Porsha Upazila

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Coordinates: 25.0250° N 88.4833° E

Porsha Upazila

Porsha
Division_name
 - District
Rajshahi Division
 - Naogaon District
Coordinates 25.0250° N 88.4833° E
Area 252.83 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
97279
 - 385/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Porsha

Porsha (Bengali: পোরশা) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Porsha is located at 25.0250° N 88.4833° E . It has 18047 units of house hold and total area 252.83 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Porsha has a population of 97279. Males constitute are 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 48932. Porsha has an average literacy rate of 26.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Porsha has 6 Unions/Wards, 155 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 242 vilages.

[edit] See also


[edit] References

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