Palashbari Upazila

Palashbari
পলাশবাড়ী
—  Upazila  —
Palashbari
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Gaibandha District
Area
 • Total 190.67 km2 (73.6 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 210,806
 • Density 1,106/km2 (2,864.5/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Palashbari

Palashbari (Bengali: পলাশবাড়ী) is an Upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Palashbari is located at . It has 41586 units of house hold and total area 190.67 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Palashbari has a population of 210806. Males constitute are 50.54% of the population, and females 49.46%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 102892. Palashbari has an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Name of Upzila Chairman A.K.M. Moksed Chowdhury(2009). Palashbari has 9 Unions/Wards, 161 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 160 villages.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.