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Bara District

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Bara District
बारा जिल्ला
District
Lal Bakaiya river,Kalaiyaclock tower, a paddy field in Simara, remains of Simraungadh Fort (Clockwise from top)
Nickname:
अन्नको भण्डार
Bara District (dark yellow) in Madhesh Province
Bara District (dark yellow) in Madhesh Province
CountryNepal
RegionMithila
ProvinceMadhesh
Admin HQ.Kalaiya
Government
• TypeCoordination committee
• BodyDCC,Bara
Area
• Total1,190 km2(460 sq mi)
Population
(2021 Human Development Index)[1]
• Total743,982
• Density630/km2(1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45(NPT)
Websiteddcbara.gov.np

Bara District(Nepali:बारा जिल्लाListenⓘ) is one of the seventy–sevendistricts of Nepal,located in the western part of theMadhesh Province.The district is third richest district in Nepal after Kathmandu and Morang with 3.3% share of total GDP of Nepal and highest per capita income in Madhesh province.Kalaiyaserves as the district's headquarter.[1]Bakaiya, Jamuniya, Pasaha, Dudhaura and Bangari are the main rivers of Bara. The main languages spoken in the district areTharu,Bajjika,BhojpuriandNepali.[3]

History

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Simraungadhis major part of Bara district. It is a historical place in Nepal and famous for agricultural products. Here people growwheat,maize,and variousgreen vegetables(cauliflower,tomato,banana(raw),beetroot,bitter gourd,bottle gourd,brinjal,cabbage,carrot,cauliflower,chilli(green), chilli (dry red),coriander leaves,cucumber,potatoand so on).

Bara district is famous for theGadhimai Temple,particularly as every five years it celebrates theGadhimai Mela.This festival has historically been celebrated every 5 years by sacrificing animals. In the future animal sacrifice will no longer occur, as temple authorities have decided to convert the festival into a "momentous celebration of life."[4][5]

Geography and climate

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Climate Zone[6] Elevation Range % of Area
LowerTropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft) 86.6%
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft. 		13.4%

The district is surrounded byParsa districtin the west,Rautahat districtin the east,Makwanpur districtofBagmati provincein the north and Indian state ofBiharin the south. It covers an area of1,190 km2(460 sq mi).

Demographics

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At the time of the2011 Nepal census,Bara District had a population of 687,708. Of these, 72.2% spokeBhojpuri,9.5%Nepali,7.5%Tharu,3.8%Maithili,3.6%Tamang,1.7%Urdu,0.4%Magar,0.4%Newar,0.1%Gurung,0.1%Hindi,0.1%Rai,0.1%Uranw/Urau,0.1%Yakkhaand 0.1% other languages as their first language.[7]

Ethnicity/caste: 13.1% wereMusalman,10.5%Tharu,10.5%Yadav,4.8%Kanu,4.5%Koiri/Kushwaha,4.4%Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 4.3%Hill Brahmin,4.1%Teli,4.0%Tamang,3.9%Kurmi,3.1% Dusadh/Paswan/Pasi, 3.0%Kalwar,2.9%Dhanuk,2.7%Chhetri,2.5%Mallaha,1.6% Bin, 1.5%Kumhar,1.4%Musahar,1.4% Nuniya, 1.2%Dhobi,1.2%Hajam/Thakur, 1.1%Lohar,1.1%Sonar,1.0%Magar,0.9% Tatma/Tatwa, 0.8% Baraee, 0.8%Newar,0.7% Kathabaniyan, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% TeraiBrahmin,0.5% Danuwar, 0.5%Kumal,0.5% other Terai, 0.4%Kami,0.4%Rajput,0.2% Badhaee, 0.2% Dhunia, 0.2% Gaderi/Bhedihar, 0.2% Kahar, 0.2%Kayastha,0.2% Majhi, 0.2%Mali,0.2%Rai,0.2%Yakkha,0.1% Bantar/Sardar, 0.1%Bengali,0.1% otherDalit,0.1%Damai/Dholi, 0.1%Dom,0.1%Gurung,0.1% Jhangad/Dhagar, 0.1%Kewat,0.1%Marwadi,0.1% Natuwa, 0.1% Rajbhar, 0.1%Sarki,0.1%Thakuriand 0.1% others.[8]

Religion: 81.7% wereHindu,13.0%Muslim,4.5%Buddhist,0.2%Christian,0.2%Kirati,0.1%Prakritiand 0.3% others.[9]

Literacy: 51.8% could read and write, 3.0% could only read and 45.1% could neither read nor write.[10]

Religion in Bara District (2011)
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 82%
Islam
 
 13%
Buddhism
 
 4%
Others
 
 1%
Historical population
census year19811991200120112021
Pop.318,957415,718559,135687,708743,975
±% p.a.—+2.68%+3.01%+2.09%+0.79%
Source: Citypopulation[11]

According to the preliminary 2021 census, Bara district has a total population of 743,975. The population according to 2011 census was 687,708. Between 2011 and 2021, the population growth rate was 0.75%, the 32nd highest in the country. There are 112,329 households in the districts and 134,390 families in this district. The population density is 625 people per sq. kilometers and the average family size is 5.54.

The gender ratio of the district is 104.51 with 380,192 males and 363,783 females.[12]

language in Bara District

Bhojpuri (72%)
Nepali (9%)
Tharu (8%)
Maithili (4%)
Tamang (4%)
Others (3%)

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Administration

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The district consists of twosub– metropolitan citiesfive urban municipalities and ninerural municipalities.These are as follows:[14]

Former municipalities and village development committees

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VDC/s and Municipalities (blue) in Bara District

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Bara consisted of the following municipalities andvillage development committees:

Education

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Symbiosis Institute of Management (SIM) is situated in district headquarter, Kalaiya which is committed for quality education in Commerce and Education.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ab"National Population and Housing Census 2021(National Report)"(PDF).Central Bureau of Statistics.Government of Nepal. November 2021. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 18, 2013.Retrieved1 June2021.
  2. ^"Visualizing Development".National Planning Commission.
  3. ^"Top 10 languages spoken as mother tongues in Nepal".Code for Nepal.2014-02-28.Retrieved2019-01-02.
  4. ^Ram Chandra, Shah."Gadhimai Temple Trust Chairman, Mr Ram Chandra Shah, on the decision to stop holding animal sacrifices during the Gadhimai festival"(PDF).Humane Society International.Retrieved29 July2015.
  5. ^Meredith, Charlotte (29 July 2015)."Thousands of Animals Have Been Saved in Nepal as Mass Slaughter Is Cancelled".Vice News.Vice Media, Inc.Retrieved29 July2015.
  6. ^ The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system(PDF),.Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005,ISBN978-87-7903-210-1,retrievedNov 22,2013
  7. ^NepalMap Language[1]
  8. ^NepalMap Caste[2]
  9. ^NepalMap Religion[3]
  10. ^NepalMap Literacy[4]
  11. ^"NEPAL: Administrative Division".citypopulation.de.
  12. ^Preliminary Report of National Population 2021(in Nepali). Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal.
  13. ^"NepalMap profile: Bara".NepalMap.Retrieved19 July2022.
  14. ^"स्थानिय तह"(in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived fromthe originalon 31 August 2018.Retrieved1 September2018.
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