Panchagarh Sadar
পঞ্চগড় সদর
Upazila
Excavated site in Bhitargarh
Excavated site in Bhitargarh
Location of Panchagarh Sadar
Coordinates: 26°20.1′N 88°33.5′E / 26.3350°N 88.5583°E / 26.3350; 88.5583
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictPanchagarh
Area
 • Total347.08 km2 (134.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total271,707
 • Density780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Panchagarh Sadar

Panchagarh Sadar (Bengali: পঞ্চগড় সদর) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Panchagarh Sadar is located at 26°20′05″N 88°33′30″E / 26.3347°N 88.5583°E / 26.3347; 88.5583, north side of the district. It has 37232 households and total area 347.08 km2.

It is bounded by West Bengal state of India on the north and east, Boda and Debiganj upazilas on the south, Atwari and Tentulia upazilas and West Bengal state of India on the west. The upazila has two enclaves; the Indian enclaves in the upazila are Garati and Singimari.[1]

Demographics

Religions in Panchagarh Sadar upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.71%
Hinduism
 
 6.20%
Other or not stated
 
 0.24%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Panchagarh Sadar Upazila had 60,115 households and a population of 271,707. 65,736 (24.19%) were under 10 years of age. Panchagarh Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 53.19%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 985 females per 1000 males. 46,038 (16.94%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Panchagarh Sadar has a population of 193198. Males constitute 51.3% of the population, and females 48.7%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 92460. Panchagarh Sadar has an average literacy rate of 34.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Administration

Panchagarh thana was established under Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal during the British rule. It was under the Thakurgaon sub-division of dinajpur district at the time of the partition of 1947 and had been a thana under Panchagarh sub-division since 1980. Panchagarh Thana was formed in 1909 and it wa s turned into an upazila in 1984.[5]

Panchagarh Sadar Upazila is divided into Panchagarh Municipality and ten union parishads: Amarkhana, Chaklahat, Dhakkamara, Garinabari, Hafizabad, Haribhasa, Kamat Kajal Dighi, Magura, Panchagarh, and Satmara. The union parishads are subdivided into 83 mauzas and 195 villages.[2]

Panchagarh Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 32 mahallas.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Md. Ahsan Habib (2012). "Panchagarh Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Panchagarh" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Panchagarh district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. ^ "Panchagarh Sadar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-21.


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