Gaur is a municipality and headquarters of

Rautahat district Rautahat District (), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the List of districts of Nepal, seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district headquarter is Gaur, Nepal, Gaur, including municipalities like Katahariya, Garuda, Nepal, Garuda, Chandrapur ...

Narayani zone Narayani () was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructuring of zones to Provinces, located in the central south of the country. The headquarter of Narayani zone was Hetauda. Narayani Zone is named after the Narayani River which i ...

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

. It lies at the border of Nepal that links

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via

Bairgania Bairgania is a town and notified area in the Sitamarhi district in the state of Bihar, India. Bairgania is one of the blocks of Sitamarhi districts and is a border of India that links Nepal via Rautahat District through a custom checkpoint. Bairg ...

and has a customs checkpoint. The former Prime Minister of Nepal

Madhav Kumar Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal (, ; born 6 March 1953), is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served as prime minister from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011. He previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister along with the charges o ...

is a resident.

Climate

The

Gaur The gaur (''Bos gaurus''; ) is a large bovine native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable species, Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. The global population was estimated at a maximum of 21,000 ...

has a humid,

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al climate. The mean annual rainfall at the

was between 1995 and 2006. More than 80% of the total annual rainfall occurs during the

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in Atmosphere of Earth, atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annu ...

season from June to September. Average temperatures ranged from in January to in June. In the past, the inner and outer Terai were a formidable barrier between Nepal and potential invaders from India because marshes and forests were infested by anopheline mosquitos that transmitted virulent strains of

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, especially during the hot spring and rainy summer monsoon. There are several differences between the climate on the eastern edge of the Terai at Biratnagar in

and on the western edge of the Terai at Nepaljung in Nepal to that of Gaur in

although they lies in same plain of Terai. * Moving inland and away from monsoon sources in the

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, the climate becomes more

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with a greater difference between summer and winter. * In the far western Terai, which is five degrees latitude further north, the coldest months' average is cooler. * Total rainfall markedly diminishes from east to west. The

arrives later, is much less intense and ends sooner. However, winters are wetter in the west.au in Nepal near the central edge although both lies in Terai. * Moving inland and away from monsoon sources in the

, the climate becomes more

arrives later, is much less intense and ends sooner. However, winters are wetter in the west.

Education

Shree Juddha Campus

The origin of this campus goes back to its former "Shree Juddha Higher Secondary School" and further "Shree Juddha Secondary School", the third-oldest

school A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the Educational architecture, building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most co ...

inaugurated by

Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Field Marshal Shri Shri Shri Maharaja Sir Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana () GCB GCSI GCIE (19 April 1875 in Narayanhity Palace, Kathmandu – 20 November 1952 in Dehradun, India) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1 September 1932 to 29 Nov ...

during Rana dynasty. The school got its name from his name. The institution has about 1500

student A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution, or more generally, a person who takes a special interest in a subject. In the United Kingdom and most The Commonwealth, commonwealth countries, a "student" attends ...

s. Shree Juddha Campus offers bachelor courses like

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Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...

Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (BCom or B Com) is an undergraduate degree in commerce, accounting, mathematics, economics, and management-related subjects. The degree is mainly offered in Commonwealth nations. Structure Bachelor of Commerce The Bac ...

, and other Bachelor courses etc. while its former entities "Shree Juddha Higher Secondary School" offers 10+2 courses of

National Examinations Board 'National Examinations Board () is the board that organizes the Higher Secondary examination and education in Nepal. It is transformed from previous Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) according to the Education Act (8th amendment) of 2073 ...

and "Shree Juddha Secondary School" offers up to 10th class of

School Leaving Certificate (Nepal) The School Leaving Certificate, commonly abbreviated as SLC, is the final Test (assessment), examination of Class 11 and Class 12, which is also known as the +2 course in Nepal. The +2 course is generally pursued after completing the Secondary E ...

Transport

Gaur-Chandranigahpur Highway, Birendra Highway, starts there and joins to East-West Highway in

Chandrapur Chandrapur (earlier known as ''Chanda'', the official name until 1964) is a city and a municipal corporation in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra state, India. It is the district headquarters of Chandrapur district. Chandrapur is a fort city ...

which connects Gaur to all major cities of Nepal. The transport facility is reliable. There are more than 35 buses directly for

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of Nepal,

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

, including 5 Volvo. One can also get direct bus for other major cities like

Birgunj Birgunj () is a metropolitan city in Parsa District in Madhes Pradesh in southern Nepal. It lies south of the capital Kathmandu, attached in the north to Raxaul on the border of the Indian state of Bihar. As an entry point to Nepal from Patn ...

, Janakpurdham,

Pokhara Pokhara ( ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city located in central Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. Named the country's "capital of tourism" it is the List of cities in Nepal, second largest city after Kathmandu, with 599,5 ...

Biratnagar Biratnagar () is a List of cities in Nepal, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Koshi Province. With a Metropolitan Urban Agglomeration population of 244,750 as per the 2021 Nepal census, 2021 census, it is the largest c ...

Nepalgunj Nepalgunj (; ), also spelled Nepalganj, is a List of cities in Nepal#Alphabetical list, Sub-Metropolitan City in Banke district, Banke districts of Nepal, District, Nepal. It lies on the Terai plains near the southern border with Bahraich distr ...

, Bharatpur, and other city etc. The nearest domestic airport,

Simara Airport Simara Airport () is a domestic airport located in Jitpur Simara serving Bara District, a district in Madhesh Province in Nepal. It also serves Birgunj, Nepal's fifth biggest city. History The airport was established on 4 July 1958, althoug ...

, is in Simra while nearest International airport, Nijgadh International Airport is under construction in

Nijgadh Nijgadh (, officially Nijgadh Municipality), is a town and municipality in Nepal, located in Bara District of the Madhesh Province (previously Narayani Zone of Central Development Region, Nepal, Central Development Region). The total area of the mu ...

. Currently passengers use

Tribhuvan International Airport Tribhuvan International Airport (, , colloquially referred to as TIA) is an international airport located in Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal. It has a tabletop runway, a domestic terminal and an international terminal. As the country's main internat ...

located in

of Nepal,

, for International flight. The nearest Indian domestic airport is Jai Prakash Narayan airport at Patna, which is about 177 km from Gaur. As it is a border of Nepal that links

via

, one can reach to all major cities of India using

Indian Railways Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...

available at

. Bairgania railway station is about 3 km from Gaur and several local transport like Tanga,

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, etc. are available from here.

Communication

Nepal Telecom Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd. (), popularly known as Nepal Telecom () or NTC, is a state-owned telecommunications service provider in Nepal.

and

Ncell Ncell () is a mobile service provider from Nepal. It is Nepal's largest company in terms of revenue market share and second largest telecommunications company, after Nepal Telecom in terms of subscriber base. The company was founded in 2004 w ...

have network coverage. Ncell has a 4G network for a long time there but now Nepal Telecom has now 4G network. Other cellular network available are UTL Nepal,

Smart Cell Smart Cells are radio access nodes that provide wireless connectivity across multiple spectrum ranges and technologies. As of January 2014, Macrocells, Small Cells, and Wi-Fi Wi-Fi () is a family of wireless network protocols based on the IEE ...

. Indian network providers such as

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and MTS's network is available too. ISPs like Worldlink, UTL Nepal and

Nepal Telecom Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd. (), popularly known as Nepal Telecom () or NTC, is a state-owned telecommunications service provider in Nepal.

is available. Subisu is the largest ISPs in Rautahat district.

Border sharing with India

Gaur has its importance because of its border sharing with

also. No documents are required to cross the border. Certain restrictions are enforced on many edible and electronics products and they are properly checked before allowing them to cross. There is a custom office which keeps a check on the vehicles entering

having Indian vehicle registration number. Certain taxes are imposed by the office on heavy products/items entering

References

{{Rautahat District Populated places in Rautahat District Transit and customs posts along the India–Nepal border Populated places in Mithila, Nepal Nepal municipalities established in 1992 Municipalities in Madhesh Province