Parsa District

Parsa District (Nepali: पर्सा जिल्लाListen , a part of Province No. 2 in Terai plain, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Birganj as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,353 km2 (522 sq mi) and has a population (2001) of 497,219. According to the locals, Parsa is named after Parsagadhi temple situated in the district.

Parsa Rangrez District

पर्सा रंगरेज जिल्ला
District
The gate in Birganj on the Indo-Nepal border
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 2
Admin HQ.Birganj
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Parsa
 • KingKing Aman Chouhan
Area
 • Total1,353 km2 (522 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total601,017
 • Density440/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Main Language(s)Bhojpuri (78.1%), Nepali (6.4%), Maithili (5.1%), Tharu (3.8%), Urdu (2.2%), others (4.4%)

Geography and Climate
Climate Zone[1] Elevation Range % of Area
Lower Tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft) 74.7%
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		 25.3n%

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Parsa District had a population of 601,017. Of these, 78.1% spoke Bhojpuri, 6.4% Nepali, 5.1% Maithili, 3.8% Tharu, 2.2% Urdu, 1.3% Tamang, 0.8% Rajasthani and 0.7% Newari as their first language.

30.4% of the population in the district spoke Nepali, 5.4% Bhojpuri and 4.9% Hindi as their second language.[2]

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:

Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and municipalities
Map of the VDCs in Parsa District
  1. Alau,
  2. Amarpatti
  3. Auraha
  4. Bagahi
  5. Bagbana
  6. Bageshwari
  7. Bahauri Pidari
  8. Bahuarwa bhatha
  9. Basadilwa
  10. Basantpur
  11. Belwa Parsauni
  12. Beriya Birta
  13. Bhauratar
  14. Bhawanipur
  15. Bhedihari
  16. Bhisawa
  17. Bijbaniya
  18. Bindyabasini
  19. Biranchi Barwa
  20. Birganj Municipality
  21. Biruwa Guthi
  22. Bisrampur
  23. Chorani
  24. Deurbaana
  25. Dhobini
  26. Gadi
  27. Gamhariya
  28. Ghoddauda Pipra
  29. Ghore
  30. Govindapur
  31. Hariharpur
  32. Hariharpur Birta
  33. Harapatganj
  34. Harpur
  35. Jagarnathpur Sira
  36. Jaimanglapur
  37. Janikatala
  38. Jhauwa Guthi
  39. Jitpur
  40. Kauwa Ban Kataiya
  41. Lahawarthakari
  42. Lakhanpur
  43. Lal Parsa
  44. Langadi
  45. Lipani Birta
  46. Madhuban Mathaul
  47. Mahadevpatti
  48. Mahuwan
  49. Mainiyari
  50. Mainpur
  51. Mikhampur
  52. Mirjapur
  53. Mosihani
  54. Mudali
  55. Nagardaha
  56. Nirchuta
  57. Nirmal Basti
  58. Pancharukhi
  59. Parsauni Birta
  60. Parsauni Matha
  61. Patbari Tola-Warwa
  62. Paterwa Sugauli
  63. Pidariguthi
  64. Pokhariya Municipality
  65. Phulwariya
  66. Prasurampur
  67. Ramgadhawa
  68. Ramnagari
  69. Sabaithawa
  70. Sakhuwa Prasauni
  71. Samjhauta
  72. Sankar Saraiya
  73. Sapauli
  74. Sedhawa
  75. Shiva Worga
  76. Sirsiya Khalwatola
  77. Sonbarsa
  78. Srisiya
  79. Subarnapur
  80. Sugauli Birta
  81. Sugauli Partewa
  82. Surjaha
  83. Thori
  84. Tulsi Barba
  85. Udaypur Dhursi
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References
  1. 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 Nov 22, 2013
  2. 2011 Nepal Census, Social Characteristics Tables
"Districts of Nepal". Statoids.

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