Palashbari Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Palashbari
locator_position = right
latd = 25.2833
longd = 89.3500
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Gaibandha District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 210806
population_density = 1106
area_total = 190.67
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/gaibandha/Palashbari.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Palashbari
footnotes =

Palashbari ( _bn. পলাশবাড়ী) is an Upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Palashbari is located at coord|25.2833|N|89.3500|E| . It has 41586 units of house hold and total area 190.67 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Palashbari has a population of 210806. Males constitute are 50.54% of the population, and females 49.46%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 102892. Palashbari has an average literacy rate of 26.4% (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

Palashbari has 9 Unions/Wards, 161 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 160 villages.

ee also

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

References