Gaur, Nepal

Gaur गौर
Municipality
Nickname:  Gaur Nagarpalika
Motto(s):  Clean Gaur, Green Gaur
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Coordinates: 26°46′N 85°16′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 km^2 (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]

Climate

Average temperatures and precipitation in Gaur [3]

Location	August (°F)	August (°C)	January (°F)	January (°C)	Annual Precipitation (mm/in)
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
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%

Nepal topography. The green/yellow zones hold the Inner Terai valleys.

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.

Gaur, 26°N, 85°E
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     9     23 9     13     26 11     19     32 14     53     34 20     170     33 23     341     33 25     559     32 26     359     33 26     311     32 24     89     31 22     12     28 14     6     25 10 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: Levoyageur
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.4     73 48     0.5     79 52     0.7     90 57     2.1     93 68     6.7     91 73     13     91 77     22     90 79     14     91 79     12     90 75     3.5     88 72     0.5     82 57     0.2     77 50 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

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.

• Moving inland and away from monsoon sources in the Bay of Bengal, the climate becomes more continental 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 3 °C (37 °F) cooler.
• Total rainfall markedly diminishes from east to west. The monsoon 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 Bay of Bengal, the climate becomes more continental 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 3 °C (37 °F) cooler.
• Total rainfall markedly diminishes from east to west. The monsoon 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 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, Gaur

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).

Transport

Another view of the highway

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.

Communication

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.

Border sharing with India

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.

References

1. Central Bureau Statistics: National Population and Housing Census 2018 (p. 54, nr 33). Archived July 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
2. The Economist, "Broken peaces", 29 March 2007
3. "Nepal Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
4. The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal – a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110, 2005, ISBN 978-87-7903-210-1, retrieved 22 November 2013
5. Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (2006). Climatological Records of Nepal (Several Volumes), Babarmahal, Kathmandu.
6. "Nijgadh International Airport". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
7. "MOFA".