Durgapur Upazila, Rajshahi

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Coordinates: 24.4556° N 88.7667° E

Durgapur Upazila
Durgapur
Division_name  - District	Rajshahi Division  - Rajshahi District
Coordinates	24.4556° N 88.7667° E
Area	195.03 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	137640  - 706/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Durgapur

Durgapur (Bengali: দূর্গাপুর) is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Durgapur is located at 24.4556° N 88.7667° E. It has 27,731 households and a total area of 195.03 km².

[edit] Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Durgapur's population was 137,640. Males constituted 50.81% of the population, females 49.19%. The population aged 18 and older was 71,446. Durgapur's average literacy rate was 20.2% (7+ years), compared to a national average of 32.54. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Durgapur has 7 Unions/Wards, 114 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 122 villages.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

1. ^ GR Error
2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.