Palash Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.9500° N 90.6250° E

Palash Upazila

Palash
Division_name
 - District
Dhaka Division
 - Narsingdi District
Coordinates 23.9500° N 90.6250° E
Area 94.43 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
174040
 - 1843/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Palash

Palash (Bengali: পলাশ) is an Upazila of Narsingdi District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Palash is located at 23.9500° N 90.6250° E . It has 31350 units of house hold and total area 94.43 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Palash has a population of 174040. Males constitute are 53.4% of the population, and females 46.6%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 89627. Palash has an average literacy rate of 42.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Palash has 5 Unions/Wards, 64 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 98 vilages.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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