Parbatipur Upazila

Parbatipur
পার্বতীপুর
Upazila
Parbatipur

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°39′12″N 88°54′56″E / 25.6533°N 88.9155°E / 25.6533; 88.9155Coordinates: 25°39′12″N 88°54′56″E / 25.6533°N 88.9155°E / 25.6533; 88.9155
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Dinajpur District
Area
 • Total 395.1 km2 (152.5 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 270,904
 • Density 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Parbatipur

Parbatipur (Bengali: পার্বতীপুর ) is an upazila (subdistrict) of Dinajpur District in the Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

The main gate Parbatipur Upazila Parishad

Parbatipur is located at 25°39′12″N 88°54′56″E / 25.6533°N 88.9155°E / 25.6533; 88.9155 . It has 53,146 households and a total area 395.1 km².

Demographics

Khorkhoria River at Parbatipur Upazila.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Parbatipur has a population of 270,904. Males constitute 51.46% of the population, and females 48.54%. Upazila's population of people eighteen years old or older is 139,294. Parbatipur has an average literacy rate of 29.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.Its main attraction is it'sCanttonment.Bir Uttam Sahid Mahabub Shenanibash is located into kholahati.[2]

Administration

Parbatipur has 10 unions, 1 paurasava, 194 mauzas/mahallas, 230 villages and 1 cantonment situated in it.


Parbatipur has many School and college .

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Ansar Ali Sarker (2012), "Parbatipur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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