Atgharia Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Atgharia
locator_position = right
latd = 24.1333
longd = 89.2500
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Pabna District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 124454
population_density = 669
area_total = 186.15
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/pabna/Atgharia.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Atgharia
footnotes =

Atgharia ( _bn. আটগড়িয়া) is an Upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Atgharia is located at coord|24.1333|N|89.2500|E| . It has 22339 units of house hold and total area 186.15 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Atgharia has a population of 124454. Males constitute are 51.41% of the population, and females 48.59%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 59721. Atgharia has an average literacy rate of 21.7% (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

Atgharia has 5 Unions/Wards, 111 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 132 villages.

ee also

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

References