Temple, monastery or heritage site
Sindhuli Gadhi
A ridge-top fort site above Sindhuli where Gorkhali forces turned back a British East India Company expedition in 1767.
Bagmati Provinceसिन्धुली
Sindhuli District
Hill and Inner Terai district on the B.P. Highway, known for its sweet junar oranges and the historic fort of Sindhuli Gadhi.
- Province
- Bagmati
- Headquarters
- Kamalamai
- Area
- about 2,494 km²
- Places on Firfirey
- 2
About Sindhuli
Sindhuli lies between the Mahabharat range and the Siwalik (Churia) hills, linking the middle hills south-east of Kathmandu with the Terai plains. Kavrepalanchok and Ramechhap lie to the north, Okhaldhunga and Udayapur to the east, Makwanpur to the west, and the Madhesh Province districts of Sarlahi, Mahottari and Dhanusha to the south. The Sunkoshi runs along the northern edge, and the Kamala river drains the south.
Magar, Tamang, Newar, Danuwar, Brahmin and Chhetri communities live across the district, and farming is the mainstay, with citrus a notable crop. Kamalamai, the headquarters, lies in the inner valley. Travellers mostly pass through on the B.P. Highway, but the hill fort of Sindhuli Gadhi, site of a famous 18th-century defeat of a British East India Company force, makes a worthwhile stop.
Places in Sindhuli
Town or village
Sindhuli Madhi
The headquarters town of Sindhuli district on the B.P. Highway, known for its oranges and as a stop between Kathmandu and the eastern Terai.
Getting there
The B.P. Highway runs from Dhulikhel south-east through the district to Bardibas on the East-West Highway, making Kamalamai a drive of several hours from Kathmandu. It is also reached from the Terai side via Bardibas. The nearest airports are Kathmandu and Janakpur.
Best time to visit
Autumn and winter are the most pleasant, and winter is also the orange season; the lower valleys turn hot before the monsoon, and heavy rain from June to September can bring landslides along the highway.
Editorial draft: the district overview is being checked. Headquarters and Nepali names: nepal-places dataset (MIT). Area and map position computed from the district boundaries of the Government of Nepal, Survey Department, via OCHA.