Rajapur Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Rajapur
locator_position = right
latd = 22.5667
longd = 90.1417
division_name = Barisal Division
district = Jhalakati District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 143659
population_density = 874
area_total = 164.33
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/jhalakati/Rajapur.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of the Rajapur Upazila
footnotes =

Rajapur ( _bn. রাজাপুর ) is an Upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Geography

Rajapur is located at coord|22.5667|N|90.1417|E| . It has 28131 units of house hold and total area 164.33 km².

Demographics

As of|1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Rajapur has a population of 143659. Males constitute are 49.93% of the population, and females 50.07%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 72392. Rajapur has an average literacy rate of 52.7% (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

Rajapur has 6 Unions/Wards, 72 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 73 villages.

ee also

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

References