Gamhariya Parsa
| Gamhariya गम्हरिया Gamhariya Parsa | |
|---|---|
| Village development committee | |
  Gamhariya | |
| Coordinates: 26°56′N 85°23′E / 26.93°N 85.38°ECoordinates: 26°56′N 85°23′E / 26.93°N 85.38°E | |
| Country |
 Nepal |
| Zone | Narayani Zone |
| District | Rautahat District |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 3,851 |
| Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
Gamhariya Parsa is a village development committee in Rautahat District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3851 people living in 729 individual households.[1]
After "Panchayat Kaal", the official name of this Village Development Committee (VDC) became "Gamhariya" but still not amended in some statistics data due to government carelessness. The VDC has 9 wards. Half of Ward 1 comprises in Parsa village (rest part of Parsa village is in Sangrampur VDC), rest of ward 1 and wards 2,3,4 and 5 in Gamhariya village and remaining wards 6,7,8 and 9 in Laxmipur village as sub locality.
In 2012, the estimated population of this VDC is around 7000.
Education
Institution
- Madrasa Islahul Muslemeen -The eldest Islamic school of Nepal "Madrasa Islahul Muslemeen" is situated here which was founded by "Sheikh Hazee Alibaksh" and later his son "Sheikh Hazee Sujaeet" added some more infrastructures. The great-grand son, "Sheikh Abul Kalam Azad (Phool Babu)", of the founder of this Madrasa is currently not only the chief of this Islamic School but also chairperson of this village.
The Madrasa has around 700 students. Among them around 100 are boarders mostly from Rautahat district, Sarlahi district and Bihar (India).The curriculum of study is not only Islamic study like "Deene Taleem" but also Mathematics and Languages like English, Arabic, Persian (Farsi), Urdu, Hindi and Nepali are taught. It is said that there is no single family in this village who don't have at least one Mawlānā (Graduate of religious Institution) and also boast for highest number of Mawlānā in one VDC in whole Nepal.[2][3]
- Janta Primary School -The school have around 200 students and follow the curriculum of Government School of Nepal.
Transportation
The village is linked with the oldest highway of Rautahat district called "Rajaiya Sadak" which still connects Rautahat District Capital "Gaur" and East West Highway terminal "Chandranigahpur". it is 5 km east of Garuda (Fastest growing Market of Rautahat District), 3 km south of Samanpur (An old Market of Rautahat District), 20 km north of Gaur (The capital and the border with India) and 20 km south of Chandranigahpur.
It is connected with new Highway called "Gaur-Chandranigahpur Highway" through Garuda.
Land transportation like Tanga, Rickshaw, Jeep, Bus is available.
Economy
The major economy of this VDC is farming. Sugarcane, Paddy, Wheat, Mustard, Dal, etc. are the major production of this village. The other economy is the remittance from the people working mostly in Kathmandu, India and Gulf Countries.
There is also a market called "Gamhariya Bazar" where daily needs are available.
Culture
The culture of this village has been influenced by Muslim community as they comprise 85% of population. It is believed that Muslim community have been living here since more than 200 years.
References
- ↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ↑ "Islamic Centers".
- ↑ "Gamhariya Parsa". Google Maps. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
