# Lekam Municipality, Darchula District, Sudur Paschim Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/lekam/

Municipality · Darchula District 

# Lekam

Lekam is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Darchula District, Sudur Paschim Province. It covers **83.8 km²**. 160 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 83.8km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,087 mtypical elevation

## Where is Lekam?

Lekam lies in [Darchula District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/), [Sudur Paschim Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Dasharathchand](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/baitadi/dasharathchand/), [Dilasaini](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/baitadi/dilasaini/), [Dogada Kedar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/baitadi/dogada-kedar/), [Malikarjun](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/malikarjun/) and [Shailyashikhar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/shailyashikhar/). By area it is the 555th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 3.6% of [Darchula District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/). The centre of Lekam is about 521 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 29.6573° N, 80.4628° 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 Lekam

Open gazetteers list **160 villages, towns and localities** in Lekam. Settlements here lie between about 560 m and 1,756 m above sea level (median 1,087 m).

- Amakur
- Amkur
- Arpali
- Bachpali̇̄
- Bachpani
- Bandoli
- Bantad
- Bapaha
- Bharadkot
- Bhullani
- Bhyakuda
- Binkhali
- Birali
- Birkham
- Bitaura
- Bittad
- Boranse
- Budhakot
- Chanakot
- Chauda
- Chaupata
- Chhadbe
- Chora
- Chuche Bagar
- Darma
- Deu
- Dhuledi
- Dobegau
- Dobegaun
- Durkanda
- Durkā̃ḍā
- Eklegaḍā
- Gadagau
- Gadagaun
- Gajal
- Gajegada
- Gajrad
- Garada
- Garadi
- Garali
- Garegada
- Garegaḍā
- Garudani
- Ghoreshila
- Ghurigadda
- Githapatal
- Godali
- Goguna
- Goilad
- Golad
- Golād
- Gothyauri
- Gumkholi
- Gāḍāgāū
- Hunainath
- Jangal
- Jewalpate
- Jhadbe
- Jharke
- Jophkoirali
- Jowalpāte
- Kainoda
- Khalidanda
- Khamtad
- Kharkada
- Kharkagau
- Kharkagaun
- Khetaku
- Khetali
- Khetgaradi
- Khetāli̇̄
- Khāli̇̄ḍā̃ḍā
- Killali
- Kimtad
- Kothar
- Kuni
- Kuskanda
- Kuskā̃ḍā
- Kuyapani
- Lali
- Lamaijar
- Lamarjar
- Lohakot
- Lāmārjar
- Maichi
- Maikholi
- Malera
- Malli Kawadi
- Malli Kawaldi
- Malli Makana
- Malli Makanna
- Malli Sugarkhal
- Mausi
- Mellau
- Multada
- Nachane
- Odigau
- Odigaun
- Oḍi̇̄gāū
- Padamkot
- Palleti
- Parilek
- Pathrani
- Pati
- Patudi
- Pautoli
- Phalda
- Phaleda
- Phusrekhali
- Pid
- Pipalchaur
- Pipalkholi
- Pipalkot
- Pritoli
- Punakot
- Ratamata
- Ratauda
- Ratmata
- Rayachak
- Regun
- Regāũ
- Ritha
- Runara
- Sajani
- Salkatya
- Salla
- Salyar
- Saret
- Sarmauli
- Simar
- Sina
- Siroda
- Sugarkhali
- Tagana
- Talara
- Talli Kawadi
- Talli kawaldi
- Tallo Makanna
- Tamakhami
- Tamakhani
- Tatapani
- Teligau
- Teligaun
- Teli̇̄gāū
- Tham
- Thapi
- Thapli
- Thulsaini
- Thulsani̇̄
- Thumke Lek
- Timelegaun
- Toli
- Toti
- Tuimelegau
- Uchakot
- Uchkot
- Ukama
- कुस्काडा
- सर्माेली
- Ḍobegāū

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 Lekam

Named natural and historic features inside Lekam, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Doniyā Gāḍ
- Gogunā Kholā
- Naulā Gāḍ
- Rāḍam Kholā
- Tamali̇̄ 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 Lekam and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Darchula District, the warmest month is Jul (average 16 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-1 °C), after allowing for this place being about 387 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 682 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (172 mm) and the driest Nov (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to June and August to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -1 24 

Feb 1 47 

Mar 5 31 

Apr 9 47 

May 13 59 

Jun 15 74 

Jul 16 172 

Aug 15 120 

Sep 13 78 

Oct 9 14 

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 Lekam

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rim health post · Dogada Kedar 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.62120&mlon=80.55097#map=17/29.62120/80.55097) 

Bank Global IME Bank · Shailyashikhar 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.66769&mlon=80.54423#map=17/29.66769/80.54423) 

Hotel Hotel Api Nampa · Shailyashikhar 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.66772&mlon=80.54439#map=17/29.66772/80.54439) 

School श्री केदारनाथ माध्यमिक विद्यालय · Lekam 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.63326&mlon=80.48072#map=17/29.63326/80.48072) 

College setigaun multiple campuse · Dilasaini 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.65961&mlon=80.54503#map=17/29.65961/80.54503) 

Police station Police Entry Post · Shailyashikhar 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.72806&mlon=80.48955#map=17/29.72806/80.48955) 

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 Lekam

Places mapped inside Lekam in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Schools1

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 Darchula District

- Apihimal
- Byas
- Duhun
- Mahakali
- Malikarjun
- Marma
- Naugad
- Shailyashikhar

## Quick answers

- Where is Lekam?In Darchula District, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal
- What borders Lekam?Dasharathchand, Dilasaini, Dogada Kedar, Malikarjun and Shailyashikhar
- How many villages are in Lekam?160 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Lekam?Settlements lie between 560 m and 1,756 m
- What is the best time to visit Lekam?May to June and August to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lekam?Rim health post, about 9.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lekam?Global IME Bank, about 8.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Lekam?NP0775406 (OCHA common operational dataset)