Metropolitan City · Parsa District

Birgunj

Madhesh Province · P-code NP0234101

Population: 272,382; 2021 census · NSO
Share of district: 41.6%; of Parsa
Rank among metropolitan cities: 5 of 6; nationally, by population
Local governments here: 14; in Parsa

Population & Demographics

How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex. All Population & Demographics indicators →

Householdsघरपरिवार: 47,114
Households; —
Populationजनसंख्या: 272,382
Persons; female 130,187male 142,195

2 indicators published for Birgunj under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर: 76.0%; female 67.8%male 83.6%
15.8 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या: 188,416
Persons; female 80,535male 107,881
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या: 247,791
Persons; female 118,759male 129,032

3 indicators published for Birgunj under education.

In context

Where Birgunj sits among the 14 local governments of Parsa.

Birgunj
Other units of Parsa

View all 14 names

Bahudarmai · बहुदरमाई नगरपालिका
Bindabasini · बिन्दवासनी
Birgunj
Chhipaharmai
Dhobini
Jagarnathpur · जगरनाथपुर गाउँपालिका
Jirabhawani · जिराभवानी
Kalikamai · कालिकामाई
Pakaha Mainpur · पकहाँ मैनपुर
Parsagadhi · पर्सागढी नगरपालिका
Paterwa Sugauli · सुगौली पटेर्वा
Pokhariya · पोखरीया
Sakhuwa Prasauni · सखुवा पर्सौनी
Thori · ठोरी

14 local governments of Parsa. 14 of 14 named on the map.

By population, 2021

Birgunj272,382
Bahudarmai43,478
Parsagadhi41,569
Pokhariya37,675
Sakhuwa Prasauni35,399
Jagarnathpur32,649
Chhipaharmai29,082
Paterwa Sugauli25,498
Bindabasini24,991
Kalikamai23,480
Jirabhawani22,677
Dhobini22,606
Pakaha Mainpur22,585
Thori17,219

Parsa District overview →

Not yet covered

Supported by the data model, not yet ingested at this level.

Ward-level detail, local government budgets and expenditure, school and health facility counts, and election results. The census publishes ward tables and the model already supports the grain; nothing is ingested there yet, so no section for it appears above.

Compare with the rest of Parsa

Every published census measure, side by side. This unit is highlighted; rank by any column, or select rows to compare a few.

Rank by14 local governments · tick rows to pin and compare

local governments compared on Population, Households, Literacy rate, Literate population, Population aged 5 and over, ranked by Population
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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