Dupchanchia Upazila

Dupchanchia ধুপচাঁচিয়া
—  Upazila  —
Dupchanchia Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°52.5′N 89°10.2′E / 24.875°N 89.17°E / 24.875; 89.17Coordinates: 24°52.5′N 89°10.2′E / 24.875°N 89.17°E / 24.875; 89.17
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Bogra District
Area
– Total	162.45 km2 (62.7 sq mi)
Population (1991)
– Total	149,112
– Density	918/km2 (2,377.6/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Dupchanchia

Dupchanchia (Bengali: ধুপচাঁচিয়া) is an Upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Dupchanchia is located at 24°52′30″N 89°10′10″E / 24.8750°N 89.1694°E / 24.8750; 89.1694 . It has 29153 units of house hold and a total area 162.45 km² (approximately). Dupchanchia (Town) has an area of 4.93 km² for the municipality.Dupchanchia pourashava mayor is md: jahangir alom. Hi is the political leader of B.N.P

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dupchanchia has a population of 149112. Males constitute are 50.77% of the population, and females 49.23%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 76561. Dupchanchia has an average literacy rate of 29.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Administrative

Dupchanchia is one of the biggest thana of Bogra. Dupchanchia Municipality was established in 2000. It has 9 wards and 38 mahallas. Literacy rate among the town people is 43.3%.It has 6 Unions/Wards, 115 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 230 villages.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.