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Parsa District

Coordinates: 27°0′N 84°52′E / 27.000°N 84.867°E / 27.000; 84.867
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Parsa Rangrez District
पर्सा रंगरेज जिल्ला
The gate in Birganj on the Indo-Nepal border
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%)

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.

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

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.

27°0′N 84°52′E / 27.000°N 84.867°E / 27.000; 84.867