Parsa District

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 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
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Parsa District had a population of 601,017.
As their first language, 78.4% spoke Bhojpuri, 6.1% Nepali, 5.1% Maithili, 3.8% Tharu, 2.2% Urdu, 1.3% Tamang, 0.8% Rajasthani, 0.7% Newari, 0.3% Uranw/Urau, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Doteli, 0.1% Magar and 0.1% other languages.
Ethnicity/caste: 14.5% were Musalman, 8.4% Kurmi, 7.6% Tharu, 6.6% Yadav, 5.8% Kanu, 4.7% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 4.2% Teli, 3.2% Koiri/Kushwaha, 2.8% Chhetri, 2.7% Dusadh/Paswan/Pasi, 2.6% Hill Brahmin, 2.6% Mallaha, 2.0% Baraee, 1.9% Kalwar, 1.8% Dhanuk, 1.7% Nuniya, 1.7% Tamang, 1.6% Musahar, 1.6% Newar, 1.6% Sonar, 1.5% Bin, 1.4% Dhobi, 1.4% Hajam/Thakur, 1.4% Kathabaniyan, 1.3% Lohar, 1.3% Tatma/Tatwa, 1.2% other Terai, 1.0% Terai Brahmin, 1.0% Kayastha, 0.9% Marwadi, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7% Rajput, 0.6% Kewat, 0.6% Kumal, 0.6% Kumhar, 0.6% Magar, 0.4% Yakkha, 0.3% Dhunia, 0.3% Jhangad/Dhagar, 0.3% Kami, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Damai/Dholi, 0.2% Dom, 0.2% Halkhor, 0.2% Kahar, 0.2% Mali, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Badhaee, 0.1% Gaderi/Bhedihar, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Natuwa, 0.1% Rajbhar, 0.1% Sarki, 0.1% Thakuri and 0.1% others.
Religion: 83.1% were Hindu, 14.5% Muslim, 1.7% Buddhist, 0.4% Kirati, 0.1% Christian and 0.1% others.
Literacy: 55.7% could read and write, 2.9% could only read and 41.3% could neither read nor write.
Notable people
Ajay Chaurasiya - Nepali Congress leader, former minister and former Member of House of Representatives/Constituent Assembly
Ajay Kumar Dwivedi]] - Nepali Congress leader and Member of 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
Arjun shah president Of [ District child club coordination network parsa ] Chief minister of [ Province Mock child parliament]
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
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 Municipality
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 Birta
Parsauni Matha
Patbari Tola-Warwa
Paterwa Sugauli
Pidariguthi
Pokhariya Municipality
Phulwariya
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 Dhursi
References
Districts of Nepal established during Rana regime or before
Districts of Madhesh Province