Gaur गौर | |
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Nickname: Gaur Nagarpalika | |
Motto(s): Clean Gaur, Green Gaur | |
Coordinates: 26°46′N85°16′E / 26.767°N 85.267°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Province | Province No. 2 |
Zone | Narayani |
District | Rautahat |
Municipality establishment | 2049 B.S. (1992 CE) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Shambhu Sah |
Area | |
• Total | 31.91 km2 (12.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 79 m (260 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 34,937 [1] |
• Ethnic Groups | Kayastha Bhumihar Yadav Chhetri Brahman Marwari Tharu Koche Rajbanshi Rajput |
• Religions | Hinduism Islam Kirant Buddhism |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Postal code | 44500 |
Area code | 055 |
Geocode | NP-TW |
Main language | Bhojpuri, Maithili, Nepali, Bajjika |
Major highways | F07 Chandrapur - National Highway 227F Bairgania - Mehsi - Patna Expressway |
Literacy Rate | 64.6% Medium |
Website | gaurmun.gov.np |
Gaur is a municipality and headquarters of Rautahat district of Narayani zone, Nepal. It lies at the border of Nepal that links India via Bairgania and has a customs checkpoint.
The former Prime Minister of Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal is a resident. [2]
Location | August (°F) | August (°C) | January (°F) | January (°C) | Annual Precipitation (mm/in) |
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Gaur | 91/77.9 | 23/9.1 | 73.4/48.4 | 32.8/25.5 | 1590.2/62.6 |
Climate Zone [4] | Elevation Range | % of Area |
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Lower Tropical | below 300 meters (1,000 ft) | 94.4% |
Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 5.6% |
The Gaur has a humid, tropical climate. The mean annual rainfall at the Gaur was 2,214 mm (87.2 in) between 1995 and 2006. More than 80% of the total annual rainfall occurs during the monsoon season from June to September. Average temperatures ranged from 8.08 °C (46.54 °F) in January to 34.91 °C (94.84 °F) in June. [5]
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 malaria, especially during the hot spring and rainy summer monsoon.
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There are several differences between the climate on the eastern edge of the Terai at Biratnagar in Nepal and on the western edge of the Terai at Nepaljung in Nepal to that of Gaur in Nepal although they lies in same plain of Terai.
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 in Nepal inaugurated by Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana during Rana dynasty. The school got its name from his name. The institution has about 1500 students.
Shree Juddha Campus offers bachelor courses like Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, and other Bachelor courses etc. while its former entities "Shree Juddha Higher Secondary School" offers 10+2 courses of National Examinations Board and "Shree Juddha Secondary School" offers up to 10th class of School Leaving Certificate (Nepal).
Gaur-Chandranigahpur Highway, Birendra Highway, starts there and joins to East-West Highway in Chandrapur which connects Gaur to all major cities of Nepal.
The transport facility is reliable. There are more than 35 buses directly for capital of Nepal, Kathmandu, including 5 Volvo. One can also get direct bus for other major cities like Birgunj, Janakpurdham, Pokhara, Biratnagar, Nepalgunj, Bharatpur, and other city etc.
The nearest domestic airport, Simara Airport, is in Simra while nearest International airport, Nijgadh International Airport is under construction in Nijgadh. [6] Currently passengers use Tribhuvan International Airport located in capital of Nepal, Kathmandu, 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 India via Bairgania, one can reach to all major cities of India using Indian Railways available at Bairgania. Bairgania railway station is about 3 km from Gaur and several local transport like Tanga, Rickshaw, etc. are available from here.
Nepal Telecom and Ncell 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. Indian network providers such as BSNL and MTS's network is available too. ISPs like Worldlink, UTL Nepal and Nepal Telecom is available. Subisu is the largest ISPs in Rautahat district.
Gaur has its importance because of its border sharing with Bairgania, India 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. [7]
There is a custom office which keeps a check on the vehicles entering Gaur having Indian vehicle registration number. Certain taxes are imposed by the office on heavy products/items entering Nepal.
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