# Kailali District, Sudur Paschim Province – Municipalities

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District · Sudur Paschim Province 

# Kailali District

Kailali District is a district of Nepal in Sudur Paschim Province. It had an estimated **966,165 people** in 2023 on 3,285 km² (about 294 per km²). It is divided into 13 municipalities. 1,528 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1,294 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 966,165people (2023)
- 3,285km²
- 13municipalities
- 1,294mapped services

## How many people live in Kailali District?

Kailali District had an estimated **966,165 people** in 2023 — 34.1% of Sudur Paschim Province, 6th of 77 districts. There are 1,079 women for every 1,000 men (below the Sudur Paschim Province figure of 1,114). Spread over 3,285 km², that is about **294 people per km²**, 22nd of 77 districts.

26.0% of people are children under 15 and 5.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 27 years (it is 25 across Sudur Paschim Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 46 children and older people.

0–4 ****75,643**

5–9 ****80,601**

10–14 ****94,738**

15–19 ****97,053**

20–24 ****103,040**

25–29 ****104,502**

30–34 ****89,037**

35–39 ****68,317**

40–44 ****54,040**

45–49 ****48,083**

50–54 ****41,012**

55–59 ****31,958**

60–64 ****24,828**

65–69 ****20,844**

70–74 ****16,721**

75–79 ****9,447**

80+ ****6,301**

Source: [Census of population via OCHA HDX, population 2023 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-npl).

## Where is Kailali District?

Kailali District lies in [Sudur Paschim Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other districts: [Bardiya District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/), [Dadeldhura District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/dadeldhura/), [Doti District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/doti/), [Kanchanpur District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kanchanpur/) and [Surkhet District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/surkhet/). By area it is the 9th largest of 77 districts in Nepal. It covers 16.6% of [Sudur Paschim Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/). The centre of Kailali District is about 448 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 59 km from Dipayal, the main town of Sudur Paschim Province. The centre point is at 28.7313° N, 80.9042° 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).

## Municipalities of Kailali District

Municipality Area km² Localities Services 

[Bardagoriya](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/bardagoriya/) 77 33 62 

[Bhajani](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/bhajani/) 176 125 80 

[Chure](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/chure/) 492 319 35 

[Dhangadhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/dhangadhi/) 261 147 424 

[Gauriganga](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/gauriganga/) 244 85 36 

[Ghodaghodi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/ghodaghodi/) 354 104 44 

[Godawari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/godawari/) 308 144 179 

[Janaki](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/janaki/) 107 77 22 

[Joshipur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/joshipur/) 65 63 48 

[Kailari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/kailari/) 233 88 6 

[Lamki Chuha](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/lamki-chuha/) 225 82 141 

[Mohanyal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/mohanyal/) 626 274 49 

[Tikapur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/kailali/tikapur/) 118 110 168 

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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Kailali District

Open gazetteers list **1,528 villages, towns and localities** in Kailali District. The largest with a recorded population: Dhangaḍhi̇̄ (204,788) and Ṭikāpur (44,758). Settlements here lie between about 140 m and 1,846 m above sea level (median 194 m).

- A--Gaun
- A--gaun
- A-Gaun
- A-Gāũ
- Aambagiya
- Aampani
- Aampur
- Aamsera
- Aamsoti
- Admoya
- Ailyan Katan
- Aitha
- Ajigare
- Ajuwa Tol
- Alad
- Aligare
- Allad
- Alugada
- Amalachaur
- Amaura
- Amauri
- Ambari
- Ambarpur
- Ambasa
- Amdala
- Amgauda
- Amkhaiya
- Ampani
- Amphanta
- Amrawati
- Amsera
- Amthala
- Andaiya
- Ankhaphute
- Arjuntola
- Arnauwa
- Arunaphanta
- Asnera
- Asneri
- Attairya
- Attariya
- Attariyā
- B--Gaun
- B-Gaun
- B-Gāũ
- Baani
- Babaid
- Babaina
- Baber
- Baberi
- Bachaila
- Baddi Babar
- Baddi Machheli
- Badegauja
- Badeha
- Badera
- Badesain
- Badhaipur
- Badhaiya
- Badhara
- Badhariya
- Badigada
- Badigau
- Badigaun
- Badikathai
- Badikharka
- Badipidit Sibir
- Badka Bhakraiya
- Badka Muda
- Badkapurwa Chok Charra
- Badki Paliya
- Badpani
- Badpanno
- Bagada
- Bagadigada
- Bagaichula
- Baganiya
- Bagaura
- Bageniya
- Bagerawa
- Baghchheda
- Baghmara
- Baghuwa Chowk
- Bagmara
- Baguliya
- Bahadurpur
- Bahuliya
- Bahunkadi
- Bahunpani
- Bahunpur
- Bahunpura
- Bahuntol
- Baidi
- Baidipur
- Baijapur
- Baiseni
- Baisgharbasti
- Baisyan
- Baiya Behadi
- Bajari
- Bajeri
- Bajhange Tol
- Baji
- Bajuliya
- Bajurel Tol
- Baka
- Baklauwa Sibir
- Bakpur
- Balchaur
- Balegauḍā
- Baliya
- Balmi
- Balugaunda
- Baluwagada
- Baluwatar
- Banbarsa
- Banbehada
- Band
- Bandagada
- Bandarganudi
- Bandargauri
- Bandarkhal
- Bandarpur
- Bandevi
- Bandheuwa
- Bandipur
- Bandiyagaun
- Bandrekhal (Birendrapur)
- Bandwar
- Bangala
- Bangalipur
- Bangaun
- Bangesal
- Bangesal(Olani)
- Bangragaun
- Bangāũ
- Banjariya
- Banjhogada
- Bankandri
- Bankatta
- Bankatta Chowk
- Bankatta, Joshipur
- Bankatti
- Bankhet
- Bankol
- Bansgadi
- Banspani
- Barbata
- Barbatagau
- Bardawaphanta
- Bardhuwaphata
- Bargadhi
- Bargadi
- Barha Nambar Basti
- Barjena
- Barjnanpurwa
- Barka Vagraiya
- Barrachaur
- Basaha
- Basanta
- Basanta Taranagar
- Basanta Tol
- Basantapur
- Basantapur (Jhanjhatpur)
- Basareni
- Basauti
- Basauti Village
- Baseni
- Baseri
- Basgadi
- Baskheda
- Baskota
- Baskoti
- Baskotiya
- Baspani
- Basudev
- Basuriya
- Batanpur
- Batasedanda
- Bauniya
- Bayala
- Behandi
- Behata
- Behãḍi̇̄
- Bela
- Belabaiji
- Belaha
- Belahadarngi
- Belahāḍā̃gi̇̄
- Belar
- Belgada
- Belghari
- Beli
- Beli Katan
- Belkot
- Belpani
- Belpur
- Beluwa
- Beluwa Chauraha
- Belwa
- Belwa Chok
- Besare
- Betahani
- Betani
- Betāni̇̄
- Bhadari
- Bhadauregada
- Bhagahar
- Bhagar
- Bhagaraiya
- Bhagatpur
- Bhagawanpur
- Bhainsasur
- Bhai̇̃sāsur
- Bhajani
- Bhajani Bazar
- Bhajani̇̄
- Bhakaraiya
- Bhakraiya
- Bhaktapur
- Bhakunde
- Bhalchheda
- Bhalka Bajar
- Bhalukholagaun
- Bhangaiya
- Bhanladi
- Bhansar
- Bhansar Katan
- Bhartapur
- Bhasu
- Bhatbada Shanti Tol
- Bhawanipur
- Bhawar
- Bhedikhor
- Bhirghari
- Bhitariya
- Bhitriya
- Bhojpur
- Bholanpur
- Bhotekot
- Bhugadakholagaun
- Bhuihara
- Bhuiyanphana
- Bhuiyanphanta
- Bhuiyā̃phā̃ṭā
- Bhujegaun
- Bhujegāū
- Bhukedanda
- Bhukeḍā̃ḍā
- Bhulkepani
- Bhursa
- Bhuruwa
- Bhyagute
- Bhãgaiyā
- Bhādā
- Bichakpur
- Biche Dhungani
- Bichkapur
- Bijaura
- Bijayanagar
- Bijaynagar Sibir
- Bijuliya
- Bimali
- Binauli
- Binauli̇̄
- Binkudi
- Birkhet
- Bisalka
- Bisanpur
- Bishalnagar
- Bisnu Kantipur
- Bisnupur
- Bista Tol
- Bokse
- Boniya
- Boradadi
- Borāḍā̃ḍi̇̄
- Budagarbha
- Budbhir
- Buddeu
- Budhi Tola
- Budhokhaligaun
- Bukat
- Bunga
- Bungar
- Butkahawa
- Butkauwa
- Byawasthi Nagar
- Byureni
- Byushah
- Byushah Katan
- Bywasaya
- Bā̃jhogaḍā
- Bā̃ndrekhāl
- Bā̃sgaḍi̇̄
- Bā̃spāni̇̄
- C-Gaun
- C-Gāũ
- Chad
- Chainpur
- Chaitanyapur
- Chaiyepani
- Chakuliya
- Chamaripur
- Chamelipur
- Chamraiya
- Chamraudha
- Chanaura
- Changbani
- Chap
- Charra
- Chatakpur
- Chaugalipur
- Chaugurdi
- Chauki
- Chauki Bhawar
- Chaukidada
- Chaukidanda
- Chaukune
- Chaumal Chauraha
- Chaumala
- Chaunri
- Chauraha
- Chauratthi
- Chauratti
- Chauri
- Chepte
- Chhachharuwa
- Chhappabag
- Chharaha
- Chhatakpur
- Chheparekhali
- Chhoti Baliya
- Chhotki Paliya
- Chhuchi
- Chilebas
- Chiletragaun
- Chilimchaur
- Chimayadanda
- Chinani
- Chirkate Goth
- Chirkatte
- Chisakunta
- Chisapani
- Chisapani Bajar
- Chisāpāni̇̄ Bajār
- Chitalpur
- Chitrapur
- Chiuri̇̄ Goṭh
- Chmadikhet
- Choripur
- Chorpani
- Chote
- Chuha
- Chukahapur
- Chunepani
- Chure
- Churegada
- Churi Gaunda
- Chusekanda
- Chusekā̃ḍā
- Chyakhala Kholagaun
- Chyurekharka
- Chā̃gābā̃ṇi̇̄
- D-Gaun
- D-Gāũ
- Dabbalpul Bazar Godchaura
- Dada Bada
- Dadagau
- Dadakanera
- Dadsin Tedi
- Daharbiriya
- Daidabari
- Daijegada
- Dailekhpur
- Dailekhtol
- Dakshinpur
- Dakshinshahipur
- Daksin Khurkhuriya
- Daksin Purwa
- Daksshin Subarnapur
- Dallelos
- Damara
- Damari
- Damaura
- Damdare
- Dammariya
- Danda Tol
- Dangar
- Dangeni
- Danidhunga
- Danigauda
- Danpur
- Darabauji
- Darakh
- Dari
- Dash Nambar
- Daulatpurghat
- Desana
- Deshana

…and 1,128 more.

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 Kailali District

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

### Water

290 rivers and streams; 11 lakes.

- Alai̇̃chi̇̄ Kholā
- Amiliyā Pāni̇̄ Kholā
- Amkhaiyā Nālā
- Amraseni̇̄ Kholā
- Arbarwā Nālā
- Asturā Kholā
- Bagaichulā Kholā
- Bagerawā Kholā
- Bahulā Kholā
- Baisawā Tāl
- Baisyān Kholā
- Bakṭaiyā Nālā
- Bandwār Kholā
- Bargadhā Kholā
- Baskhuri̇̄yā Nālā
- Basuwā Kholā
- Bauniyā Nālā
- Bauniyā Nālā
- Baurāhā Kholā
- Bayalā Kholā
- Baḍkā Tāl
- Baḍuwā Nālā
- Baḍḍi̇̄ Kulo
- Baṭkuwā Kholā

…and 277 more.

### Hills and mountains

28 mountains.

- Batāse Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,937 m
- Kedār Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,917 m
- Chānmāri̇̄ Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,907 m
- Chirkaṭe Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,823 m
- Ghānāko Lek · 1,764 m
- Tinchuli̇̄ Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,737 m
- Dhabḍegaḍā Ḍāḍā · 1,714 m
- Dhajā Bā̃dhane Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,703 m
- Dhabreni̇̄ Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,682 m
- Simatimāre Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,658 m
- Kampāse Dhurā · 1,656 m
- Mahonyāl Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,632 m
- Gaḍi̇̄ Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,575 m
- Koṭ Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,556 m
- Nāgḍhuṅgā Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,523 m
- Mālikā Pāhāḍ · 1,422 m
- Dhangāḍe Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,403 m
- Darbār Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,369 m
- Kol Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,346 m
- Rāwal Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,346 m
- Hāttisūḍe Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,260 m
- Orāḍi̇̄ Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,231 m
- Siddha Bhagawati̇̄ Kā Dhurā · 1,231 m
- Ṭhulābann Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,206 m

…and 4 more.

### Forests and nature

16 forests; 1 forest reserve.

- Ambāsak Forest
- Amunā Bahār Forest
- Barbaṭā Ban
- Belbhāwar Forest
- Chhatiyo Ṭā̃ḍi̇̄ Forest
- Dhangaḍhi̇̄ Jungle
- Duwāḍi̇̄ Ban
- Duwāḍi̇̄ Bhāwar Ban
- Gauriyā Ban
- Gaurrā Forest
- Gori̇̄ Bhāwar Jungle
- Hāttikhor Jungle
- Jarāhi̇̄ Forest
- Kasān Forest
- Khurhuriyā Forest
- Rāji̇̄bukrā Ban
- Ḍũḍājhāri̇̄ Jungle

### Getting around

2 airports.

- Dhangarhi Airport
- Tikapur Airport

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 Kailali District and the best time to visit

In Kailali District, the warmest month is Jun (average 34 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C). About 1,281 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (417 mm) and the driest Nov (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 15 27 

Feb 19 40 

Mar 24 23 

Apr 30 30 

May 34 58 

Jun 34 181 

Jul 30 417 

Aug 29 285 

Sep 28 182 

Oct 25 23 

Nov 20 4 

Dec 16 11 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kailali District

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

- Hospitals79
- Banks279
- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps22
- Hotels110
- Shopping malls3
- Schools574
- Colleges and universities40
- Cinemas3
- Pharmacies29
- Restaurants119
- Police stations26
- Dental clinics9

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Kailali District?In Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal
- What is the population of Kailali District?966,165 (2023 estimate)
- What is the median age in Kailali District?About 27 years (2023 estimate)
- What is the population density of Kailali District?About 294 people per km²
- What borders Kailali District?Bardiya District, Dadeldhura District, Doti District, Kanchanpur District and Surkhet District
- How many villages are in Kailali District?1,528 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kailali District?Settlements lie between 140 m and 1,846 m
- What is the highest point in Kailali District?Batāse Ḍā̃ḍā (1,937 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Kailali District?October to March
- How many hospitals are in Kailali District?79 mapped
- How many banks are in Kailali District?279 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Kailali District?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Kailali District?22 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kailali District?NP0771 (OCHA common operational dataset)