Austagram Upazila
Austagram or Astagram (Bengali: অষ্টগ্রাম) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]
Austagram
অষ্টগ্রাম | |
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  Austagram Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°16′N 91°7.5′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Kishoreganj District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 355.53 km2 (137.27 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 132,303 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | austagram |
Geography
Austagram is located at 24.2667°N 91.1250°E. It has 21,077 households and a total area of 355.53 km2.
Demographics
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Austagram had a population of 132,303, of whom 59,377 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 51.41% of the population, and females 48.59%. Austagram had an average literacy rate of 38.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]
Administration
Austagram Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Adampur, Austagram, Bangalpara, Deoghar, Kalma, Kastail, Khayerpur Abdullahpur, and Purba Austagram. The union parishads are subdivided into 59 mauzas and 72 villages.[3]
See also
References
- Enayet Sobhan (2012), "Austagram Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Kishoreganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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