Gauriganga

Gauriganga Municipality is a municipality in Kailali District in the Sudurpashchim Province. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 55,314 living in 5,293 individual households. It is Surrounded by Ghodaghodi Municipality in the west, Godawari Municipality in the east, Mohanyal and Chure Rural Municipality in the north and Dhangadhi Sub Metropolitan City and Kailari Rural Municipality in the south.

Gauriganga Municipality
गौरीगंगाा नगरपालिका
गौरीगंगाा नगरपालिका
Municipality
Gauriganga Municipality is located in Sudurpashchim Province
Gauriganga Municipality
Gauriganga Municipality
Location in Nepal
Gauriganga Municipality is located in Nepal
Gauriganga Municipality
Gauriganga Municipality
Gauriganga Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28.77°N 80.76°E / 28.77; 80.76
Country   Nepal
ProvinceSudurpashchim Province
DistrictKailali District
MunicipalityGauriganga Municipality
Ward11
Government
 • MayorDevi Dutta Kandel (Maoist Centre)
 • Deputy MayorBhoj Bahadur Bam(Nepali Congress)
Area
 • Total244.44 km2 (94.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total64,327
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official languageNepali
 • Local languageKhas (Bajhangi, Achhami, Doteli, Bajureli), Tharu, Khas Nepali, etc
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Post code
10900
Area code091
Websitewww.gaurigangamun.gov.np

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Gauriganga Municipality had a population of 58,286. Of these, 32.8% spoke Doteli, 30.0% Tharu, 20.2% Nepali, 10.3% Achhami, 1.6% Bajhangi, 1.4% Magar, 1.2% Bajureli, 0.5% Kham, 0.5% Raji, 0.3% Baitadeli, 0.3% Maithili, 0.2% Darchuleli, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Gurung and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[1]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 30.3% were Tharu, 27.2% Chhetri, 12.7% Kami, 11.8% Hill Brahmin, 4.5% Magar, 4.3% Thakuri, 3.4% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Sarki, 0.9% Lohar, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Badi, 0.6% Raji, 0.3% Newar, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.[2]

In terms of religion, 94.2% were Hindu, 1.5% Buddhist, 1.0% Christian, 0.1% Muslim and 3.1% others.[3]

In terms of literacy, 62.6% could read and write, 3.6% could only read and 33.8% could neither read nor write.[4]

References
  1. NepalMap Language
  2. NepalMap Caste
  3. NepalMap Religion
  4. NepalMap Literacy


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