- Tungipara Upazila
Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Tungipara
locator_position = right
latd = 22.9000
longd = 89.8833
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Gopalganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 88102
population_density = 692
area_total = 127.25
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/gopalganj/Tungipara.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Tungipara
footnotes =Tungipara ( _bn. টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is an
Upazila ofGopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka,Bangladesh . It is the birthplace ofSheikh Mujibur Rahman , who is considered as the father of the nation and founder of independentBangladesh .Geography
Tungipara is located at coord|22.9000|N|89.8833|E| . It has 16030 units of house hold and total area 127.25 km².
Demographics
As of 1991 Bangladeshcensus GR|Bangladeh, Tungipara has a population of 88102. Males constitute are 51.25% of the population, and females 48.75%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 42147. Tungipara has an average literacy rate of 33.3% (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
Tungipara has 5 Unions/Wards, 33 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 67 villages.
ee also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh References
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