Madhesh Province
Madhesh Province ( Nepali/ mai, मधेश प्रदेश) is a province of Nepal that was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal. It is Nepal's most populous province, and smallest province by area. It borders Province N ...
in
Terai
The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in northern India and southern Nepal that lies south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by tall grasslands, scr ...
plain, is one of the seventy-seven
districts of Nepal
Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided in municipalities and rural municipalities. There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal.
After the state's reconstruction of admi ...
. The district, with
Birgunj
Birgunj ( ne, वीरगञ्ज) is a metropolitan city in Parsa District in Madhesh Province of southern Nepal. It lies south of the capital Kathmandu, attached in the north to Raxaul in the border of the Indian state of Bihar. As an entr ...
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. Of these, 78.1% spoke
Bhojpuri
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Tamang
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, 0.8%
Rajasthani
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* Rajasthani languages, a group of languages spoken there
* Rajasthani people, the native inhabitants of the region
* Rajasthani architecture
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first language
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Nepali Congress
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leader, former minister and former Member of
House of Representatives
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/
Constituent Assembly
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Constituent Assembly
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Madhesh Province
Madhesh Province ( Nepali/ mai, मधेश प्रदेश) is a province of Nepal that was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal. It is Nepal's most populous province, and smallest province by area. It borders Province N ...
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party of ...
leader, member of
provincial assembly
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Government & Administration
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* Provincial city (disambiguation)
* Provincial minister (disambiguation)
* Provincial Secretary, a position in Can ...
and Minister of Energy and Water Supply of
Madhesh Province
Madhesh Province ( Nepali/ mai, मधेश प्रदेश) is a province of Nepal that was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal. It is Nepal's most populous province, and smallest province by area. It borders Province N ...
House of Representatives
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Administration
VDC/s and Municipalities (blue) in Parsa District
The district consists of one
metropolitan city
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A big ci ...
Jagarnathpur Rural Municipality
Jagarnathpur (Nepali: जगरनाथपुर ) is a rural municipality in Parsa District in Province No. 2 of Nepal
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Kalikamai Rural Municipality
Kalikamai (Nepali: कालिकामाई ) is a rural municipality in Parsa District in Province No. 2 of Nepal
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Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and municipalities
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Alau, Nepal
Alau is a village development committee in Parsa District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 8566 people living in 1213 individual households. There were 4433 males and 4133 fema ...
Biruwa Guthi
Biruwa Guthi is a village development committee in Parsa District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal
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Harpur
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The boundaries of Harpur are approximately Manton Lane to the north, De Parys Avenue to the east, Bromham Road to the south, with the Midland Main Line railway line to t ...
Kauwa Ban Kataiya
Kauwa Ban Kataiya is a village development committee in Parsa District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal
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Langadi
Langadi is a rural municipal in the Narayani Zone, located in the Parsa District of Nepal. As of the 2011 Nepal census
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Thori
Thori ( ne, ठोरी) is a rural municipality in Parsa District in Province No. 2 of Nepal
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