Madhesh Province
Parsa
पर्सा
Birgunj is Nepal's commercial gateway — the largest customs point in the country and the province's only metropolitan city.
Economic profile
What is published about Parsa's economy
Birgunj — Nepal's main customs gateway, and the highest density of registered establishments in the province.
An economy built on moving other people's goods; comparatively little of that value stays in the district.
Move from transit to production: what could be made here, not only cleared here?
Figures: National Economic Census 2018 and National Population and Housing Census 2021; agricultural holdings are sample-based estimates from the 2021/22 agriculture census. The three readings above are Madhesh Next's own judgement, not data. See the economic map for sources.
What is not published about Parsa
These four numbers would tell you more about this district's economy than everything above. None of them is published here, or anywhere else in the province.
Jobs created last year
No local government in Madhesh Province publishes an annual count of jobs created.
New businesses registered last year
Registrations are recorded municipality by municipality, but not published or compared.
Days to register and open a business
No municipality publishes how long its own process actually takes.
Share of budget spent on economic development
Budgets are published; the share going to economic development is not broken out comparably.
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?