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 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

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 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.

Notable people

VDC/s and Municipalities in Parsa District
The district consists of one metropolitan city, three urban municipalities and ten rural municipalities. These are as follows: