Gauriganj
Gauriganj Rural Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Jhapa District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 35,506, comprising 16,907 males (47.6%) and 18,599 females (52.4%), with a literacy rate of 74.63%. Spanning 101.35 square kilometers, Gauriganj Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 350 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Gauriganj has 41 schools. Of these, 13 are private and 26 are public. The breakdown includes 36 pre-schools, 41 basic schools, and 12 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Gauriganj Secondary School, Khajurgachhi Secondary School, Adarsha Secondary School, Balkalyan Secondary School, and Devkota Secondary School.
Educational Institutions
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In Gauriganj Rural Municipality
In Jhapa District
Institution Statistics
College
Total: 1School
Total: 41School Level Distribution
| Level | Grade | Number of Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-school | ECD | 36 |
| Basic | Grades 1-8 | 41 |
| Secondary | Grades 9-12 | 12 |
| +2 | Grades 11-12 | 5 |
Literacy Statistics
Population Statistics
Geographic Information
Household Information
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