Ramgram Municipality

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Parasi
रामग्राम
Parasi
Ramgram
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Buddha Chowk
Motto(s): 
"नगरबासीकाे सराेकार! स्वच्छ,पारदर्शी र विकासमुखी स्थानीय सरकार"
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Parasi
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°32′N83°40′E / 27.533°N 83.667°E / 27.533; 83.667
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Province Lumbini
District Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) District
No. of Wards 18
Government
  Type Mayor–council government
  BodyRamgram Municipality
   Mayor Dhanpat Yadav
   Deputy Mayor Samjhana Chaudhary
Area
  Total96 km2 (37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total64,017 [1]
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
33000
Area code 078
Climate Cwa
Website http://ramgrammun.gov.np
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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. [1] The former name, Parasi, is still widely used.

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Ramgram is located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) 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, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Bumahi, a small town connected to Mahendra Highway.

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Statue and entrance gate at Ramgrama stupa

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.[ citation needed ]

3 kilometres (1.9 mi) 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]

Languages in Ramgram.

   Bhojpuri (80.2%)
   Nepali (9.2%)
   Tharu (9.1%)
  Others (1.5%)
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Ramagrama stupa

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References

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