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Panchagarh Sadar Upazila

Coordinates: 26°20.1′N 88°33.5′E / 26.3350°N 88.5583°E / 26.3350; 88.5583
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Panchagarh Sadar Upazila
পঞ্চগড় সদর উপজেলা
Upazila
Location of Panchagarh Sadar Upazila
Coordinates: 26°20.1′N 88°33.5′E / 26.3350°N 88.5583°E / 26.3350; 88.5583
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictPanchagarh
Area
 • Total
347.08 km2 (134.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
335,366
 • Density970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5000[2]
Area code0568[3]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Panchagarh Sadar

Panchagarh Sadar Upazila (Bengali: পঞ্চগড় সদর উপজেলা) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[4]

Geography

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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.[4]

Demographics

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Religions in Panchagarh Sadar Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 94.04%
Hinduism
 
 5.91%
Other or not stated
 
 0.05%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[6][7]

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.[8]

Administration

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UNO: Md. Jakir Hossen.[9]

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.[10]

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.[6]

Panchagarh Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 32 mahallas.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Panchagarh (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-252-8.
  6. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Panchagarh" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Panchagarh district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  9. ^ "Panchagarh Sadar UNO". panchagarhsadar.panchagarh.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  10. ^ "Panchagarh Sadar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-21.


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