Key facts
- Country
- Nepal
- Region
- Bhojpur
- Province
- Madhesh
- Established
- During Rana regime
- Admin hq
- Birgunj
- Type
- Coordination committee
- Body
- DCC , Parsa
- Head
- Ajay sah sonar
- Deputy head
- puran patel
- Parliamentary constituencies
- 4 ( List )
- Total
- 1,353 km (522 sq mi)
- Density
- 480.0/km (1,243/sq mi)
- Households
- 95,516
- Ethnic groups
- Muslim , Kurmi, Tharu , Yadav
- Female
- 48%
- Income per capita us dollars
- $1657
- Literacy
- 69.1%
- Time zone
- UTC+05:45 ( NPT )
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Encyclopedic overview
Parsa District (Nepali: पर्सा जिल्लाListen), 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 km (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.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Parsa District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.