Itari_Parsahi Knowpia

Itari prasahi

ईटारी प्रसाही
Itari prasahi ईटारी प्रसाही
Village development committee
	Itari prasahi Location in Nepal
	Coordinates: 26°44′N 86°11′E / 26.74°N 86.19°E
Country	Nepal
Zone	Sagarmatha Zone
District	Siraha District
Population (1991)
• Total	3,302
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

'Itari prasahi 'which was once a VDC is now a ward no 3 of kalyanpur municipality of siraha district, province no 2, Nepal. It is the heart of the kalyanpur Municipality. It is the most populated ward as well as the largest in area of kalyanpur municipality. Also, It is the richest ward among all 12 ward. Most of the people depend upon agriculture and animal husbandry, fishery for their livelihood. Very few people are business men, teachers, doctors, engineers etc.

Demographics edit

At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 3302 living in 664 households.

Many mandal's (dhanuka) people live there along with Maithil Brahmin, Mahapatra Brahmin, Muslim, Yadav, Chamar, Dom, Sah, Mahato, pashwan, Mukhiya, Bhandari, Sharma (barhi), Thakur(lauwa), Mandal (khatbe), Mandal (sirot), Chaudhary (Tharu) or Mushar people.

Culture edit

A temple of Lord Shiva called Parasnath Mahadev was excavated. While digging, villagers found a half constructed building with four five foot tall pillars, a stone ladder, and a philosopher's stone 'paras pathar' (पारस/पारसमणि). Villagers completed the building. After some years, King Birendra bir bikram shah visited the temple. Months after the king's visit, the paras pathar was stolen.

Economy edit

Agriculture and animal husbandry is the main occupation of this village. Almost one people from every home is currently working in gulf county.

Geography edit

The village is surrounded by two rivers, ghurmi in the east and kamala in west and south

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References edit

^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2008.

External links edit

UN map of the municipalities of Siraha District

[1] "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2008.

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