Gauriganj, Nepal

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
Wards19
Government
 • MayorBabu Raja Shrestha (NC)[1]
 • Deputy Mayor-- (NC)[1]
Area
 • Total77 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2021[2])
 • Total244,750
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialNepali
 • LocalKoche, Bajjika, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Website

References
  1. "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.
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