Bagmara Upazila

Bagmara
বাগমারা
Upazila
Bagmara

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°33.8′N 88°48.5′E / 24.5633°N 88.8083°ECoordinates: 24°33.8′N 88°48.5′E / 24.5633°N 88.8083°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Rajshahi District
Area
  Total 363.3 km2 (140.3 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 282,520
  Density 778/km2 (2,020/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Bagmara

Bagmara (Bengali: বাগমারা) is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bagmara is located at 24°33′50″N 88°48′30″E / 24.5639°N 88.8083°E . It has 57675 units of house hold and total area 363.3 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bagmara has a population of 282520. Males constitute 50.01% of the population, and females 49.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 147768. Bagmara has an average literacy rate of 52.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Bagmara has 16 Unions/Wards, 295 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 362 villages. The unions of Bagmara thana are: 1. Shuvodanga 2. Basupara 3. Auchpara 4. Govindpara 5. Gonipur 6. Sonadanga 7. Jugipara 8. Nordash 9. Kacarikuolipara 10. Maria 11. Sreepur 12. Dippur 13. Borobihanoli 14. Hamirkutssa 15. Jhikra and 16. Ghoalkandi.

Also Bagmara has 2 powroshova. 1 Taherpur powroshova & 2. Bhawanigong powroshova


References

  1. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.