Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila

Thakurgaon Sadar
ঠাকুরগাঁও সদর
Upazila
Thakurgaon Sadar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 26°1.2′N 88°28′E / 26.0200°N 88.467°E / 26.0200; 88.467Coordinates: 26°1.2′N 88°28′E / 26.0200°N 88.467°E / 26.0200; 88.467
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Thakurgaon District
Area
 • Total 683.45 km2 (263.88 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 581,227[1]
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 5100
Website Official Thakurgaon website

Thakurgaon Sadar (Bengali: ঠাকুরগাঁও সদর) is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[2]

Geography

Thakurgaon Sadar is located at 26°01′15″N 88°28′00″E / 26.0208°N 88.4667°E / 26.0208; 88.4667 . It has 79823 households and total area 683.45 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Thakurgaon Sadar has a population of 422728. Males constitute 51.7% of the population, and females 48.3%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 214112. Thakurgaon Sadar has an average literacy rate of 30.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Thakurgaon Sadar has 22 Unions/Wards, 215 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 198 villages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Thakurgaon (District (Zila), Bangladesh) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
  2. ↑ Abu Md. Iqbal Rumi Shah (2012), "Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  3. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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