Parsa District

Parsa District (पर्सा जिल्ला), 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 1,353 km2 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.

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

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 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 Ghurmi