Gauriganga

Municipality in Sudurpashchim, Nepal

Gauriganga Municipality गौरीगंगाा नगरपालिका गौरीगंगाा नगरपालिका
Municipality
28°46′N 80°46′E / 28.77°N 80.76°E / 28.77; 80.76
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim
District	Kailali
Municipality	Gauriganga Municipality
Ward	11
Government
• Mayor	Devi Dutta Kandel (Maoist Centre)
• Deputy Mayor	Bhoj Bahadur Bam(Nepali Congress)
Area
• Total	244.44 km² (94.38 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	64,327
• Density	260/km² (680/sq mi)
Languages
• Official language	Nepali
• Local language	Khas (Bajhangi, Achhami, Doteli, Bajureli), Tharu, Khas Nepali, etc
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Post code	10900
Area code	091
Website	www.gaurigangamun.gov.np

Gauriganga Municipality is a municipality in Kailali District in the Sudurpashchim Province. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 55,314 living in 5,293 individual households. It is Surrounded by Ghodaghodi Municipality in the west, Godawari Municipality in the east, Mohanyal and Chure Rural Municipality in the north and Dhangadhi Sub Metropolitan City and Kailari Rural Municipality in the south.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Gauriganga Municipality had a population of 58,286. Of these, 32.8% spoke Doteli, 30.0% Tharu, 20.2% Nepali, 10.3% Achhami, 1.6% Bajhangi, 1.4% Magar, 1.2% Bajureli, 0.5% Kham, 0.5% Raji, 0.3% Baitadeli, 0.3% Maithili, 0.2% Darchuleli, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Gurung and 0.2% other languages as their first language.^[1]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 30.3% were Tharu, 27.2% Chhetri, 12.7% Kami, 11.8% Hill Brahmin, 4.5% Magar, 4.3% Thakuri, 3.4% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Sarki, 0.9% Lohar, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Badi, 0.6% Raji, 0.3% Newar, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.^[2]