Raipura Upazila, Narsingdi

Raipura
রায়পুরা
—  Upazila  —
A village on Meghna River in Raipura
Raipura
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Narsingdi District
Area
 • Total 312.77 km2 (120.8 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 413,766
 • Density 1,323/km2 (3,426.6/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Raipura

Raipura (Bengali: রায়পুরা) is an Upazila of Narsingdi District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Raipura is located at . It has 76508 households and total area of 312.77 square kilometres (120.76 sq mi).

Demographics

As of 1991 Raipura has a population of 413,766. Males constitute 51.58% of the population, and females 48.42%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 204212. Raipura has an average literacy rate of 22.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Raipura has 24 Unions/Wards, 114 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 231 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.