Ban Pa

The topography of Ban Pa is a plain area at the foot of the mountain.^[2] The subdistrict is bordered to the north by Wat Bot district, to the east and south by Don Thong subdistrict, to the west by Hua Ro subdistrict and Makham Sung subdistrict.^[3] Ban Pa subdistrict lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Nan River flows west of the subdistrict.

The local legend is that it was originally a dense rainforest. In 1821, people from Vientiane province (Laos) arrived in Moo3 and Moo5. In 1832, Thai people settled Ban Laem Rang in Moo1. Later, people from Phichit and Phrae provinces arrived. Original Moo6 was called Ban Tai, Moo7 was called Ban Nuea and Moo7 was called Ban Rai. Today, these three villages are all called Ban Pa. Ultimately, most forest on plains is cleared for agriculture.^[4]

The administration of Ban Pa subdistrict is responsible for an area that covers 37,625 rai ~ 60 square kilometres (23 sq mi) and consists of 10 administrative villages, as of 2025: 5,779 people and 2,684 households.^[1]

Ban Pa Subdistrict Administrative Organization - Ban Pa SAO (Thai: องค์การบริหารตำบลบ้านป่า, romanized: ongkan borihan suan tambon Ban Pa) covers the whole Ban Pa subdistrict.^[5]

Ban Pa subdistrict is home to the following active temples, where Theravada Buddhism is practiced by local residents:^[6][7]

The following elementary/secondary schools are located in Ban Pa:^[8]

• Ban Bueng Kradan School (Methaprachanukul) - Moo3
• Ban Pa (Bill Asa Prachasan) School - Moo6
• Ban Dong Wittaya school - Moo9

There is Ban Pa health-promoting hospital in Moo7.^[9]

Major road is:

• Highway 11, Phitsanulok - Den Chai route.^[10]

All households in Ban Pa subdistrict have access to the electricity grid of Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA).^[11]

There are more than twenty mobile top-up kiosks and two public phone booths and also one Thai Post office.^[12]

All households in Ban Pa subdistrict have access to the water network of Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA).^[13]