Gajuri () is a Gaupalika () (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.
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 population of Gajuri was calculated to be 27,084.
Rural Municipality Gajuri was declared as Rural Municipality 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. CPN (UML) won positions for both Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson with a vote count of 4,336 and 4,214 respectively.
Transportation Gajuri is connected to Kathmandu to the east and Malekhu to the west by Prithvi Highway.
Geography Gajuri lies at the North-Western part of Dhading District to the south of Trishuli River and covers an area of 138.66 km2. The average altitude of Gajuri is 547 metres (1796 ft) above sea level.
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 SexTotal00 - 0405 - 0910 - 1415 - 1920 - 2425 - 2930 - 3435 - 3940 - 4445 - 4950 - 5455 - 5960 - 6465 - 6970 - 7475 + Both Sex10,0351,0011,2611,3461,148878796604556533408399286245184146244 Male4,9685076456775453823652902692732122171491319579132 Female5,0674946166696034964313142872601961821371148967112
By Literacy Rate SexPop. aged 5 and 5+Who can Read & WriteWho can Read onlyWho can't read & writeNot StatedLiteracy RateBoth Sex9,034 5,807 329 2,893 5 64.28Male 4,461 3,136 171 1,152 2 70.30Female 4,573 2,671 158 1,741 3 58.41
By Caste Caste/EthnicityTotalMaleFemaleAll Caste10,0354,9685,067Chhetree 1,301 620 681Brahman - Hill 1,776 878 898Magar 525 244 281Tharu 23 13 10Tamang 2,229 1,120 1,109Newar 646 315 331Musalman 75 52 23Kami 597 298 299Gurung 101 46 55Damai/Dholi 375 195 180Thakuri 18 8 10Sarki 591 288 303Sanyasi/Dashnami 74 41 33Gharti/Bhujel 44 20 24Majhi 17 10 7Chepang/Praja 1,405 711 694Ghale 181 80 101Others 57 29 28
Hospitals Gajuri Primary Health Centre Gajuri Hospital Pvt. Ltd
Schools Adarsha Secondary School Munal Academy Pawil Himal Academy
College Adarsha Multiple Campus
See also
Dhading District
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