Shahrasti Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.2222° N 90.9500° E

Shahrasti Upazila
Shahrasti
Division_name  - District	Chittagong Division  - Chandpur District
Coordinates	23.2222° N 90.9500° E
Area	154.31 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	180643  - 1171/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Shahrasti

Shahrasti (Bengali: শাহরাস্তি) is an Upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Shahrasti is located at 23.2222° N 90.9500° E . It has 31212 units of house hold and total area 154.31 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Shahrasti has a population of 180643. Males constitute are 48.59% of the population, and females 51.41%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 84718. Shahrasti has an average literacy rate of 43% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Shahrasti has 9 Unions/Wards, 164 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 176 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.