Porsha Upazila

Porsha
পোরশা
—  Upazila  —
Porsha
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Naogaon District
Area
 • Total 252.83 km2 (97.6 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 97,279
 • Density 385/km2 (997.1/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Porsha

Porsha (Bengali: পোরশা) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Porsha is located at . It has 18047 units of house hold and total area 252.83 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Porsha has a population of 97279. Males constitute are 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 48932. Porsha has an average literacy rate of 26.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Porsha has 6 Unions/Wards, 155 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 242 villages.molla para village.

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.