Gajuri

गजुरी
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Dhading/Rural Municipality: Gajuri
72.91%
Literacy Rate

Gajuri Rural Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Dhading District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 28,634, comprising 14,326 males (50.0%) and 14,308 females (50.0%), with a literacy rate of 72.91%. Spanning 138.66 square kilometers, Gajuri Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 207 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Gajuri has 47 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 43 are public. The breakdown includes 42 pre-schools, 43 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Adarsha Secondary School Gajuri Dhading, Munal Academy, Dol Bhanjyang Secondary School, Pindeshwori Secondary School, and Pawil Himal Academy.

Educational Institutions

Click the links below to view complete lists of educational institutions in this area.

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 48
Private
3
Public
43
Religious
1
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD42
BasicGrades 1-843
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate72.91%
Male Literacy Rate78.6%
Female Literacy Rate67.21%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)28,634
Male Population14,326
Female Population14,308
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)100.13
Population in 201127,084
Population Growth Rate0.53

Geographic Information

Area138.66 sq.km
Population Density207 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,839
Household Size4.19
Households in 20115,600

Sources

Center for Education and Human Resource Development. (2081 BS). IEMIS Report 2081. CEHRD.

Central Bureau of Statistics. (2021). National Population and Housing Census 2021. CBS Nepal.

YIPL, MoFaLD, & OKN. (n.d.). Nepal local level map [Dataset]. GitHub. https://github.com/younginnovations/nepal-locallevel-map