Durgapur, Rajshahi

Durpur দূর্গাপুর
—  Upazila  —
Durpur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°27.3′N 88°46′E / 24.455°N 88.767°E / 24.455; 88.767Coordinates: 24°27.3′N 88°46′E / 24.455°N 88.767°E / 24.455; 88.767
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Rajshahi District
Area
– Total	195.03 km2 (75.3 sq mi)
Population (1991)
– Total	137,640
– Density	706/km2 (1,828.5/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Durgapur

For disambiguation, see Durgapur (disambiguation).

Durgapur (Bengali: দূর্গাপুর) is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Durgapur is located at 24°27′20″N 88°46′00″E / 24.4556°N 88.7667°E / 24.4556; 88.7667. It has 27,731 households and a total area of 195.03 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991^[update] Bangladesh census, Durgapur's population was 137,640. Males constituted 50.81% of the population, females 49.19%. The population aged 18 and older was 71,446. Durgapur's average literacy rate was 20.2% (7+ years), compared to a national average of 32.54.^[1]

Administrative

Durgapur has 7 Unions/Wards, 114 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 122 villages. Post Code- 6240.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.