Ghoraghat Upazila

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Coordinates: 25.2458° N 89.2167° E

Ghoraghat Upazila
Ghoraghat
Division_name  - District	Rajshahi Division  - Dinajpur District
Coordinates	25.2458° N 89.2167° E
Area	148.67 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	84279  - 567/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Ghoraghat

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

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Ghoraghat is located at 25.2458° N 89.2167° E . It has 17535 units of house hold and total area 148.67 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Ghoraghat has a population of 84279. Males constitute are 51.01% of the population, and females 48.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 43913. Ghoraghat has an average literacy rate of 26.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Ghoraghat has 4 Unions/Wards, 115 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 111 vilages.

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

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