, Gadhimai, Godaita, Madhav Narayan and Ramnagar - How many villages are in Dhanakaul?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dhanakaul?Settlements lie between 82 m and 87 m - What is the best time to visit Dhanakaul?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Dhanakaul?Aayurvedic Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dhanakaul?NIC, BALARA, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dhanakaul?CBL ATM, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dhanakaul?Shree Ganesh Oil Store, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dhanakaul?NP0219403 (OCHA common operational dataset)