Ghoraghat Upazila

Ghoraghat
ঘোড়াঘাট
Upazila
Ghoraghat

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°14.7′N 89°13′E / 25.2450°N 89.217°E / 25.2450; 89.217Coordinates: 25°14.7′N 89°13′E / 25.2450°N 89.217°E / 25.2450; 89.217
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Dinajpur District
Area
 • Total 148.67 km2 (57.40 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 84,279
 • Density 567/km2 (1,470/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Ghoraghat

Ghoraghat (Bengali: ঘোড়াঘাট) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Ghoraghat is located at 25°14′45″N 89°13′00″E / 25.2458°N 89.2167°E / 25.2458; 89.2167 . It has 17535 house holds and a total area of 148.67 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ghoraghat had a population of 84279. Males constituted 51.01% of the population, and females 48.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 43913. Ghoraghat has an average literacy rate of 26.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administrative

Ghoraghat has 4 unions/wards, 115 mauzas/mahallas, and 111 villages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shamsuzzaman (2012), "Ghoraghat Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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