Gauriganj, Nepal

Summary

Gauriganj (Nepali: गौरिगञ्ज) is a village and village development committee in the southwest corner of Jhapa District in the Mechi Zone of southeastern Nepal.[3] It is in a flat agricultural district in the extreme southeast of Nepal, between Kadamgachhi, Hukkagachhi and Bhavanipur, only about 3 km from the border with Bihar, India.

Gauriganj
गौरिगञ्ज
Gauriganj Gaunpalika
Country Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictJhapa
Wards6
Government
 • TypeLocal Government
 • ChairpersonFulwati Rajbanshi (NC)[1]
 • Vice-ChairpersonPujan Neupane (CON-UML)[1]
Area
 • Total101.35 km2 (39.13 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2021[2])
 • Total36,145
 • Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialNepali
 • LocalRajbanshi, surjapuri, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
57200
Website[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "गौरिगञ्ज गाउँपालिका गृहपृष्ठ". गौरिगञ्ज गाउँपालिका. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  2. ^ "Preliminary Report of Census 2021" (PDF). cbs.gov.np. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.