[1] The Besishahar Municipality was formed by merging the existing Village Development Committees i.e. Besishahar, Gaunshahar, Udipur, Puranakot,Nalma,Chandisthan, Baglungpani (wards no.

[2] This municipality has a sub-tropical climate with deciduous forests.

Annapurna II, Machhapuchhre, Lamjung Himal can be viewed from north of Besishahar Municipality.

[citation needed] At the time of the 2024 Annual Municipal Development Plan 2081/82 it had a population of 44,598 including Besishahar, Gaunshahar, Udipur, Chiti, Baglungpani, Bajhakhet and Chandisthan.

The town largely escaped the devastation suffered in other places in Nepal.