Where is Banke District located?

Banke District is located in Lumbini Province, Nepal.

What is the population of Banke District?

The population of Banke District is 603,194 (as of 2011).

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Banke District

बाँके जिल्ला

District of Nepal

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Banke District (Nepali: बाँके जिल्ला, romanized: Bām̐kē jillā;, a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. The district, located in midwestern Nepal with Nepalganj as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,337 km2 and had a population of 385,840 in 2001 and 491,313 in 2011. There are three main cities in the Banke District: Nepalganj, Kohalpur and Khajura Bajaar.

Quick facts

Type: district of Nepal wd
Located in: Lumbini Province (province of Nepal) wd
Population: 603,194 (2011) wd
Area: 2,337 km² wd
Official website: ddcbanke.gov.np wd
Coordinates: 28.0500° N, 81.6167° E wd

Places in Banke District

Nepalgunj — Sub-Metropolitan City in Lumbini, Nepal
Banke National Park — National Park of Nepal
Nepalgunj Airport — Airport in Nepal
Kohalpur — Municipality in Lumbini Province, Nepal
Udarapur — Village development committee in Lumbini Province, Nepal
Jaispur — Village development committee in Bheri Zone, Nepal
Saigaun — Village development committee in Lumbini Province, Nepal
Puraini — Village development committee in Lumbini Province, Nepal
Udayapur, Banke — Village Development Committee in Lumbini Province, Nepal
Naubasta — Village development committee in Bheri Zone, Nepal
Phatepur — Village development committee in Lumbini Province, Nepal
Sonapur, Banke — Village development committee in Lumbini Province, Nepal

Nearby places

Nepalgunj — 0 km
Bageshwori Temple — 1 km
Bhawaniyapur — 2 km
Parsapur — 2 km
Udayapur, Banke — 2 km
Jaispur — 3 km

Questions

Where is Banke District located?: Banke District is located in Lumbini Province, Nepal.
What is the population of Banke District?: The population of Banke District is 603,194 (as of 2011).

Sources

Last updated 6 November 2026 · facts checked 7 November 2026

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"Banke District". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/banke-district. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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