# Rampur, Palpa

_Municipality in Palpa District, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Rampur is a municipality in Palpa District in Lumbini Province of West southern Nepal. According to hindu mythology, Maharishi Vasistha taught Yogavasistha to lord Rama in the cave of Rampur. Rampur is 65 km northeast from the headquarter city Tansen. The valley is bounded by Syangja District in the north, Tanahun District in the northeast, and Nawalparasi District in the east. The popular religious river Kaligandaki disconnects the boundary in the northern part.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** municipality of Nepal; ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7290057#P31))
- **Located in:** Palpa District (district of Nepal) › Lumbini Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7290057#P131))
- **Area:** 123.5 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7290057#P2046))
- **Elevation:** 1,100 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7290057#P2044))
- **Coordinates:** 27.8500, 83.8667

## About

The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Gadakot, Gegha, Khaliban and Darchha Village Development Committees. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 11,515 people living in 2733 individual households. Now, it has a population of 35,396 people living in 8,134 individual households after merging Gadakot, Gejha, Khaliban and Darchha VDCs.

## Questions

**Where is Rampur, Palpa located?**  
Rampur, Palpa is located in Palpa District, Lumbini Province, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Rampur, Palpa?**  
Rampur, Palpa is at an elevation of 1,100 m above sea level.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Rampur, Palpa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampur,_Palpa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): रामपुर, पाल्पा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7290057](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7290057) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: RampurMunicipality.jpg by Pitambarbhattarai (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RampurMunicipality.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Rampur, Palpa, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: RampurMunicipality.jpg — Pitambarbhattarai, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Rampur, Palpa". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/rampur-palpa. Retrieved 4 November 2026.