# Mahakali Municipality, Darchula District – Villages & Map

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

Municipality · Darchula District 

# Mahakali

Mahakali is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Darchula District, Sudur Paschim Province. It covers **134.8 km²**. 96 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 34 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 135km²
- 34mapped services
- 1,290 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mahakali?

Mahakali 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 4 other municipalities: [Duhun](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/duhun/), [Malikarjun](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/malikarjun/), [Naugad](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/naugad/) and [Shailyashikhar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/shailyashikhar/). By area it is the 338th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 5.8% of [Darchula District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/). The centre of Mahakali is about 519 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 29.8076° N, 80.5640° 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 Mahakali

Open gazetteers list **96 villages, towns and localities** in Mahakali. The largest with a recorded population: Dārchulā (18,317). Settlements here lie between about 718 m and 2,122 m above sea level (median 1,290 m).

- Asigada
- Baba
- Badaligau
- Badaligaun
- Baj
- Bajanee
- Bajani
- Bajāni̇̄
- Banga Bagar
- Banj
- Bet
- Bhadara
- Buchaura
- Bā̃j
- Bāṅgā Bagar
- Chetagada
- Chetegada
- Chhapari
- Chuchchai
- Daha
- Danda
- Dattu
- Dema
- Dhampanera
- Dhap
- Dhaukot
- Dhauligadgau
- Dhauligadgaun
- Dhāp
- Dopakhe
- Dunggri
- Dungri
- Dārchulā
- Galphai
- Garakhu
- Jaijhul
- Jamirpani
- Jankh
- Jhasku
- Joshigau
- Joshigaun
- Jyamir
- Jāmirpāni̇̄
- Jā̃kh
- Kakada
- Kalaun
- Katai
- Katauje
- Katoli
- Kautoli
- Khalanga
- Khalanga Bajar (Darchula)
- Khatilakot
- Khatilkot
- Khette Bagar
- Kholaijar
- Kimtadi
- Lasku
- Lek
- Madhure
- Maikholi
- Malera
- Mallo Dattu
- Mallo Kimtadi
- Manakot
- Masinee Baluwa
- Masini
- Mulla
- Namaskar
- Neta
- Nigalad
- Nisil
- Okhal
- Okhalgada
- Pandaura
- Ratyauda
- Sakar
- Sala
- Salyad
- Sarogara
- Sauke
- Sela
- Simal
- Surkada
- Tallidanda
- Tallo Jhasku
- Thagil
- Tham
- Thamu
- Thapla
- Udai
- Udain
- Ulenee
- Uleni̇̄
- Uḍai̇̃
- Ḍuṅgri̇̄

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 Mahakali

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

### Water

14 rivers and streams.

- Bhartolā Gāḍ
- Chuchchai Kholā
- Duṅgri̇̄ Kholā
- Garākhu Kholā
- Ghaṭṭe Kholā
- Ghaṭṭe Kholā
- Gāḍtak Kholā
- Kalchaude Kholā
- Kamaljeḍe Kholā
- Kimtaḍi̇̄ Kholā
- Kākaḍi̇̄ Gāḍ
- Lasku Kholā
- Nānī Gāḍ
- Paune 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 Mahakali and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Darchula District, the warmest month is Jul (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-2 °C), after allowing for this place being about 184 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 -2 24 

Feb -0 47 

Mar 3 31 

Apr 8 47 

May 11 59 

Jun 14 74 

Jul 15 172 

Aug 14 120 

Sep 12 78 

Oct 7 14 

Nov 4 6 

Dec 1 11 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahakali

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Darchula District Hospital · Mahakali 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.83693&mlon=80.53446#map=17/29.83693/80.53446) 

Bank NMB MICROFINANCE BITTIYA SANSTHA LIMITITED · Mahakali 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.83431&mlon=80.53118#map=17/29.83431/80.53118) 

Hotel Hoteldebu · Mahakali 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.84094&mlon=80.54094#map=17/29.84094/80.54094) 

School Malikarjun basic School · Mahakali 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.81264&mlon=80.58816#map=17/29.81264/80.58816) 

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

Police station Police Entry Post · Shailyashikhar 11 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 Mahakali

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks9
- Hotels3
- Schools21

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
- Lekam
- Malikarjun
- Marma
- Naugad
- Shailyashikhar

## Quick answers

- Where is Mahakali?In Darchula District, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal
- What borders Mahakali?Duhun, Malikarjun, Naugad and Shailyashikhar
- How many villages are in Mahakali?96 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mahakali?Settlements lie between 718 m and 2,122 m
- What is the best time to visit Mahakali?May to June and August to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mahakali?Darchula District Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mahakali?NMB MICROFINANCE BITTIYA SANSTHA LIMITITED, about 4.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Mahakali?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Mahakali?9 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mahakali?NP0775301 (OCHA common operational dataset)