# Gajuri Rural Municipality

Gajuri(Nepali: गजुरी ; gajuri) is a Gaupalika (Nepali: गाउपालिका ; 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 km$^2$. 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

| Sex | Total | 00 - 04 | 05 - 09 | 10 - 14 | 15 - 19 | 20 - 24 | 25 - 29 | 30 - 34 | 35 - 39 | 40 - 44 | 45 - 49 | 50 - 54 | 55 - 59 | 60 - 64 | 65 - 69 | 70 - 74 | 75 + |
| Both Sex | 10,035 | 1,001 | 1,261 | 1,346 | 1,148 | 878 | 796 | 604 | 556 | 533 | 408 | 399 | 286 | 245 | 184 | 146 | 244 |
| Male | 4,968 | 507 | 645 | 677 | 545 | 382 | 365 | 290 | 269 | 273 | 212 | 217 | 149 | 131 | 95 | 79 | 132 |
| Female | 5,067 | 494 | 616 | 669 | 603 | 496 | 431 | 314 | 287 | 260 | 196 | 182 | 137 | 114 | 89 | 67 | 112 |

### By Literacy Rate

| Sex | Pop. aged 5 and 5+ | Who can Read & Write | Who can Read only | Who can't read & write | Not Stated | Literacy Rate |
| Both Sex | 9,034 | 5,807 | 329 | 2,893 | 5 | 64.28 |
| Male | 4,461 | 3,136 | 171 | 1,152 | 2 | 70.30 |
| Female | 4,573 | 2,671 | 158 | 1,741 | 3 | 58.41 |

### By Caste

| Caste/Ethnicity | Total | Male | Female |
| All Caste | 10,035 | 4,968 | 5,067 |
| Chhetree | 1,301 | 620 | 681 |
| Brahman - Hill | 1,776 | 878 | 898 |
| Magar | 525 | 244 | 281 |
| Tharu | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| Tamang | 2,229 | 1,120 | 1,109 |
| Newar | 646 | 315 | 331 |
| Musalman | 75 | 52 | 23 |
| Kami | 597 | 298 | 299 |
| Gurung | 101 | 46 | 55 |
| Damai/Dholi | 375 | 195 | 180 |
| Thakuri | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| Sarki | 591 | 288 | 303 |
| Sanyasi/Dashnami | 74 | 41 | 33 |
| Gharti/Bhujel | 44 | 20 | 24 |
| Majhi | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Chepang/Praja | 1,405 | 711 | 694 |
| Ghale | 181 | 80 | 101 |
| Others | 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

### 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