# Khaptad Municipality, Achham District, Sudur Paschim Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/achham/khaptad/ Municipality · Achham District # Khaptad Khaptad is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Achham District, Sudur Paschim Province. It covers **38.7 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 38.7km² - 3,024 mtypical elevation ## Where is Khaptad? Khaptad lies in [Achham District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/achham/), [Sudur Paschim Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Chaurpati](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/achham/chaurpati/), [Khaptad](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/doti/khaptad/), [Khaptad](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajura/khaptad/), [Khaptad Chhededaha](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajura/khaptad-chhededaha/), [Purbichouki](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/doti/purbichouki/) and [Sanphebagar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/achham/sanphebagar/). By area it is the 699th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 2.3% of [Achham District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/achham/). The centre of Khaptad is about 446 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 29.3406° N, 81.1576° 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 Khaptad Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Khaptad. Settlements here lie between about 1,849 m and 3,148 m above sea level (median 3,024 m). - Bherasain - Danphekot - Kuti 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 Khaptad Named natural and historic features inside Khaptad, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Bini̇̄ Kholā - Kaile Kholā ### Forests and nature 1 wildlife reserve. - Khaptad National Park 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 Khaptad and the best time to visit Using the climate of Achham District, the warmest month is Jun (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-1 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,770 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,084 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (329 mm) and the driest Nov (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan -1 29 Feb 2 44 Mar 6 28 Apr 11 32 May 14 65 Jun 15 160 Jul 13 329 Aug 12 227 Sep 11 132 Oct 8 23 Nov 4 5 Dec 1 11 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Khaptad Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital बयालपाटा अस्पताल · Sanphebagar 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.21962&mlon=81.22253#map=17/29.21962/81.22253) Bank Khaptad Krishi Cooperative · Khaptad Chhededaha 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.37248&mlon=81.23075#map=17/29.37248/81.23075) Hotel Khaptad Hotel · Khaptad 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.38793&mlon=81.14482#map=17/29.38793/81.14482) Mall Sunshine Plaza · Mangalsen 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.13660&mlon=81.25840#map=17/29.13660/81.25840) School Durga Bhawani Basic School · Khaptad Chhededaha 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.37153&mlon=81.21241#map=17/29.37153/81.21241) College Bajura Campus-बाजुरा क्याम्पस · Khaptad Chhededaha 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.38330&mlon=81.31670#map=17/29.38330/81.31670) Police station Dogadi Bajura · Budhiganga 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.32109&mlon=81.26662#map=17/29.32109/81.26662) 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. ## Other municipalities in Achham District - Bannigadhi Jayagadh - Chaurpati - Dhakari - Kamal bazar - Mangalsen - Mellekh - Panchdebal Binayak - Ramaroshan - Sanphebagar - Turmakhand ## Quick answers - Where is Khaptad?In Achham District, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal - What borders Khaptad?Chaurpati, Khaptad, Khaptad, Khaptad Chhededaha, Purbichouki and Sanphebagar - How many villages are in Khaptad?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Khaptad?Settlements lie between 1,849 m and 3,148 m - What is the best time to visit Khaptad?April to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Khaptad?बयालपाटा अस्पताल, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Khaptad?Khaptad Krishi Cooperative, about 7.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Khaptad?NP0769597 (OCHA common operational dataset)