Pirganj Upazila, Thakurgaon

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Pirganj
locator_position = right
latd = 25.8542
longd = 88.3667
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Thakurgaon District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 183292
population_density = 519
area_total = 353.3
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/thakurgaon/Pirganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Pirganj
footnotes =

Pirganj ( _bn. পীরগঞ্জ (ঠাকুরগাঁও)) is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Pirganj is located at coord|25.8542|N|88.3667|E| . It has 35912 units of house hold and total area 353.3 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Pirganj has a population of 183292. Males constitute are 51.69% of the population, and females 48.31%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 92296. Pirganj has an average literacy rate of 29.3% (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

Pirganj has 13 Unions/Wards, 181 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 165 villages.

ee also

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

References