# Surma Municipality, Bajhang District, Sudur Paschim Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/surma/ Municipality · Bajhang District # Surma Surma is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Bajhang District, Sudur Paschim Province. It covers **270.3 km²**. 46 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 270km² - 3mapped services - 2,309 mtypical elevation ## Where is Surma? Surma 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 5 other municipalities: [Bungal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/bungal/), [Chhabis Pathibhara](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/chhabis-pathibhara/), [Jayaprithbi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/jayaprithbi/), [Saipal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/saipal/) and [Talkot](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/talkot/). By area it is the 125th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 7.8% of [Bajhang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/). The centre of Surma is about 463 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 16 km from Chainpur, the main town of Bajhang District. The centre point is at 29.6944° N, 81.1471° 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 Surma Open gazetteers list **46 villages, towns and localities** in Surma. Settlements here lie between about 1,759 m and 4,813 m above sea level (median 2,309 m). - Bhelat - Bhera - Bhirkot - Bhura - Bichheda - Bildanda - Binayak - Chaudik - Chimtuda - Dana Tola - Daulichaur - Deuli - Dhanatola - Dobna - Dogadi - Doulichaur - Duwal Bhanjyan - Gajaun - Gajaun Village - Galapati - Ghoganda - Ghogāḍā - Gotanna - Gurena - Jhusu Koirela - Johanna - Jwada - Katai - Khār Pātal - Lomanda - Mallo Gotanna - Naula - Nauli - Otetola - Para - Pariwana - Patiudi - Roṭe - Saingaun - Saingāũ - Salleri Village - Salloḍi̇̄ - Seldogadi - Tallo Gotanna - Thakunnada - Wariana 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 Surma Named natural and historic features inside Surma, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 13 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Ballechhaḍā Kholā - Bhaiti̇̄ Gāḍ - Bhāṅchhaḍā Kholā - Bichheḍā Kholā - Dau Tāl - Dauli̇̄ Gāḍ - Gajauni̇̄ Kholā - Kāldhāḍ Kholā - Māyā Gāḍ - Paneri̇̄ Gāḍ - Pārā Kholā - Raithali̇̄ Gāḍ - Selā Gāḍ - Ādhe Kholā 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 Surma and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bajhang District, the warmest month is Jun (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-0 °C), after allowing for this place being about 461 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 **May to June and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan -0 26 Feb 1 44 Mar 5 29 Apr 10 38 May 13 59 Jun 15 109 Jul 15 224 Aug 14 153 Sep 12 94 Oct 8 19 Nov 5 6 Dec 2 11 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Surma Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gajaun Gramin Swassthya Ekai · Surma 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.64742&mlon=81.19670#map=17/29.64742/81.19670) Bank Everest Bank Limited · Talkot 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.60791&mlon=81.30405#map=17/29.60791/81.30405) Hotel Thulo bhar · Bungal 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.70227&mlon=81.01044#map=17/29.70227/81.01044) School Kaalthum Aadhurbht Bidhyalaya · Surma 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.64716&mlon=81.19731#map=17/29.64716/81.19731) College Thalara Multiple College · Durgathali 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.53899&mlon=80.99118#map=17/29.53899/80.99118) Police station Kanda Police Station · Saipal 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.72603&mlon=81.33244#map=17/29.72603/81.33244) 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 Surma Places mapped inside Surma in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Schools2 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 - Masta - Saipal - Talkot - Thalara ## Quick answers - Where is Surma?In Bajhang District, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal - What borders Surma?Bungal, Chhabis Pathibhara, Jayaprithbi, Saipal and Talkot - How many villages are in Surma?46 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Surma?Settlements lie between 1,759 m and 4,813 m - What is the best time to visit Surma?May to June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Surma?Gajaun Gramin Swassthya Ekai, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Surma?Everest Bank Limited, about 18 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Surma?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Surma?NP0767402 (OCHA common operational dataset)