Faridpur Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.1583° N 89.4528° E

Faridpur Upazila

Faridpur
Division_name
 - District
Rajshahi Division
 - Pabna District
Coordinates 24.1583° N 89.4528° E
Area 145.47 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
111464
 - 766/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Faridpur

Faridpur (Bengali: ফরিদপুর) is an Upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Faridpur is located at 24.1583° N 89.4528° E . It has 18325 units of house hold and total area 145.47 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Faridpur has a population of 111464. Males constitute are 51.44% of the population, and females 48.56%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52699. Faridpur has an average literacy rate of 26.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Faridpur has 6 Unions/Wards, 59 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 88 vilages.

[edit] See also


[edit] References

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