Gajuri Rural Municipality

Gajuri
गजुरी (Nepali)
Rural Municipality in Nepal
Gajuri is located in Nepal
Gajuri
Gajuri
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°46′N 84°51′E / 27.77°N 84.85°E / 27.77; 84.85
CountryNepal
Development RegionCentral
ZoneBagmati
DistrictDhading
ProvinceProvince No. 3
Rural MunicipalityGajuri
Government
 • ChairpersonMr. Ganesh Lal Shrestha (CPN (Maoist Center))
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Sarmila Bishural (Nepali Congress)
Area
 • Total138.66 km2 (53.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total27,084
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
 • Religions
Hindu Muslim Buddhist
Languages
 • LocalNepali, Newar language, Tamang, Gurung, Magar
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal Code
45112
Area code010
Literacy RateIncrease 64.28% High
Websitehttp://gajurimun.gov.np

Gajuri(Nepali: गजुरी ; gajuri) is a Gaupalika (Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika)[2] (Formerly: village development committee) in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. It has a literacy rate of 64.28% (70.30% male and 58.41% female). The city hosts as one of the city with highest literacy rate in the Dhading district. The local body was formed by merging three VDCs namely Gajuri, Pida, Nepal, Kiranchok.[3]

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 10,035 including 4,968 males and 5,067 females, being one of the most populated city in the district. The average household size was 4.51. Besides, it had 2,223 houses in this area.[4] According to the report, out of 2,223 houses, around 1,884 had at least one facility like Radio, Television, Internet, etc.

During the collection of voters data for 2017 Nepalese local elections, the population of Gajuri was calculated to be 27,084.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference election_result was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "यसरी २ नगर र ११ गाउँपालिकामा बाँडिनेभयो धादिङलाई (स्पष्ट नक्सासहित)". Sajhapost. Nov 11, 2016. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Nepal, MOFALD. "Final District 1-75 Corrected Last for RAJPATRA" (PDF). mofald.gov.np. Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (Nepal). p. 166. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "Households by ownership of house/housing unit In use" (PDF). Nepal's Village Development Committees. Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2016-07-13.