Parsa () is a
rural municipality
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Sarlahi District
Sarlahi ( ; Maithili: सर्लाही), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. According to new laws, a combination of more than two or four villages makes a municipality, which covers an area of and ...
, a part of
Madhesh Province
Madhesh Province () is a Provinces of Nepal, province of Nepal in the Terai region with an area of covering about 6.5% of the country's total area. It has a population of 6,126,288 as per the 2021 Nepal census, making it Nepal's most densely po ...
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Nepal
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. It is situated 10 km East from Malangwa which is headquarter of Sarlahi district. It was formed in 2016 occupying current 6 sections (wards) from previous 6 former
VDCs. It occupies an area of 23.12 km
2 with a total population of 21,650.
The major language spoken in the rural municipality are
Maithili and Bajjika.
Schools
In Parsa municipality, there are five government schools. Among them two are secondary schools:
1. Shree Public Secondary School is in the northern part of the village. This school is up to 12th grade. Students from nearby villages also attend this school.
2. Shree Nepal Rastriya Baiju Janata Secondary School is in ward no.2 in Sangrampur village. This is the first school in the rural municipality which started 11&12 classes.
Markets
There are two main market places. One in Sangrampur and other in Parsa village. In Sangrampur market sets on Monday and Friday while in Parsa it sets on Sunday and Thursday. There are many shops in both the markets which sets for vegetables and goods selling every week. These markets are near the Indian border so many Indian residents also come to trade goods in these markets. Some other small markets are in Jingadwa, Narayanpur, and Parsa villages.
Boundaries
*East — Hardi Khola, Sonama Rural Municipality, Mahottari
*South — Sitamarhi, Bihar, India
*West — Brahmapuri Rural Municipality
*North — Haripurwa Municipality and Brahmapuri Rural Municipality
References
External links
UN map of the municipalities of Sarlahi District
Populated places in Sarlahi District
Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017
Rural municipalities in Madhesh Province
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