Debiganj Upazila

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Debiganj Upazila
দেবীগঞ্জ উপজেলা
Upazila
Debiganj Upazila
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 26°7.1′0″N 88°45.6′0″E / 26.11833°N 88.76000°E / 26.11833; 88.76000
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Panchagarh District
Area
 • Total 309.04 km2 (119.32 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 159,902
 • Density 517/km2 (1,340/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 5020
Website Official Website Debiganj

Debiganj (Bengali: দেবীগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Debiganj Upazila is located at 26°07′07″N 88°45′33″E / 26.11858°N 88.759299°E / 26.11858; 88.759299. It has 31532 units of house hold and total area 309.04 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Debiganj has a population of 159902. Males constitute 51.02% of the population, and females 48.98%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 77660. Debiganj has an average literacy rate of 24.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Debiganj has 10 Unions/Wards, 106 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 101 villages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 
 Boda Upazila, Panchagarh Panchagarh Haldibari, West Bengal
Thakurgaon Domar, Nilphamari
   Debiganj Upazila  
Birganj, Dinajpur Khansama, Dinajpur Nilphamari


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