Ishwardi Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.1500° N 89.0667° E

Ishwardi Upazila

Ishwardi
Division_name
 - District
Rajshahi Division
 - Pabna District
Coordinates 24.1500° N 89.0667° E
Area 246.9 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
236825
 - 959/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Ishwardi

Ishwardi (Bengali: ঈশ্বরদী) is an Upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is a junction on the broad gauge western system of Bangladesh Railways.

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[edit] Geography

Ishwardi is located at 24.1500° N 89.0667° E . It has 39112 units of house hold and total area 246.9 km².

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[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Ishwardi has a population of 236,825. Males constitute are 51.88% of the population, and females 48.12%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 111,338. Ishwardi has an average literacy rate of 35.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Ishwardi has 10 Unions/Wards, 143 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 113 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.