Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) district

This article is about Nawalparasi West District. For former district, see Nawalparasi District.
Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta)
नवलपरासी (बर्दघाट सुस्ता पश्चिम)
District
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Nickname: 
नवलपरासी पश्चिम or नवलपरासी (ब.सु.प.)
Location of Nawalparasi West (dark yellow) in Lumbini Province
Divisions of Nawalparasi West
Coordinates: 27°19′N 83°24′E / 27.32°N 83.40°E / 27.32; 83.40
Country Nepal
ProvinceLumbini
Established2015
Admin HQ.Parasi
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Parasi
Area
 • Total
634.88 km2 (245.13 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
321,058
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Websitedccnawalparasiwest.gov.np

Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) district or Nawalparasi West, as known commonly (Nepali: नवलपरासी (बर्दघाट सुस्ता पश्चिम) वा नवलपरासी पश्चिम [nʌwʌlpʌˈɾasi ˈpʌst͡sim]), also frequently referred to as just Parasi District, is a district located in Lumbini Province of Nepal. It is 1 out of 12 districts of Lumbini Province. The headquarter of the district is located in Ramgram.[1]

Formerly, Nawalparasi West was a part of Nawalparasi District, the other part being Nawalparasi East (natively called Nawalpur). Thus, the districts Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) and Nawalparasi (East of Bardaghat Susta) were created after the state's reconstruction of administrative divisions as of 20 September 2015.

The total area of Nawalparasi District is 634.88 square kilometres (245.13 sq mi) and total population of this district as of 2011 Nepal census is 321058 individuals. Bhojpuri is the local language of the district.[2]

Demographics

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Parasi District had a population of 386868. 8.04% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 77.97% and a sex ratio of 1056 females per 1000 males. 212,805 (55.01%) lived in municipalities.[3]

Ethnic groups/castes in Parasi district (2021)[4]
  1. Tharu (17.65%)
  2. Bahun (11.31%)
  3. Chamar (7.22%)
  4. Magar (7.12%)
  5. Muslim (6.68%)
  6. Yadav (5.52%)
  7. Chhetri (4.63%)
  8. Kewat (3.55%)
  9. Teli (3.33%)
  10. Kami (3.14%)
  11. Rajbhar (2.09%)
  12. Gurung (1.9%)
  13. Kahar (1.88%)
  14. Other Madheshi non-Dalit (13.45%)
  15. Other Madheshi Dalit (3.7%)
  16. Other Hill Janjati (2.04%)
  17. Other Khas Dalit (1.69%)
  18. Other Khas non-Dalit (1.4%)
  19. Others (1.7%)

Madheshi people are the largest group, making up 41% of the population. Khas people are the second-largest group, making up 22% of the population. Tharus are 17% of the population, and Hill Janjati peoples, mostly Magar, made up 11% of the population.[4]

Religion in Parasi District (2021)[5]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 87.59%
Islam
 
 7.24%
Buddhism
 
 3.61%
Christianity
 
 1.12%
Prakriti
 
 0.44%

Languages

Languages of Parasi District (2021)[6]
  1. Bhojpuri (50.94%)
  2. Nepali (28.84%)
  3. Tharu (13.82%)
  4. Magar (3.69%)
  5. Gurung (1%)
  6. Others (1.71%)

At the time of the 2021 census, 50.94% of the population spoke Bhojpuri, 28.84% Nepali, 13.82% Tharu, 3.69% Magar and 1.00% Gurung as their first language.[6]

Divisions

The district is divided into 7 local level body[7] in which 3 are urban municipality and 4 are rural municipality.[8]

Urban municipality

Rural municipality

See also

References

  1. ^ "पूर्वी नवलपरासीको नाम 'नवलपुर जिल्ला' र सदरमुकाम कावासोतीमा राख्ने निर्णय" [Decision to named Nawalpur of the East Nawalparasi and fix Headquarter at Kawasoti]. www.kantipurdaily.com (in Nepali). KMG. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ Lohar, Gopal Thakur (2006-06-04). A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Bhojpuri Language in Nepal (Masters). Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal: Central Department of Linguistics, Tribhuvan University.
  3. ^ "Provincial/District/Local reports: Lumbini Province" (PDF). Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ a b "Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  5. ^ "Table 5: Religion and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  6. ^ a b "Table 5: Mother tongue and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "CITY POPULATION– statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  8. ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA (page no. 261)" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

27°19′N 83°24′E / 27.32°N 83.40°E / 27.32; 83.40


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