Purbadhala Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Purbadhala
locator_position = right
latd = 24.9333
longd = 90.6028
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Netrokona District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 235675
population_density = 755
area_total = 312.3
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/netrokona/Purbadhala.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Purbadhala
footnotes =

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

Geography

Purbadhala is located at coord|24.9333|N|90.6028|E| . It has 44799 units of house hold and total area 312.3 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Purbadhala has a population of 235675. Males constitute are 50.79% of the population, and females 49.21%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 114878. Purbadhala has an average literacy rate of 23% (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

Purbadhala has 12 Unions/Wards, 229 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 334 villages.
The Unions of purbdhala are following :
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10. Narandia Union
11. Gohalakanda Union
12. Bhairati Union

ee also

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

References