Begumganj Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Begumganj
locator_position = right
latd = 22.9500
longd = 91.1000
division_name = Chittagong Division
district = Noakhali District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 676168
population_density = 1587
area_total = 426.05
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/noakhali /Begumganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Begumganj
footnotes =

Begumganj ( _bn. বেগমগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Noakhali District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Begumganj is located at coord|22.9500|N|91.1000|E| . It has 118361 units of house hold and total area 426.05 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Begumganj has a population of 676168. Males constitute are 49.2% of the population, and females 50.8%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 313911. Begumganj has an average literacy rate of 44.4% (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

Begumganj has 29 Unions/Wards, 344 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 343 villages.

ee also

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

References