Palash Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Palash
locator_position = right
latd = 23.9500
longd = 90.6250
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Narsingdi District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 174040
population_density = 1843
area_total = 94.43
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/narsingdi/Palash.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Palash
footnotes =

Palash ( _bn. পলাশ) is an Upazila of Narsingdi District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Palash is located at coord|23.9500|N|90.6250|E| . It has 31350 units of house hold and total area 94.43 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Palash has a population of 174040. Males constitute are 53.4% of the population, and females 46.6%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 89627. Palash has an average literacy rate of 42.9% (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

Palash has 5 Unions/Wards, 64 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 98 villages.

ee also

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

References