Pangsha Upazila

Pangsha
পাংশা
Upazila
Pangsha

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°47.5′N 89°25′E / 23.7917°N 89.417°E / 23.7917; 89.417Coordinates: 23°47.5′N 89°25′E / 23.7917°N 89.417°E / 23.7917; 89.417
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Rajbari District
Area
 • Total 414.24 km2 (159.94 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 316,752
 • Density 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Pangsha

Pangsha (Bengali: পাংশা) is an Upazila of Rajbari District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Pangsha is located at 23°47′30″N 89°25′00″E / 23.7917°N 89.4167°E / 23.7917; 89.4167 . It has 54,424 households and a total area of 414.24 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pangsha had a population of 316,752, of whom 151,566 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.78% of the population, and females 48.22%. Pangsha had an average literacy rate of 23.1% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2] mashhpara 23.75/89.36. Bagduli High School. Pangsha Rajbari Maurat latitude 23.47 longitude89,25

Administration

Pangsha has 20 Unions/Wards, 359 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 316 villages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Md. Tawhid Mia (2012), "Pangsha 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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