Where Am I in Nepal? (म कहाँ छु?) Province · District · Palika finder

Your location is matched against boundary data inside your browser — coordinates are never sent to our server. Boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Where Am I in Nepal? — Find Your Province, District & Palika

Press one button and instantly find out which province, district and local level (palika) you are in — with names in English and Nepali, your exact GPS coordinates, and the palika's boundary drawn on the map. You can also tap anywhere on the map or search a place to identify that point instead. It's the quickest way to answer the classic form questions: मेरो जिल्ला कुन हो? मेरो पालिका कुन हो?

Everything happens in your browser: your coordinates are matched against bundled boundary data on your own device and are never uploaded anywhere.

Why you'd need this

Since federalism, every official form asks for your province, district and local level — citizenship and passport applications, land documents, bank KYC forms, school admissions, SIM registration. Many people know their village or tole but not which gaunpalika or nagarpalika it landed in after the 2017 restructuring, when old VDCs were merged into 753 new local levels. This tool answers it in one tap — and works for any point in Nepal, so you can check your home village, a plot of land you're buying, or where a bus route passes.

How to use it

1. Press My location and allow location access — the map jumps to you, draws your palika's boundary, and lists your local level, district and province.
2. Or tap any point on the map (or search a place name) to identify that spot instead.
3. Press Copy address to copy the "Palika, District, Province" line — ready to paste into forms — along with the exact coordinates.

What it shows

Your local level with its type — metropolitan city (महानगरपालिका), sub-metropolitan city (उपमहानगरपालिका), municipality (नगरपालिका) or rural municipality (गाउँपालिका) — your district (जिल्ला) and province (प्रदेश) in both languages, plus your coordinates in decimal and degrees-minutes-seconds. Where OpenStreetMap has the detail mapped, it also adds your ward number (वडा नं.), tole/area and street name. If you're inside a national park or reserve, it tells you that too.

Use it together with our other tools

Explore all provinces, districts and palikas on the Nepal Map (with a quiz mode!), measure your plot with Measure Land on Map, and check how far you are from any city with the Nepal Distance Calculator.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Is my location sent to your server?

No. The boundary data is downloaded to your browser and your coordinates are checked against it locally, on your device. Nothing about your location leaves your phone or computer.

How accurate is the result?

GPS on a phone is accurate to a few metres outdoors, and boundaries are community-mapped OpenStreetMap data simplified for speed. Near a palika border the result could flip either way — for official confirmation ask your ward office.

Does it show my ward number and street?

Yes. Your ward number (वडा नं.) comes from bundled boundary data covering all 6,800+ wards of Nepal — the exact ward polygon is drawn on the map. The tole/area and street name are read live from OpenStreetMap where mapped. Near a ward border, GPS accuracy means the result could flip either way.

Why does it say I'm in a different palika than I expected?

After the 2017 restructuring many old VDC names disappeared into merged palikas, and near boundaries the mapped line may differ slightly from the official survey. Check with your district's official list if the result surprises you.

Does it work without GPS?

Yes — tap any point on the map or search a place name; GPS is only needed for the one-tap "My location" shortcut.

Can I use it for land or property checks?

Yes, informally — tap the plot's location to see which palika and district it falls in. For legal purposes always verify with Napi (survey office) records.