Gauriganga Explained

Gauriganga Municipality
Other Name:गौरीगंगाा नगरपालिका
Native Name:गौरीगंगाा नगरपालिका
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Nepal Sudurpashchim Province#Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sudurpashchim
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kailali
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Gauriganga Municipality
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:11
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Devi Dutta Kandel (Maoist Centre)
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Bhoj Bahadur Bam(Nepali Congress)
Area Total Km2:244.44
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:64327
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official language
Demographics1 Info1:Nepali
Demographics1 Title2:Local language
Demographics1 Info2:Khas (Bajhangi, Achhami, Doteli, Bajureli), Tharu, Khas Nepali, etc
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:28.77°N 80.76°W
Postal Code Type:Post code
Postal Code:10900
Area Code:091

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.

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-71005&geo_ids=local-71005,district-30,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Language
  2. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-71005&geo_ids=local-71005,district-30,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Caste
  3. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-71005&geo_ids=local-71005,district-30,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Religion
  4. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-71005&geo_ids=local-71005,district-30,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Literacy