Durgapur Upazila

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Coordinates: 25.1250° N 90.6875° E

Durgapur Upazila

Durgapur
Division_name
 - District
Dhaka Division
 - Netrokona District
Coordinates 25.1250° N 90.6875° E
Area 293.42 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
169135
 - 576/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Durgapur

Durgapur (Bengali: দূর্গাপুর) is an Upazila of Netrokona District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Durgapur is located at 25.1250° N 90.6875° E . It has 32245 units of house hold and total area 293.42 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Durgapur has a population of 169135. Males constitute are 50.49% of the population, and females 49.51%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 83795. Durgapur has an average literacy rate of 23% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Durgapur has 7 Unions/Wards, 134 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 215 vilages.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.