Rangpur Sadar Upazila

Rangpur Sadar (Bengali: রংপুর সদর) is an Upazila of Rangpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

This article is about Rangpur as a upazila in Bangladesh. For other uses, see Rangpur (disambiguation).
Rangpur Sadar

রংপুর সদর
Upazila
Rangpur Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°45.5′N 89°14′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictRangpur District
Area
 • Total330.33 km2 (127.54 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total494,317
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Rangpuri, Rongpuri
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Rangpur Sadar

Geography

Rangpur Sadar is located at 25.7583°N 89.2333°E / 25.7583; 89.2333. It has 89651 households and total area 330.33 km2.

The padas of Rangpur Sadar are Dhaap, Kamal Kasna, Robertsonganj, Mondolpara, Kuthirpara, Bahar Kasna, Munshipara, Mulatole Pada, Keranipara, Gomostapara, New Engineer Pada, Kotkipara, Deudoba Dangirpara, Palapara (also named Pakpara), Lalbagh. Mominpur is one of the unions in Rangpur sadar upazila.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rangpur Sadar has a population of 494317. Males constitute 52.44% of the population, and females 47.56%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 251530. Rangpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 37.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Rangpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Rangpur Municipality and 12 union parishads: Chandanpat, Darshana, Haridebpur, Mominpur, Pashuram, Rajendrapur, Sabyapushkarni, Satgra, Tamphat, Tapodhan, Uttam, and Rangpur Cantonment. The union parishads are subdivided into 151 mauzas and 308 villages.[3]

See also

References
  1. Abdus Sattar (2012), "Rangpur Sadar 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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