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.
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]