Parbatipur Upazila

Parbatipur
পার্বতীপুর
Upazila
Parbatipur

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°39′12″N 88°54′56″E / 25.6533°N 88.9155°ECoordinates: 25°39′12″N 88°54′56″E / 25.6533°N 88.9155°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Dinajpur District
Area
 • Total 395.1 km2 (152.5 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 270,904
 • Density 686/km2 (1,780/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Parbatipur

Parbatipur (Bengali: পার্বতীপুর ) is an upazila (subdistrict) of Dinajpur District in the Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.

Geography

Parbatipur is located at 25°39′12″N 88°54′56″E / 25.6533°N 88.9155°E . It has 53,146 households and a total area 395.1 km².

Historical and Popular places 

Parbatipur Junctino   Central Locomative Workshop  Natun Bazar  Puratun Bazar

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Parbatipur has a population of 270,904. Males constitute 51.46% of the population, and females 48.54%. Upazila's population of people eighteen years old or older is 139,294. Parbatipur has an average literacy rate of 29.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[1]

Administrative

Parbatipur has 10 unions, 1 paurasava, 194 mauzas/mahallas, 230 villages and 1 cantonment situated in it.

See also

References

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