Madhesh Province
Parsa
पर्सा
Birgunj is Nepal's commercial gateway — the largest customs point in the country and the province's only metropolitan city.
654,471
Population (2021)
1,353
km² area
14
Local levels
69.1%
Literacy rate
484
People per km²
Local governments of Parsa
14 local levels — 4 municipal and 10 rural. Headquarters: Birgunj.
| Local level | Type |
|---|---|
Birgunj वीरगन्ज | Metropolitan City |
Bahudarmai बहुदरमाई | Municipality |
Parsagadhi पर्सागढी | Municipality |
Pokhariya पोखरिया | Municipality |
Bindabasini विन्दबासिनी | Rural Municipality |
Dhobini धोबिनी | Rural Municipality |
Chhipaharmai छिपहरमाई | Rural Municipality |
Jagarnathpur जगरनाथपुर | Rural Municipality |
Jirabhawani जिरा भवानी | Rural Municipality |
Kalikamai कालिकामाई | Rural Municipality |
Pakaha Mainpur पकाहा मैनपुर | Rural Municipality |
Paterwa Sugauli पटेर्वा सुगौली | Rural Municipality |
Sakhuwa Prasauni सखुवा प्रसौनी | Rural Municipality |
Thori ठोरी | Rural Municipality |
Questions for Parsa
Every district chapter starts here. These are the questions a Madhesh Next chapter puts to local government, and publishes the answers to.
- How many new businesses registered in each of our 14 local levels last year — and how many survived?
- What does Parsa produce that it could sell competitively across the border?
- How long does it take to register a business in Birgunj, in days?
- What do our campuses teach, and what do our employers actually need?
- How many young people left this district last year, and what would have made them stay?