Birganj Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Birganj
locator_position = right
latd = 25.8597
longd = 88.6500
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Dinajpur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 231305
population_density = 560
area_total = 413
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/dinajpur/Birganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Birganj
footnotes =

Birganj ( _bn. বীরগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Birganj is located at coord|25.8597|N|88.6500|E| . It has 42323 units of house hold and total area 413 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Birganj has a population of 231305. Males constitute are 51.77% of the population, and females 48.23%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 111160. Birganj has an average literacy rate of 25% (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

Birganj has 11 Unions/Wards, 187 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 186 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh
*Birganj a town in southern Nepal

References