# Thapthan Subdistrict, Sangkha, Surin Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sangkha/thapthan/ Subdistrict · Sangkha # Thapthan Thapthan is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Sangkha, Surin Province. It covers **56.4 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 56.4km² - 10mapped services - 160 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thapthan? Thapthan lies in [Sangkha](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sangkha/), [Surin Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 5 other subdistricts: [Ban Chop](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sangkha/ban-chop/), [Sakat](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sangkha/sakat/), [Sangkha](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sangkha/sangkha/), [Si Suk](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/si-narong/si-suk/) and [Trapiang Tia](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/lamduan/trapiang-tia/). By area it is the 2918th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 5.7% of [Sangkha](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/surin/sangkha/). The centre of Thapthan is about 369 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 7.8 km from Sangkha, the main town of Sangkha. The centre point is at 14.6768° N, 103.7933° E. Local names: ทับทัน . 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 Thapthan Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Thapthan. Settlements here lie between about 150 m and 164 m above sea level (median 160 m). - Ban Dong Sawan - Ban Dueai Kai Kaeo - Ban Huai Luek - Ban Khok Kradan - Ban Khok Yang - Ban Kluai - Ban Krachai - Ban Krathom - Ban Lam Hat - Ban Loet Arun - Ban Non Charoen - Ban Rom Yen - Ban Sariang - Ban Sawat - Ban Thai Charoen - Ban Thap Than - Ban Wang Palat 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 Thapthan Named natural and historic features inside Thapthan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Huai Samet 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 Thapthan and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sangkha, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (24 °C). About 1,368 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (273 mm) and the driest Dec (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to January**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 7 Feb 28 10 Mar 30 43 Apr 31 75 May 29 170 Jun 27 173 Jul 27 223 Aug 26 243 Sep 26 273 Oct 26 120 Nov 25 26 Dec 24 4 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thapthan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital รพ.สต.ทับทัน · Thapthan 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.68957&mlon=103.78975#map=17/14.68957/103.78975) Bank ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร สาขาสังขะ · Sangkha 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.64321&mlon=103.85020#map=17/14.64321/103.85020) ATM ธกสสาขาศรีณรงค์ · Narong 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.75976&mlon=103.85545#map=17/14.75976/103.85545) Petrol pump PT · Sangkha 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.64946&mlon=103.84146#map=17/14.64946/103.84146) Hotel หนองญ้าช้างริเวอร์ไซด์ · Thapthan 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.69641&mlon=103.78438#map=17/14.69641/103.78438) Mall โลตัส Express สังขะ · Sangkha 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.64080&mlon=103.85442#map=17/14.64080/103.85442) School โรงเรียนพนาสนวิทยา · Thapthan 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.67994&mlon=103.79715#map=17/14.67994/103.79715) College แผนกวิชาการบัญชี วิทยาลัยการอาชีพสังขะ · Ban Chop 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.62952&mlon=103.82158#map=17/14.62952/103.82158) Police station Police Box · Ban Chop 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.62020&mlon=103.82215#map=17/14.62020/103.82215) 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 Thapthan Places mapped inside Thapthan in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Hotels2 - Schools2 - Restaurants4 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 Sangkha - Ban Chan - Ban Chop - Dom - Khon Taek - Krathiam - Phra Kaeo - Sakat - Sangkha - Ta Khong - Tatum - Thep Raksa ## Quick answers - Where is Thapthan?In Sangkha, Surin Province, Thailand - What borders Thapthan?Ban Chop, Sakat, Sangkha, Si Suk and Trapiang Tia - How many villages are in Thapthan?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thapthan?Settlements lie between 150 m and 164 m - What is the best time to visit Thapthan?October to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Thapthan?รพ.สต.ทับทัน, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thapthan?ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร สาขาสังขะ, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thapthan?ธกสสาขาศรีณรงค์, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thapthan?PT, about 6.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Thapthan?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Thapthan?TH321012 (OCHA common operational dataset)