Gangachara Upazila

Gangachara (Bengali: গংগাচড়া) is an upazila of Rangpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Gangachara

গঙ্গাচড়া
Upazila
Gangachara
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°51′N 89°13′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictRangpur District
Area
 • Total272.28 km2 (105.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total259,856
 • Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5410
Websitegangachara.rangpur.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Geography

Gangachara is located at 25.8500°N 89.2167°E / 25.8500; 89.2167. It has 37,235 households and total area 209.61 km2.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Bangladesh census, Gangachara has a population of 259856. Males constitute 52.06% of the population, and females 47.94%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 94048. Gangachara has an average literacy rate of 22.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.95% literate.[2]

Administration

Gangachara Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Alam Biditar, Barabil, Betgari, Gangachara, Gajaghanta, Khaleya, Kolkanda, Lakshmitari, Marania, and Nohali. The union parishads are subdivided into 92 mauzas and 128 villages.[3]

See also

References
  1. Md. Abdus Sattar (2012), "Gangachara Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), 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.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Rangpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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