Khansama Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Khansama
locator_position = right
latd = 25.9278
longd = 88.7333
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Dinajpur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 123782
population_density = 689
area_total = 179.72
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/dinajpur/Khansama.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Khansama
footnotes =

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

Geography

Khansama is located at coord|25.9278|N|88.7333|E| . It has 23735 units of house hold and total area 179.72 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Khansama has a population of 123782. Males constitute are 50.85% of the population, and females 49.15%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 60772. Khansama has an average literacy rate of 23.2% (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

Khansama has 6 Unions/Wards, 57 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 57 villages.

ee also

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

References