# Gaur Municipality, Rautahat District, Madhesh Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/gaur/

Municipality · Rautahat District 

# Gaur

Gaur is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Rautahat District, Madhesh Province. It covers **21.5 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 74 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 21.5km²
- 74mapped services
- 77 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gaur?

Gaur lies in [Rautahat District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/), [Madhesh Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Ishanath](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/ishanath/), [Rajdevi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/rajdevi/) and [Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/rajpur/). By area it is the 761st largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 2.1% of [Rautahat District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/rautahat/). The centre of Gaur is about 103 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.7783° N, 85.2788° E.

Source: [Survey Department of Nepal (http://ngiip.gov.np/index.php), UN Resident Coordinators Office in Nepal (https://un.org.np/) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-npl).

## Villages and localities in Gaur

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Gaur. The largest with a recorded population: Gaur (27,325). Settlements here lie between about 66 m and 82 m above sea level (median 77 m).

- Gadhwa
- Gaur
- Gaḍhawā
- Kudawa
- Machukutiya
- Mahabirchok
- Mahadevpatti
- Pokhariyatol
- Purenawa
- Sabgadha
- Sabhaḍhā
- Sirsiya
- Sirsiyā
- Sisawa
- Tikuliya
- Tikuliyatol

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Gaur

Named natural and historic features inside Gaur, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Barhawā Nadi̇̄

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Gaur and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Rautahat District, the warmest month is May (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C). About 1,219 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (335 mm) and the driest Nov (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 15 11 

Feb 19 18 

Mar 25 18 

Apr 30 32 

May 32 89 

Jun 32 198 

Jul 29 335 

Aug 29 267 

Sep 27 194 

Oct 25 50 

Nov 21 2 

Dec 17 4 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gaur

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Gaur Eye Hospital · Gaur 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.77649&mlon=85.28124#map=17/26.77649/85.28124) 

Bank Agricultural Development bank · Gaur 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.76654&mlon=85.27571#map=17/26.76654/85.27571) 

Hotel Royal Indu Hotel · Gaur 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.77743&mlon=85.27085#map=17/26.77743/85.27085) 

Mall Goldstar Showroom Gaur · Gaur 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.76469&mlon=85.28052#map=17/26.76469/85.28052) 

School Shree Aadharbhut Vidyalay Purenwa · Gaur 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.77916&mlon=85.28015#map=17/26.77916/85.28015) 

College Gauri Shankar Yadav Rautahat Campus · Gaur 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.77969&mlon=85.27557#map=17/26.77969/85.27557) 

Police station Armed Police Force · Rajdevi 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.75699&mlon=85.29987#map=17/26.75699/85.29987) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Gaur

Places mapped inside Gaur in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals13
- Banks7
- Hotels6
- Shopping malls1
- Schools40
- Colleges and universities2
- Cinemas1
- Restaurants4

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other municipalities in Rautahat District

- Boudhimai
- Brindaban
- Chandrapur
- Dewahi Gonahi
- Durga Bhagawati
- Gadhimai
- Garuda
- Gujara
- Ishanath
- Katahariya
- Madhav Narayan
- Maulapur
- Paroha
- Phatuwa Bijayapur
- Rajdevi
- Rajpur
- Yamunamai

## Quick answers

- Where is Gaur?In Rautahat District, Madhesh Province, Nepal
- What borders Gaur?Ishanath, Rajdevi and Rajpur
- How many villages are in Gaur?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Gaur?Settlements lie between 66 m and 82 m
- What is the best time to visit Gaur?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gaur?Gaur Eye Hospital, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gaur?Agricultural Development bank, about 1.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Gaur?13 mapped
- How many banks are in Gaur?7 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gaur?NP0232315 (OCHA common operational dataset)