Pirgachha Upazila

Pirgachha
পীরগাছা
—  Upazila  —
Pirgachha
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Rangpur District
Area
 • Total 265.32 km2 (102.4 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 256,573
 • Density 967/km2 (2,504.5/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Pirgachha

Pirgachha (Bengali: পীরগাছা) is an Upazila of Rangpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Pirgachha is located at . It has 52432 units of house hold and total area 265.32 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pirgachha has a population of 256573. Males constitute are 50.59% of the population, and females 49.41%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 125484. Pirgachha has an average literacy rate of 21.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Pirgachha has 9 Unions/Wards, 171 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 189 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.