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.