Ghoraghat Upazila

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For the village in Barisal, see Ghoraghat, Barisal Division.

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.

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[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Ghoraghat had a population of 84279. Males constituted 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. [2]

[edit] Administrative

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

[edit] See also


[edit] References

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


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