Gaur is a town in the Rautahat district

Rautahat District

-Village Development Committees :*Ajagabi*Akolawa*Auraiya*Badharwa*Bagahi*Bahuwa Madanpur*Bairiya*Banjaraha*Bariyarpur*Basantapatti*Basatpur*Basbiti Jingadiya*Bhalohiya*Bhediyahi*Birtipraskota*Bishrampur*Bisunpurwa Manpur*Brahmapuri...

, a part of Narayani zone

Narayani Zone

- Geography :Narayani contains parts of the Terai, Inner Terai, and Hill regions of Nepal, but it does not contain any of the Mountain or Himalayan region. Narayani is rich in flora and fauna...

, in Madhes Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. Gaur is close to the border with India.

On March 21, 2007, supporters of the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF) clashed with supporters of Maoist resulting in death of 29 people, mostly of Maoist. Some victims were raped (An allegation which lacks any proof The post-mortem of deads did not confirm rape ), others were beaten and evidently speared to death. The accusation of rape is only to malign the residents of Gaur.
The former Prime Minister of Nepal Mr Madhav Kumar Nepal is a resident of Gaur .