District · Madhesh Province
Parsa District
NP0234- Population
- 654k
- 2021 census · NSO
- Area
- 1,407
- km²
- Density
- 465
- people per km²
- Share of Madhesh
- 10.7%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 2.24%
- by population
Population & Demographics
How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex. All Population & Demographics indicators →
Also published for Parsa
- Households
- 113,080
What these measure
- Population
- Resident population. Figures for years after the last census are projections, not counts.
- Households
- Number of households enumerated. An institutional facility counts as one household.
Education
Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →
69.1%
2021 census · not additive across places
By sex
| Female | 60.0% | |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 77.7% |
17.7 points higher for men
Literacy rate
2021| Parsa | 69.1% | |
|---|---|---|
| Madhesh | 63.5% | |
| Nepal | 76.2% |
▼ 7.1 pp below the national figure · 64 of 77 by this measure
Also published for Parsa
- Literate population
- 409,631
- Population aged 5 and over
- 592,599
What these measure
- Literacy rate
- Share of the population aged 5 and over who can read and write. The denominator is the 5-plus population, not the total population.
- Literate population
- People aged 5 and over who can read and write.
- Population aged 5 and over
- The denominator for literacy. Published because a rate without its base cannot be recomputed or aggregated.
The four categories the census reports, which together account for everyone counted.
592,599 people aged 5 and over. Shares of that total; counts are in the table.
View the numbers
| Status | People |
|---|---|
| Can read and write | 409,631 |
| Can read only | 1,737 |
| Cannot read or write | 181,143 |
| Not stated | 88 |
Every district's literacy rate, with the median marked.
Parsa 69.1% · median 76.9% across 77 districts
Age and sex structure
Five-year age bands from the UNFPA 2023 projection, the only source that publishes age detail at this level. Both sides share one scale, so bar lengths are directly comparable.
Show as table
| Age | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80+ | 1,618 | 1,854 | 3,472 |
| 75-79 | 2,603 | 3,115 | 5,718 |
| 70-74 | 5,117 | 5,744 | 10,861 |
| 65-69 | 7,498 | 8,183 | 15,681 |
| 60-64 | 9,069 | 8,823 | 17,892 |
| 55-59 | 10,863 | 10,655 | 21,518 |
| 50-54 | 13,094 | 13,234 | 26,328 |
| 45-49 | 17,619 | 18,131 | 35,750 |
| 40-44 | 18,838 | 18,293 | 37,131 |
| 35-39 | 24,272 | 23,373 | 47,645 |
| 30-34 | 28,352 | 29,647 | 57,999 |
| 25-29 | 30,897 | 36,109 | 67,006 |
| 20-24 | 29,759 | 36,068 | 65,827 |
| 15-19 | 31,629 | 37,375 | 69,004 |
| 10-14 | 35,012 | 37,034 | 72,046 |
| 5-9 | 34,843 | 36,574 | 71,417 |
| 0-4 | 32,160 | 34,008 | 66,168 |
Local governments
14 in this district, with 2021 census population. Each has its own page.
Choose a measure above; hover or focus an area for its value.
Population · five classes, each holding about 3 of 14 areas. 14 local governments of Parsa, 2021 census.
View all 14 values
| Area | Population | Households | Literacy rate | Literate population | Population aged 5 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birgunj | 272,382 | 47,114 | 76.0% | 188,416 | 247,791 |
| Bahudarmai | 43,478 | 6,957 | 63.4% | 24,724 | 38,990 |
| Parsagadhi | 41,569 | 7,632 | 64.5% | 24,090 | 37,348 |
| Pokhariya | 37,675 | 6,076 | 64.4% | 21,743 | 33,783 |
| Sakhuwa Prasauni | 35,399 | 6,295 | 61.8% | 19,495 | 31,540 |
| Jagarnathpur | 32,649 | 5,582 | 62.7% | 18,603 | 29,683 |
| Chhipaharmai | 29,082 | 4,663 | 62.6% | 16,329 | 26,089 |
| Paterwa Sugauli | 25,498 | 4,753 | 62.4% | 14,424 | 23,106 |
| Bindabasini | 24,991 | 3,892 | 66.3% | 14,779 | 22,302 |
| Kalikamai | 23,480 | 3,697 | 66.5% | 14,091 | 21,201 |
| Jirabhawani | 22,677 | 4,871 | 61.3% | 12,836 | 20,936 |
| Dhobini | 22,606 | 3,499 | 64.9% | 13,183 | 20,324 |
| Pakaha Mainpur | 22,585 | 3,530 | 64.4% | 13,082 | 20,323 |
| Thori | 17,219 | 4,452 | 71.0% | 11,366 | 16,012 |
Metropolitan city · 1
- Birgunj272,382
Municipality · 3
- Bahudarmai43,478
- Parsagadhi41,569
- Pokhariya37,675
Rural municipality · 10
- Bindabasini24,991
- Chhipaharmai29,082
- Dhobini22,606
- Jagarnathpur32,649
- Jirabhawani22,677
- Kalikamai23,480
- Pakaha Mainpur22,585
- Paterwa Sugauli25,498
- Sakhuwa Prasauni35,399
- Thori17,219
Compare the local governments of Parsa
Every published census measure, side by side. Rank by any column, or select rows to compare a few.
| local governments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birgunj | 272,382 | 47,114 | 76.0% | 188,416 | 247,791 |
| Bahudarmai | 43,478 | 6,957 | 63.4% | 24,724 | 38,990 |
| Parsagadhi | 41,569 | 7,632 | 64.5% | 24,090 | 37,348 |
| Pokhariya | 37,675 | 6,076 | 64.4% | 21,743 | 33,783 |
| Sakhuwa Prasauni | 35,399 | 6,295 | 61.8% | 19,495 | 31,540 |
| Jagarnathpur | 32,649 | 5,582 | 62.7% | 18,603 | 29,683 |
| Chhipaharmai | 29,082 | 4,663 | 62.6% | 16,329 | 26,089 |
| Paterwa Sugauli | 25,498 | 4,753 | 62.4% | 14,424 | 23,106 |
| Bindabasini | 24,991 | 3,892 | 66.3% | 14,779 | 22,302 |
| Kalikamai | 23,480 | 3,697 | 66.5% | 14,091 | 21,201 |
| Jirabhawani | 22,677 | 4,871 | 61.3% | 12,836 | 20,936 |
| Dhobini | 22,606 | 3,499 | 64.9% | 13,183 | 20,324 |
| Pakaha Mainpur | 22,585 | 3,530 | 64.4% | 13,082 | 20,323 |
| Thori | 17,219 | 4,452 | 71.0% | 11,366 | 16,012 |
Bars are scaled within each column, so columns compare places and rows compare measures. A dash means the figure is not published for that place, which is not the same as zero. Rates are not additive across places and are never totalled.
Sources & methodology
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2024) · United Nations Population Fund (2023) · National Statistics Office (2021) · Wikidata (2026) · World Bank (1960-2024)
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