Kapasia Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Kapasia
locator_position = right
latd = 24.1000
longd = 90.5708
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Gazipur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 303710
population_density = 851
area_total = 356.98
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/gazipur/Kapasia.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Kapasia
footnotes =

Kapasia ( _bn. কাপাসিয়া) is an Upazila of Gazipur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Kapasia is located at coord|24.1000|N|90.5708|E| . It has 59221 units of house hold and total area 356.98 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Kapasia has a population of 303710. Males constitute are 50.83% of the population, and females 49.17%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 154204. Kapasia has an average literacy rate of 100% (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

Kapasia has 11 Unions/Wards, 167 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 231 villages.

ee also

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

References