Hossainpur Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Hossainpur
locator_position = right
latd = 24.4167
longd = 90.6500
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Kishoreganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 148028
population_density = 1220
area_total = 121.29
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/kishoreganj/Hossainpur.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Hossainpur
footnotes =

Hossainpur ( _bn. হুসাইনপুর) is an Upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Hossainpur is located at coord|24.4167|N|90.6500|E| . It has 29486 units of house hold and total area 121.29 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Hossainpur has a population of 148028. Males constitute are 51.49% of the population, and females 48.51%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 72824. Hossainpur has an average literacy rate of 23.1% (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

Hossainpur has 6 Unions/Wards, 73 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 101 villages.

ee also

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

References