Rupganj Upazila

Rupganj
রূপগঞ্জ
—  Upazila  —
Shitalakshya River from Rupganj, Bangladesh
Rupganj
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Narayanganj District
Area
 • Total 247.97 km2 (95.7 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 375,935
 • Density 1,516/km2 (3,926.4/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Rupganj

Rupganj (Bengali: রূপগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Narayanganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Rupganj is located at . It has 64902 units of house hold and total area 247.97 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rupganj has a population of 375935. Males constitute are 53% of the population, and females 47%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 187590. Rupganj has an average literacy rate of 37.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Rupganj has 11 Unions/Wards, 203 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 379 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.