Rajarhat Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Rajarhat
locator_position = right
latd = 25.8000
longd = 89.5500
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Kurigram District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 158648
population_density = 954
area_total = 166.23
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/kurigram/Rajarhat.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Rajarhat
footnotes =

Rajarhat ( _bn. রাজারহাট) is an Upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Rajarhat is located at coord|25.8000|N|89.5500|E| . It has 27357 units of house hold and total area 166.23 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Rajarhat has a population of 158648. Males constitute are 50.52% of the population, and females 49.48%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 72315. Rajarhat has an average literacy rate of 27.1% (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

Rajarhat has 7 Unions/Wards, 110 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 180 villages.

ee also

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

References