Birganj Upazila

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Birganj Upazila
Birganj
Division_name - District	Rajshahi Division - Dinajpur District
Coordinates	25.8597° N 88.6500° E
Area	413 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991) - Density	231305 - 560/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Birganj

Birganj (Bengali: বীরগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Administrative
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Geography

Birganj is located at 25.8597° N 88.6500° E . It has 42323 units of house hold and total area 413 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Birganj has a population of 231305. Males constitute are 51.77% of the population, and females 48.23%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 111160. Birganj has an average literacy rate of 25% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]