Raiganj Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Raiganj
locator_position = right
latd = 24.5014
longd = 89.5347
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Sirajganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 225028
population_density = 840
area_total = 267.83
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/sirajganj/Raiganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Raiganj
footnotes =

Raiganj ( _bn. রায়গঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Sirajganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Raiganj is located at coord|24.5014|N|89.5347|E| . It has 41862 units of house hold and total area 267.83 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Raiganj has a population of 225028. Males constitute are 50.91% of the population, and females 49.09%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 112175. Raiganj has an average literacy rate of 21.8% (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

Raiganj has 9 Unions/Wards, 193 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 269 villages.

ee also

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

References