Gajuri( Nepali: गजुरी ; ''gajuri'') is a

Gaupalika A gaunpalika ( ne, गाउँपालिका, lit=rural municipality, translit=Gāum̐pālikā ) is an administrative division in Nepal. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development dissolved the existing village development committ ...

( Nepali: गाउपालिका ; ''gaupalika'') (Formerly: village development committee) in

Dhading District Dhading District ( ne, धादिङ जिल्ला ), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhading Besi as its district headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 338,65 ...

in the

Bagmati Zone Bagmati Zone ( ne, बागमती अञ्चल ''Bāgmatī Añcal'') was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restoration of zones to Provinces. Its headquarters are Kathmandu. It was named after the Bagmati River. It was in the ...

of central

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

. 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 Dhading Besi ( ne, धादिङ्ग बेसी) is a town (neighborhood) and the district headquarter of the Dhading District of Nepal. The town is located within Nilkantha Municipality. It is also administrative centre of Nilkantha Munic ...

district. The local body was formed by merging three VDCs namely Gajuri, Pida, Nepal, Kiranchok. 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. 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 2017 Nepalese local elections were held in Nepal in three phases on 14 May, 28 June and 18 September in 6 metropolitan cities, 11 sub-metropolitan cities, 276 municipalities and 460 rural municipalities. It was the first local level election t ...

, the population of Gajuri was calculated to be 27,084.

Rural Municipality

Gajuri was declared as

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on March 10, 2017. The formation of Rural Municipality led to local level elections on May 14, 2017. Out of a population of 27,084, there were 14,169 total eligible voters.

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won positions for both Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson with a vote count of 4,336 and 4,214 respectively.

Transportation

Gajuri is connected to

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to the east and Malekhu to the west by Prithvi Highway.

Geography

Gajuri lies at the North-Western part of

to the south of

Trishuli River The Trishuli River ( ne, त्रिशूली नदी) is one of the major tributaries of the Narayani River basin in central Nepal. It originates in Tibet as a stream and enters Nepal at Gyirong Town. Etymology The Trishuli is named after ...

and covers an area of 138.66 km². The average altitude of Gajuri is 547 metres (1796 ft) above sea level. Gajuri in 1889 AD

Demographics

Per 2011 Census, the total population of Gajuri was 10,035 out of which 4,968 were male and 5,067 female in 2,223 households. Average family size was 4.51

Population

By Age

By Literacy Rate

By Caste

Hospitals

* Gajuri Primary Health Centre * Gajuri Hospital Pvt. Ltd

Schools

* Shree Adarsha Higher Secondary School * Munal Academy * Jagadamba Boarding School * Pawil Himal Academy

College

* Adarsha Multiple Campus

Bank/ATM

* राष्ट्रिय वाणिज्य बैंक * प्रभु बैंक लिमिटेड * कृषि विकास बैंक लिमिटेड * एनआइसी एसिया बैंक * नबिल बैंक * माछापुच्छे बैंक लिमिटेड * National Banijya Bank * Prabhu Bank Limited * Krishi Vikas Bank Limited * NIC Asia Bank * Nabil Bank * Machhapuchhe Bank Limited

References

{{Dhading District Populated places in Dhading District Rural municipalities in Dhading District Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017