Parbatipur Upazila

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Coordinates: 25.6333° N 88.6500° E

Parbatipur Upazila

Parbatipur
Division_name
 - District		 Rajshahi Division
 - Dinajpur District
Coordinates 25.6333° N 88.6500° E
Area 395.1 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density		 270904
 - 686/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Parbatipur

Parbatipur (Bengali: পার্বতীপুর ) is an Upazila (subdistrict) of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Parbatipur is located at 25.6333° N 88.6500° E . It has 53146 units of house hold and total area 395.1 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Parbatipur has a population of 270,904. Males constitute 51.46% of the population, and females 48.54%. Upazila's population of people eighteen years old or older is 139,294. Parbatipur has an average literacy rate of 29.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Parbatipur has 13 Unions/Wards, 194 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 230 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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