Gauriganga

गौरीगंगा
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Kailali/Municipality: Gauriganga
75.17%
Literacy Rate

Gauriganga Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Kailali District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 64,558, comprising 29,691 males (46.0%) and 34,867 females (54.0%), with a literacy rate of 75.17%. Spanning 244.44 square kilometers, Gauriganga Municipality exhibits the population density of 264 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 11 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Gauriganga has 63 schools. Of these, 22 are private and 41 are public. The breakdown includes 59 pre-schools, 62 basic schools, and 18 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Jan Priya Secondary School, Kalika Secondary School, Malika Secondary School, Amar Secondary School, and Bihani Kshityz English Boarding School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
2

School

Total: 63
Private
22
Public
41

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD59
BasicGrades 1-862
SecondaryGrades 9-1218
+2Grades 11-127

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate75.17%
Male Literacy Rate83.71%
Female Literacy Rate68.13%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)64,558
Male Population29,691
Female Population34,867
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)85.16
Population in 201155,314
Population Growth Rate1.48

Geographic Information

Area244.44 sq.km
Population Density264 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)13,781
Household Size4.68
Households in 201110,072

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