# Ban Thamniap Subdistrict, Khiri Rat Nikhom – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/khiri-rat-nikhom/ban-thamniap/ Subdistrict · Khiri Rat Nikhom # Ban Thamniap Ban Thamniap is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Khiri Rat Nikhom, Surat Thani Province. It covers **224.9 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 23 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 225km² - 23mapped services - 70 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ban Thamniap? Ban Thamniap lies in [Khiri Rat Nikhom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/khiri-rat-nikhom/), [Surat Thani Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 6 other subdistricts: [Ban Sadet](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/khian-sa/ban-sadet/), [Khao Wong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/ban-ta-khun/khao-wong/), [Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/phunphin/tapan/), [Tham Singkhon](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/khiri-rat-nikhom/tham-singkhon/), [Ton Yuan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/phanom/ton-yuan/) and [Yan Yao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/khiri-rat-nikhom/yan-yao/). By area it is the 336th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 29.1% of [Khiri Rat Nikhom](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surat-thani/khiri-rat-nikhom/). The centre of Ban Thamniap is about 565 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 15 km from Tha Khanon, the main town of Khiri Rat Nikhom. The centre point is at 8.8958° N, 98.9751° E. Local names: บ้านทำเนียบ . Source: [Royal Thai Survey Department via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tha). ## Villages and localities in Ban Thamniap Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Ban Thamniap. Settlements here lie between about 33 m and 145 m above sea level (median 70 m). - Ban Bang Khanun - Ban Bueang Baep - Ban Champa Thong - Ban Chong Rueang - Ban Huai Sam Num - Ban Khao Sam Yot - Ban Khiam Ngam - Ban Khuan Dara - Ban Khuan Thong - Ban Na Khao - Ban Nai Phat - Ban Nam Rat - Ban Nong Ri - Ban Saeng Thong - Ban Saphan Hin - Ban Saphan Yao - Ban Tham Phueng - Ban Thamniap 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 Ban Thamniap Named natural and historic features inside Ban Thamniap, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 1 hill. - Khao Nui · 460 m - Khao Wong · 442 m - Khao Daeng Ram · 264 m - Khao Sing Rai · 263 m 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 Ban Thamniap and the best time to visit Using the climate of Khiri Rat Nikhom, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 2,606 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (352 mm) and the driest Feb (30 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 93 Feb 25 30 Mar 26 114 Apr 27 129 May 26 274 Jun 25 291 Jul 25 290 Aug 25 301 Sep 25 352 Oct 25 330 Nov 25 248 Dec 24 154 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ban Thamniap Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.บ้านแสงอรุณ · Tapan 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.88703&mlon=99.02531#map=17/8.88703/99.02531) Bank ธนภูมิเซอร์วิส กม.44 · Ban Thamniap 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94597&mlon=98.99615#map=17/8.94597/98.99615) ATM GSB · Tha Khanon 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.03107&mlon=98.95066#map=17/9.03107/98.95066) Petrol pump Noname · Khao Wong 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.91994&mlon=98.90043#map=17/8.91994/98.90043) Hotel บ้านสวนรื่นรมย์ โฮมสเตย์ · Ban Thamniap 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92915&mlon=98.96072#map=17/8.92915/98.96072) Mall ร้านชาวสวนเคมีการเกษตร · Khao Wong 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90956&mlon=98.88716#map=17/8.90956/98.88716) School โรงเรียนบ้านบางขนุน · Ban Thamniap 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89615&mlon=98.97601#map=17/8.89615/98.97601) College โรงเรียนบ้านตาขุนวิทยา · Khao Wong 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.91937&mlon=98.90974#map=17/8.91937/98.90974) Police station สถานีตำรวจภูธรบ้านตาขุน จ.สุราษฎร์ธานี · Khao Wong 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90649&mlon=98.88560#map=17/8.90649/98.88560) 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 Ban Thamniap Places mapped inside Ban Thamniap in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks2 - Hotels5 - Schools2 - Restaurants12 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 subdistricts in Khiri Rat Nikhom - Ban Yang - Kapao - Nam Hak - Tha Khanon - Tha Kradan - Tham Singkhon - Yan Yao ## Quick answers - Where is Ban Thamniap?In Khiri Rat Nikhom, Surat Thani Province, Thailand - What borders Ban Thamniap?Ban Sadet, Khao Wong, Tapan, Tham Singkhon, Ton Yuan and Yan Yao - How many villages are in Ban Thamniap?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ban Thamniap?Settlements lie between 33 m and 145 m - What is the highest point in Ban Thamniap?Khao Nui (460 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ban Thamniap?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Ban Thamniap?รพ.สต.บ้านแสงอรุณ, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ban Thamniap?ธนภูมิเซอร์วิส กม.44, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ban Thamniap?GSB, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ban Thamniap?Noname, about 8.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ban Thamniap?2 mapped - How many banks are in Ban Thamniap?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Ban Thamniap?TH840810 (OCHA common operational dataset)