Atpara Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Atpara
locator_position = right
latd = 24.8083
longd = 90.8667
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Netrokona District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 120491
population_density = 617
area_total = 195.13
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/netrokona/Atpara.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Atpara
footnotes =

Atpara ( _bn. আতপাড়া) is an Upazila of Netrokona District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Atpara is located at coord|24.8083|N|90.8667|E| . It has 23395 units of house hold and total area 195.13 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Atpara has a population of 120491. Males constitute are 51.15% of the population, and females 48.85%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 60858. Atpara has an average literacy rate of 24% (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

Atpara has 7 Unions/Wards, 142 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 175 villages.

ee also

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

References