Hossainpur Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.4167° N 90.6500° E

Hossainpur Upazila

Hossainpur
Division_name
 - District
Dhaka Division
 - Kishoreganj District
Coordinates 24.4167° N 90.6500° E
Area 121.29 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
148028
 - 1220/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Hossainpur

Hossainpur (Bengali: হুসাইনপুর) is an Upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Hossainpur is located at 24.4167° N 90.6500° E . It has 29486 units of house hold and total area 121.29 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Hossainpur has a population of 148028. Males constitute are 51.49% of the population, and females 48.51%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 72824. Hossainpur has an average literacy rate of 23.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Hossainpur has 6 Unions/Wards, 73 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 101 villages.

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[edit] References

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