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. 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)
  Vice-ChairpersonPujan Neupane (CON-UML)
Area
  Total101.35 km2 (39.13 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total36,145
  Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialNepali
  LocalRajbanshi, surjapuri, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
57200
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