Bara District Explained

Type:District
Bara District
Native Name:बारा जिल्ला
Nickname:अन्नको भण्डार
Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Mithila
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Madhesh
Parts Type:Municipality
Parts Style:coll
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Admin HQ.
Seat:Kalaiya
Leader Title:Head
Leader Title1:Deputy-Head
Leader Title2:Parliamentary constituencies
Leader Title3:Provincial constituencies
Government Type:Coordination committee
Governing Body:DCC, Bara
Area Total Km2:1190
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:743982
Population As Of:2021Human Development Index
Demographics2 Footnotes:[2]
Demographics2 Title1:Income per capita (US dollars)
Demographics2 Info1:$1763
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Main Language(s)
Blank Name Sec2:Major highways
Timezone1:NPT
Utc Offset1:+05:45
Postal Code Type:Postal Codes
Area Code Type:Telephone Code

Bara District (Nepali: [[:ne:बारा जिल्ला|बारा जिल्ला]]) is one of the seventy–seven districts of Nepal, located in the western part of the Madhesh 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. Kalaiya serves as the district's headquarter. Bakaiya, Jamuniya, Pasaha, Dudhaura and Bangari are the main rivers of Bara. The main languages spoken in the district are Tharu, Bajjika, Bhojpuri and Nepali.[3]

History

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

Bara district is famous for the Gadhimai Temple, particularly as every five years it celebrates the Gadhimai 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

Climate ZoneElevation Range% of Area
Lower Tropicalbelow 300 meters (1,000 ft)86.6%
Upper Tropical300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.
13.4%
The district is surrounded by Parsa district in the west, Rautahat district in the east, Makwanpur district of Bagmati province in the north and Indian state of Bihar in the south. It covers an area of .

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bara District had a population of 687,708. Of these, 72.2% spoke Bhojpuri, 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% Yakkha and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[6]

Ethnicity/caste: 13.1% were Musalman, 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% Terai Brahmin, 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% other Dalit, 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% Thakuri and 0.1% others.[7]

Religion: 81.7% were Hindu, 13.0% Muslim, 4.5% Buddhist, 0.2% Christian, 0.2% Kirati, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.3% others.[8]

Literacy: 51.8% could read and write, 3.0% could only read and 45.1% could neither read nor write.[9]

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.[10]

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Administration

The district consists of two sub– metropolitan cities five urban municipalities and nine rural municipalities. These are as follows:[12]

Former municipalities and village development committees

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

Education

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

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. News: National Population and Housing Census 2021(National Report) . 1 June 2021 . Government of Nepal . . November 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130418041642/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf . April 18, 2013 .
  2. Web site: Visualizing Development. National Planning Commission.
  3. Web site: Top 10 languages spoken as mother tongues in Nepal. 2014-02-28. Code for Nepal. en-US. 2019-01-02.
  4. Web site: Ram Chandra. Shah. Gadhimai Temple Trust Chairman, Mr Ram Chandra Shah, on the decision to stop holding animal sacrifices during the Gadhimai festival. Humane Society International. 29 July 2015.
  5. News: Meredith. Charlotte. Thousands of Animals Have Been Saved in Nepal as Mass Slaughter Is Cancelled. 29 July 2015. Vice News. Vice Media, Inc.. 29 July 2015.
  6. NepalMap Language https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=district-08&geo_ids=district-08,province-2,country-NP
  7. NepalMap Caste https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=district-08&geo_ids=district-08,province-2,country-NP
  8. NepalMap Religion https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=district-08&geo_ids=district-08,province-2,country-NP
  9. NepalMap Literacy https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=district-08&geo_ids=district-08,province-2,country-NP
  10. Book: Preliminary Report of National Population 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal . ne.
  11. Web site: NepalMap profile: Bara. NepalMap . 19 July 2022.
  12. Web site: स्थानिय तह . Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration . 1 September 2018 . ne . https://web.archive.org/web/20180831065451/http://103.69.124.141/ . 31 August 2018 . dead .