Parsa District
पर्सा जिल्ला | |
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Country | Nepal |
Region | Mithila |
Province | Madhesh |
Established | During Rana regime |
Admin HQ. | Birgunj |
Government | |
• Type | Coordination committee |
• Body | DCC, Parsa |
• Head | Ajay sah sonar |
• Deputy-Head | puran patel |
• Parliamentary constituencies | 4 (List) |
• Provincial constituencies | 8 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,353 km2 (522 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 649,397 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Households | 95,516 |
Demographics | |
• Ethnic groups | Muslim, Kurmi, Tharu, Yadav |
• Female ♀ | 48% |
• Male ♂/100 female | 108.21 |
Human Development Index | |
• Income per capita (US dollars) | $1657 |
• Poverty rate | 36.37 |
• Literacy | 69.1% |
• Life Expectancy | 70.25 |
Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
Postal Codes | 44301... 44315 |
Telephone Code | 051 |
Main Language(s) | Bhojpuri (78.1%), Nepali (6.4%), Maithili (5.1%), Tharu (3.8%), Urdu (2.2%), others (4.4%) |
Website | dccparsa |
Parsa District (Nepali: 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 (522 sq mi) and has a population (2001) of 497,219. According to the locals, Parsa is named after the Parashnath temple situated in Mahuwan.