Durgapur Upazila, Rajshahi

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Durgapur
locator_position = right
latd = 24.4556
longd = 88.7667
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Rajshahi District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 137640
population_density = 706
area_total = 195.03
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/rajshahi/Durgapur.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Durgapur
footnotes =

Durgapur ( _bn. দূর্গাপুর) is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Durgapur is located at coord|24.4556|N|88.7667|E|. It has 27,731 households and a total area of 195.03 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Durgapur's population was 137,640. Males constituted 50.81% of the population, females 49.19%. The population aged 18 and older was 71,446. Durgapur's average literacy rate was 20.2% (7+ years), compared to a national average of 32.54. 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

Durgapur has 7 Unions/Wards, 114 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 122 villages.

ee also

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

References