# Shivanath Municipality, Baitadi District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/baitadi/shivanath/ Municipality · Baitadi District # Shivanath Shivanath is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Baitadi District, Sudur Paschim Province. It covers **81.4 km²**. 108 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 38 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 81.4km² - 38mapped services - 1,078 mtypical elevation ## Where is Shivanath? Shivanath lies in [Baitadi District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/baitadi/), [Sudur Paschim Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Bhageshwor](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/dadeldhura/bhageshwor/), [Melauli](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/baitadi/melauli/) and [Pancheshwor](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/baitadi/pancheshwor/). By area it is the 564th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 5.5% of [Baitadi District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/baitadi/). The centre of Shivanath is about 520 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 29.3840° N, 80.3489° 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 Shivanath Open gazetteers list **108 villages, towns and localities** in Shivanath. Settlements here lie between about 475 m and 1,876 m above sea level (median 1,078 m). - Ausani - Bachhala - Bali - Band - Barsi - Baru - Bas - Basedi - Basedi Bhawan - Baseḍi̇̄ Bhwā̃ - Baskoti - Basula - Baujebala - Beru - Bhadigada - Bhailada - Bhaisikharka - Bhalle - Bimyari - Binbatya - Buwagadgau - Buwagadgaun - Chauitand - Chauki̇̄taḍ - Chhimti - Chori - Dada Bagar - Danda Bagar - Dhaulaseri - Dormu - Dosara - Dupla - Gad Bagar - Gairsaini - Gana - Gangadkharka - Ganwagada - Gunekharka - Hatiyachaur - Jamanphanta - Jiunya - Jwalapani - Kalar - Kanali - Kaphadi - Khada - Khadik - Khaklai - Khaklain - Khal - Khalibata - Khochibada - Kopare - Kud - Kudikhet - Kund - Kungephanta - Kungephata - Kusmaut - Kusmautghat - Kũḍ - Lamakhali - Leta - Likhadi - Lisand - Lojani - Mad - Madaigau - Madaigaun - Mahargau - Mahargaun - Makail - Marada - Markot - Matela - Matyal - Morkanla - Padil - Paukhar - Phatkedhunga - Phatkedhungga - Pokhara - Pokreti - Rajikholagaun - Ratyal - Ringa - Ringga - Sagarkhet - Saiyar - Sali Bagar - Salkatya - Sannamai - Sarmali - Saugada - Selabal - Sharmali - Solpala - Sun Makail - Sunkot - Swal - Tadkharka - Tagaun - Tandkharka - Terchhabata - Toli - Tudi - Tunigado - Ṭāgāũ 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 Shivanath Named natural and historic features inside Shivanath, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - Bāli̇̄ Gāḍ - Bũwā Gāḍ - Gan Gāḍ - Kheti̇̄ Gāḍ - Kālāpāni̇̄ Kholā - Maraḍā Kholā - Maṭelā Gāḍ - Pele Kholā - Rāji̇̄ Kholā - Surnayā Gāḍ 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 Shivanath and the best time to visit Using the climate of Baitadi District, the warmest month is Jun (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (10 °C), after allowing for this place being about 451 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,015 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (288 mm) and the driest Nov (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 10 30 Feb 12 56 Mar 17 30 Apr 22 51 May 25 71 Jun 26 130 Jul 24 288 Aug 23 194 Sep 22 128 Oct 19 18 Nov 15 6 Dec 12 12 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Shivanath Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dehimandu · Dasharathchand 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.52378&mlon=80.46799#map=17/29.52378/80.46799) Bank Global ime bank · Ajayameru 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.35240&mlon=80.46131#map=17/29.35240/80.46131) Petrol pump Dhundunea ,Dadeldhura · Amargadhi 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.28186&mlon=80.61792#map=17/29.28186/80.61792) Hotel Sharmali Guest House · Shivanath 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.36187&mlon=80.32806#map=17/29.36187/80.32806) Mall New Ugratara Fancy Dadeldhura · Amargadhi 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.29769&mlon=80.58916#map=17/29.29769/80.58916) School Kailpal Lower Secondary School Shivanath 5 Khakalai · Shivanath 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.38013&mlon=80.34946#map=17/29.38013/80.34946) College Birendra Namuna Campus586 · Ajayameru 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.35187&mlon=80.52134#map=17/29.35187/80.52134) Police station Dewal police post · Ajayameru 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.35004&mlon=80.46140#map=17/29.35004/80.46140) 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 Shivanath Places mapped inside Shivanath in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels1 - Schools37 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 Baitadi District - Dasharathchand - Dilasaini - Dogada Kedar - Melauli - Pancheshwor - Patan - Puchaundi - Sigas - Surnaya ## Quick answers - Where is Shivanath?In Baitadi District, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal - What borders Shivanath?Bhageshwor, Melauli and Pancheshwor - How many villages are in Shivanath?108 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Shivanath?Settlements lie between 475 m and 1,876 m - What is the best time to visit Shivanath?October to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Shivanath?Dehimandu, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Shivanath?Global ime bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Shivanath?Dhundunea ,Dadeldhura, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Shivanath?NP0774405 (OCHA common operational dataset)