Phulchhari Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Phulchhari
locator_position = right
latd = 25.1917
longd = 89.6167
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Gaibandha District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 128845
population_density = 420
area_total = 306.53
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/gaibandha/Phulchhari.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Phulchhari
footnotes =

Phulchhari ( _bn. ফুলছড়ি) is an Upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Phulchhari is located at coord|25.1917|N|89.6167|E| . It has 22193 units of house hold and total area 306.53 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Phulchhari has a population of 128845. Males constitute are 50.82% of the population, and females 49.18%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 54806. Phulchhari has an average literacy rate of 16.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Phulchhari has 7 Unions/Wards, 80 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 74 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References