# Masta Municipality, Bajhang District, Sudur Paschim Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/masta/ Municipality · Bajhang District # Masta Masta is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Bajhang District, Sudur Paschim Province. It covers **109.1 km²**. 103 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 109km² - 4mapped services - 1,975 mtypical elevation ## Where is Masta? Masta lies in [Bajhang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/), [Sudur Paschim Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Gaumul](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajura/gaumul/), [Jayaprithbi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/jayaprithbi/) and [Talkot](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/talkot/). By area it is the 447th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 3.2% of [Bajhang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/). The centre of Masta is about 443 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 9.7 km from Chainpur, the main town of Bajhang District. The centre point is at 29.5434° N, 81.2976° 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 Masta Open gazetteers list **103 villages, towns and localities** in Masta. Settlements here lie between about 1,272 m and 2,907 m above sea level (median 1,975 m). - Adhikarigaun - Adhikāri̇̄gāũ - Agra - Babangau - Babangaun - Badegau - Badegaun - Bastal Goth - Bastali - Bhaitari - Bhandar - Bhandarigau - Bhandarigaun - Bhatekhola - Bhatekholagaun - Bhitun - Bhulgau - Bhulgaun - Bhulgāũ - Bābangāũ - Bāstoli̇̄ - Bāḍegāũ - Chaurata - Chauroja Goth - Daya - Dhakholagaun - Dhanatoli - Dogad - Dogada Goth - Dolisain Goth - Dungrakot - Dungri - Dwari - Ganji - Gataun Goth - Ghattala - Gogni Goth - Gogni Nagna - Gopisain - Jaltadi - Jhadgaun - Jhāḍgāũ - Jinnada - Kadapani - Kalasain Goth - Kanda Goth - Katgau - Katgaun - Kausyar Goth - Kaṭgāũ - Khartada - Kheti - Khetkot - Khikala - Kinada - Koreli - Kot Dewal - Kusena Goth - Kuyapani - Kā̃ḍā Goṭh - Lachhigaun - Lataun - Latuan - Laṭuan - Leki - Madapata - Malari - Mashdev - Mathillo Koreli - Melkhet - Mora Bagar Goth - Naura - Netagau - Netagaun - Neṭāgāũ - Pallo Goth - Pari Patal - Patal - Ranada - Rannada - Rikhalo Goth - Rilu - Risindi - Rokaya Bada - Sagod - Samadau - Samadeu - Sera Gadara - Sirughar Goth - Talikhet - Thakunna - Thakuri Thana - Thala - Thana - Tingau - Tingaun - Tingāũ - Tola Goth - Tutigau - Tutigaum - Tuti̇̄gāũ - Udapali - Ukali 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 Masta Named natural and historic features inside Masta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Bhāte Kholā - Dwāri̇̄ Gāḍ - Lāchhi̇̄ Gāḍ - Musābhu Kholā - Pandhrabis Kholā - Āgrā Kholā - Ḍuṅgri̇̄ Kholā ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Kalaun Forest 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 Masta and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bajhang District, the warmest month is Jun (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (3 °C). About 813 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (224 mm) and the driest Nov (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to June and September to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 3 26 Feb 4 44 Mar 8 29 Apr 13 38 May 16 59 Jun 18 109 Jul 18 224 Aug 17 153 Sep 15 94 Oct 11 19 Nov 8 6 Dec 5 11 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Masta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sunikot Health Post · Talkot 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.58998&mlon=81.22946#map=17/29.58998/81.22946) Bank Everest Bank Limited · Talkot 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.60791&mlon=81.30405#map=17/29.60791/81.30405) Hotel Hotel holyday Inn · Jayaprithbi 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.55104&mlon=81.19899#map=17/29.55104/81.19899) School Bal Bikash Pra Vi, Masta-1 · Masta 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.54817&mlon=81.25959#map=17/29.54817/81.25959) College Bajura Campus-बाजुरा क्याम्पस · Khaptad Chhededaha 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.38330&mlon=81.31670#map=17/29.38330/81.31670) Police station bajura police post · Budhiganga 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.37590&mlon=81.33385#map=17/29.37590/81.33385) 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 Masta Places mapped inside Masta in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools4 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 Bajhang District - Bitthadchir - Bungal - Chhabis Pathibhara - Durgathali - Jayaprithbi - Kedarsyun - Khaptad - Khaptad Chhanna - Saipal - Surma - Talkot - Thalara ## Quick answers - Where is Masta?In Bajhang District, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal - What borders Masta?Gaumul, Jayaprithbi and Talkot - How many villages are in Masta?103 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Masta?Settlements lie between 1,272 m and 2,907 m - What is the best time to visit Masta?April to June and September to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Masta?Sunikot Health Post, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Masta?Everest Bank Limited, about 7.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Masta?NP0767408 (OCHA common operational dataset)