Pirgachha Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Pirgachha
locator_position = right
latd = 25.5806
longd = 89.4000
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Rangpur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 256573
population_density = 967
area_total = 265.32
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/rangpur/Pirgachha.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Pirgachha
footnotes =

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

Geography

Pirgachha is located at coord|25.5806|N|89.4000|E| . It has 52432 units of house hold and total area 265.32 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Pirgachha has a population of 256573. Males constitute are 50.59% of the population, and females 49.41%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 125484. Pirgachha has an average literacy rate of 21.5% (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

Pirgachha has 9 Unions/Wards, 171 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 189 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Rangpur
*Divisions of Rajshahi

References