Ranisankail Upazila

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Coordinates: 25.8875° N 88.2514° E

Ranisankail Upazila
Ranisankail
Division_name  - District	Rajshahi Division  - Thakurgaon District
Coordinates	25.8875° N 88.2514° E
Area	287.59 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	156107  - 543/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Ranisankail

Ranisankail (Bengali: রাণীশংকৈল) is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Ranisankail is located at 25.8875° N 88.2514° E . It has 29992 units of house hold and total area 287.59 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Ranisankail has a population of 156107. Males constitute 51.67% of the population, and females 48.33%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 76136. Ranisankail has an average literacy rate of 25.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Ranisankail has 5 Unions/Wards, 124 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 122 villages.

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

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