- Paikgachha Upazila
Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Paikgachha
locator_position = right
latd = 22.5889
longd = 89.3361
division_name = Khulna Division
district = Khulna District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 225085
population_density = 547
area_total = 411.19
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/khulna/Paikgachha.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Paikgachha
footnotes =Paikgachha ( _bn. পাইকগাছা) is an
Upazila ofKhulna District in the Division of Khulna,Bangladesh .Geography
Paikgachha is located at coord|22.5889|N|89.3361|E| . It has 41194 units of house hold and total area 411.19 km².
Demographics
As of 1991 Bangladeshcensus GR|Bangladeh, Paikgachha has a population of 225085. Males constitute are 51.14% of the population, and females 48.86%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 117629. Paikgachha has an average literacy rate of 32.6% (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
Paikgachha has 10 Unions/Wards, 172 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 212 villages.
ee also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh References
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