Panchagarh District

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Coordinates: 26.25° N 88.50° E

Panchagarh District

Panchagarh
Division_name Rajshahi Division
Coordinates 26.25° N 88.50° E
Area 1,404.63 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
 - Literacy rate
829,374
 - 590.46/km²
 - 30.6%
Website: Banglapedia Article
Maplink: Official Map of Panchagarh District

Panchagarh is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division.

[edit] Geography

Panchagadh is the situated in the north side of Bangladesh. It is 150 feet high from the level.

Some important data about Panchagarh:

  1. Area: 1404.63 km².
  2. Total Boundary: 302.68 km
  3. Estublished: 01.02.1984
  4. No. of City Corporation: 2
  5. No. of Upzilla: 5
  6. No. of Union: 43
  7. No. of Village: 825
  8. No. of Mouza: 463
  9. Population: 9,01,091
    1. Men: 4,65,056
    2. Women: 4,36,035
  10. Dencity of Population: 641 per sp. km.
  11. Rate of education:
    1. Men: 42%
    2. Women: 24%
  12. Hat-Bazar(Markets): 138
  13. Main Crops: Rice, Wheat,Sugar-Chan etc.
  14. No. of Rivers: 16
  15. Main Rivers: Korotoya, Dahuk,Chawai, Tirnoy.

[edit] Subdivisions(Upzila)

Panchagarh has five Upzila. There are

  1. Panchagarh Sadar
  2. Boda
  3. Atwari
  4. Debiganj
  5. Tetulia

[edit] See also