# Khaptad Municipality, Doti District, Sudur Paschim Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/doti/khaptad/ Municipality · Doti District # Khaptad Khaptad is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Doti District, Sudur Paschim Province. It covers **94.7 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 94.7km² - 3mapped services - 3,023 mtypical elevation ## Where is Khaptad? Khaptad lies in [Doti District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/doti/), [Sudur Paschim Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Khaptad](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/achham/khaptad/), [Khaptad](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajura/khaptad/), [Khaptad](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/khaptad/), [Purbichouki](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/doti/purbichouki/) and [Sayal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/doti/sayal/). By area it is the 508th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 4.6% of [Doti District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/doti/). The centre of Khaptad is about 452 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 18 km from Dipayal, the main town of Doti District. The centre point is at 29.3595° N, 81.0936° 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 Khaptad Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Khaptad. Settlements here lie between about 2,029 m and 3,104 m above sea level (median 3,023 m). - Balde Khandh - Chalnebada - Chhedi Patan - Chirkopade - Daha Patan - Dhung - Dudilli - Ghangredi - Ghodadaune Patan - Kedārḍhuṅgā - Lampuchhre - Maidan - Pulpula - Pālta - Sungur Pisne - Thalo - Tribeni - Ḍhuṅ 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 Khaptad Named natural and historic features inside Khaptad, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 17 rivers and streams; 2 lakes. - Baleyāmelo Kholā - Bhel Chhaharā Kholā - Bhuje Kholā - Buki̇̄ Daha - Buki̇̄daha Kholā - Chaṇḍi̇̄ Bhakār Gāḍ - Chheḍi̇̄ Pāṭan Kholā - Dwāreḍhuṅgā Kholā - Ghāṭ Kholā - Ghāṭ Kholā - Gurbāda Kholā - Jeṭhi̇̄ Baurāni̇̄ Kholā - Khaptaḍ Daha - Kismati̇̄ Kholā - Lukāuse Kholā - Maidān Gāḍ - Okhrenā Kholā - Salli̇̄ Gāḍ - Thalo Kholā ### Forests and nature 1 wildlife reserve. - Khaptad National Park 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 Khaptad and the best time to visit Using the climate of Doti District, the warmest month is Jun (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (2 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,713 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,249 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (385 mm) and the driest Nov (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to May and October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 2 31 Feb 4 53 Mar 9 27 Apr 14 43 May 17 71 Jun 18 173 Jul 15 385 Aug 14 258 Sep 13 169 Oct 10 22 Nov 6 5 Dec 3 12 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Khaptad Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sartol Vaccine Clinic · Thalara 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.45736&mlon=81.02624#map=17/29.45736/81.02624) Bank Global IME Bank · Purbichouki 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.27303&mlon=81.06013#map=17/29.27303/81.06013) Hotel Jhigrana Hotel · Purbichouki 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.34068&mlon=81.04499#map=17/29.34068/81.04499) Mall Sunshine Plaza · Mangalsen 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.13660&mlon=81.25840#map=17/29.13660/81.25840) School Netreshwori Secondary School · Purbichouki 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.32236&mlon=81.05334#map=17/29.32236/81.05334) College Shree Thalara Multiple Campus · Thalara 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.46265&mlon=81.02777#map=17/29.46265/81.02777) Police station Sanagaun Police Beat · Purbichouki 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.27070&mlon=81.06855#map=17/29.27070/81.06855) 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 Khaptad Places mapped inside Khaptad in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels1 - Restaurants2 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 Doti District - Aadarsha - Badi Kedar - Bogatan Phudsil - Dipayal Silgadhi - Jorayal - K.I. Singh - Purbichouki - Sayal - Shikhar ## Quick answers - Where is Khaptad?In Doti District, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal - What borders Khaptad?Khaptad, Khaptad, Khaptad, Purbichouki and Sayal - How many villages are in Khaptad?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Khaptad?Settlements lie between 2,029 m and 3,104 m - What is the best time to visit Khaptad?April to May and October - Where is the nearest hospital to Khaptad?Sartol Vaccine Clinic, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Khaptad?Global IME Bank, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Khaptad?NP0770597 (OCHA common operational dataset)