Gaur

गौर
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Rautahat/Municipality: Gaur
69.46%
Literacy Rate

Gaur Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Rautahat District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 39,846, comprising 20,426 males (51.3%) and 19,420 females (48.7%), with a literacy rate of 69.46%. Spanning 21.53 square kilometers, Gaur Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,851 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Gaur has 39 schools. Of these, 22 are private and 17 are public. The breakdown includes 31 pre-schools, 37 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shree Juddha Model Secondary School, International Bal Academy, Shree Basic School Sapgadha, Shree Secondary School Tikuliya, and Shree Basic School Balmandir.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 4
Community
1
Public
3

School

Total: 43
Model School
1
Private
22
Public
17
Technical School
3

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD31
BasicGrades 1-837
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate69.46%
Male Literacy Rate77.14%
Female Literacy Rate61.4%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)39,846
Male Population20,426
Female Population19,420
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)105.18
Population in 201134,937
Population Growth Rate1.26

Geographic Information

Area21.53 sq.km
Population Density1851 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)7,235
Household Size5.51
Households in 20115,635

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