Patharghata Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Patharghata
locator_position = right
latd = 22.0458
longd = 89.9689
division_name = Barisal Division
district = Barguna District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 134635
population_density = 348
area_total = 387.36
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/barguna/Patharghata.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of the Patharghata Upazila
footnotes =

Patharghata ( _bn. পাথরঘাটা) is an Upazila of Barguna District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Geography

Patharghata is located at coord|22.0458|N|89.9689|E|. It has 25610 units of house hold and total area 387.36 km².

Demographics

As of|1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Patharghata has a population of 134635. Males constitute are 50.56% of the population, and females 49.44%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 68751. Patharghata has an average literacy rate of 46.4% (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

Patharghata has 7 Unions/Wards, 43 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 67 villages.

See also

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

References