Parsa District (), a part of Madhesh Province in Terai plain, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Birgunj as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2001) of 497,219. According to the locals, Parsa is named after the Parashnath temple situated in Mahuwan.
Etymology According to locals, the name of the district is derived from the Parsagadhi fort, where the Nepali Gorkhali Soldiers defeated British Soldiers.
Geography and Climate Climate Zone Elevation Range % of Area Lower Tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft) 74.7% Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters1,000 to 3,300 ft. 25.3n%
Demographics
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Parsa District had a population of 654,471. 9.45% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 69.12% and a sex ratio of 935 females per 1000 males. 395,104 (60.37%) lived in municipalities.
Ethnicity/caste: Madheshi are the largest group, making up over 65% of the population. Muslims are the largest single community, making up over 17% of the population. Tharus are nearly 7% of the population. There are small minorities of Khas and Hill Janjati.
At the time of the 2021 census, 84.71% of the population spoke Bhojpuri, 4.80% Nepali, 3.75% Tharu, 2.08% Urdu, 1.16% Tamang and 1.13% Maithili as their first language.
Religion: 81% were Hindu, 18% Muslim, 1% Buddhist.
Literacy: 55.7% could read and write, 2.9% could only read and 41.3% could neither read nor write. NepalMap Literacy
Notable people
Ajay Chaurasiya - Nepali Congress leader, former minister and former Member of House of Representatives/Constituent Assembly Bina Jaiswal - Bina Jaiswal is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. She is a member of Parliament currently serving as the member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal. Mohammad Lalbabu Raut Gaddhi - First Chief Minister of Madhesh Province Pradeep Yadav - leader of PSP-N and member of House of Representatives
Administration VDC/s and Municipalities (blue) in Parsa District The district consists of one metropolitan city, three urban municipalities and ten rural municipalities. These are as follows:
Birgunj Metropolitan City Bahudarmai Municipality Parsagadhi Municipality Pokhariya Municipality Bindabasini Rural Municipality Dhobini Rural Municipality Chhipaharmai Rural Municipality Jagarnathpur Rural Municipality Jirabhawani Rural Municipality Kalikamai Rural Municipality Pakaha Mainpur Rural Municipality Paterwa Sugauli Rural Municipality Sakhuwa Prasauni Rural Municipality Thori Rural Municipality
Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and municipalities
Alau, Nepal Amarpatti Auraha Bagahi Bagbana Bageshwari Bahauri Pidari Bahuarba Bhatha Basadilwa Basantpur Belwa Parsauni Beriya Birta Bhauratar Bhawanipur Bhedihari Bhisawa Bijbaniya Bindyabasini Biranchi Barwa Birganj Sub-Metropolitan City Biruwa Guthi Bisrampur Chorani Deukhana Dhobini Gadi Gamhariya Ghoddauda Pipra Ghore
Govindapur Hariharpur Hariharpur Birta Harapatganj Harpur Jagarnathpur Sira Jaimanglapur Janikatala Jhauwa Guthi Jitpur Kauwa Ban Kataiya Lahawarthakari Lakhanpur Lal Parsa Langadi Lipani Birta Madhuban Mathaul Mahadevpatti Mahuwan Mainiyari Mainpur Mikhampur Mirjapur Mosihani Mudali Nagardaha Nirchuta Nirmal Basti Pancharukhi
Parsauni Matha Patbari Tola-Warwa Paterwa Sugauli Pidariguthi Pokhariya Municipality Phulwariya Prasauni Birta Prasurampur Ramgadhawa Ramnagari Sabaithawa Sakhuwa Prasauni Samjhauta Sankar Saraiya Sapauli Sedhawa Shiva Worga Sirsiya Khalwatola Sonbarsa Srisiya Subarnapur Sugauli Birta Sugauli Partewa Surjaha Thori Tulsi Barba Udaypur Ghurmi
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