Ramgram Municipality Explained

Parasi
Other Name:Parasi
Native Name:रामग्राम
Settlement Type:Municipality
Motto:"नगरबासीकाे सराेकार! स्वच्छ,पारदर्शी र विकासमुखी स्थानीय सरकार"
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Pushpin Map:Nepal
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lumbini
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) District
Government Type:Mayor–council government
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Dhanpat Yadav
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Samjhana Chaudhary
Area Total Km2:96
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:64017[1]
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:27.5333°N 123°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:33000
Area Code:078
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cwa
Website:http://ramgrammun.gov.np
Official Name:Ramgram
Parts Type:No. of Wards
Governing Body:Ramgram Municipality
Parts:18

Ramgram is a town and municipality that is the capital of the Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) District in Lumbini Province of Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 64,017 in 13,137 households. The former name, Parasi, is still widely used.

Ramgram is located about 9km (06miles) from the Mahendra Highway, the arterial roadway of Nepal (connected through the Sunwal Municipality). The roadway is also called Tanka Prasad Acharya Marga. Jeeps and buses run through this roadway from Sunwal Jeep Station. It is also connected through a highway, 5km (03miles) from Bumahi, a small town connected to Mahendra Highway.Ramgram's population is mainly Hindu, but it is also an important place for Buddhists because it is the location of Ramagrama stupa; the stupa, which was constructed around 2500 BCE, contains one of the relics of Buddha.[2] Every year, about 7,000 tourists visit the stupa.

3km (02miles) southwest of the Ramgram stupa is another temple known as Pali Bhagvati Temple, which is dedicated to Durga Goddess. There is a small river known as Jharahi. The place is situated in Ujaingadha, now known as Ujaini. It is also known as the maternal house of Gautam Buddha.

Demographics

Languages

Bhojpuri is the most spoken language in Ramagram. 80.2% of the population spoke Bhojpuri, 9.2% Nepali, 9.1% Tharu as their first language. 1.5% of the population spoke Other languages.[3]

Notes and References

  1. General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012
  2. Web site: Ramagrama, the relic stupa of Lord Buddha UNESCO World Heritage Centre. UNESCO World Heritage. Centre. whc.unesco.org. 9 September 2018.
  3. Web site: cast-ethnicity national_population and housing_census_year results . 2024-09-04 . censusnepal.cbs.gov.np.