Gangachhara Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Gangachhara
locator_position = right
latd = 25.8500
longd = 89.2167
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Rangpur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 192336
population_density = 918
area_total = 209.61
area_telephone =
postal_code = 5410
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/rangpur/Gangachhara.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Gangachhara
footnotes =

Gangachhara ( _bn. গঙ্গাছড়া) is an Upazila of Rangpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Gangachhara is located at coord|25.8500|N|89.2167|E| . It has 37235 units of house hold and total area 209.61 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Gangachhara has a population of 192336. Males constitute are 52.04% of the population, and females 47.96%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 94048. Gangachhara has an average literacy rate of 22.4% (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

Gangachhara has 8 Unions/Wards, 74 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 123 villages.

Local NGO (Non Gov. Organization)

SHARE(Society for Humanity Advancement and Rural Empowerment).work as ECD, Rural Health, Right Based etc.Contact:mofakkarul islam.(free lance journalist)Executive Director.Phone: [phone].E-mail:[e-mail]

ee also

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

References