Pakundia Upazila

Pakundia (Bengali: পাকুন্দিয়া) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

Pakundia

পাকুন্দিয়া
Upazila
Pakundia
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°20′N 90°41′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictKishoreganj District
Area
 • Total180.52 km2 (69.70 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total210,355
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Pakundia

Geography

Pakundia is located at 24.3333°N 90.6833°E / 24.3333; 90.6833. It has 39,924 households and total area 180.52 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pakundia has a population of 210,355. Males are 51.26% of the population, and females 48.74%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 103,661. Pakundia has an average literacy rate of 40.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 42.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Pakundia Upazila is divided into Pakundia Municipality and nine union parishads: Barudia, Chandipasha, Char Faradi, Egarasindur, Hosendi, Jangalia, Narandi, Patuabhanga, and Sukhia. The union parishads are subdivided into 97 mauzas and 150 villages.[3]

Pakundia Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 25 mahallas.[3]

Education

References
  1. Alam, Md. Jahangir. "Pakundia Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Kishoreganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. "Institute Basic Information" (XLS). Bangladesh Open Data.
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