Parbatipur Upazila
Parbatipur পার্বতীপুর | |
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Upazila | |
Parbatipur Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 25°39′12″N 88°54′56″E / 25.6533°N 88.9155°ECoordinates: 25°39′12″N 88°54′56″E / 25.6533°N 88.9155°E | |
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
Parbatipur is located at 25°39′12″N 88°54′56″E / 25.6533°N 88.9155°E . It has 53,146 households and a total area 395.1 km².
Demographics
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 .
- Parbatipur Govt. Technical School & College
- Parbatipur Adarsho Degree College
- Parbatipur Degree College
- Kholahati Degree College
- Cant Public School & College
- Parbatipur Agriculture College
- Parbatipur Mohila Agriculture College
- MonmotPur Degree College
- Jnanankur Pilot High School.
- Girls Pilot High School.
See also
- Parbatipur Junction
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- LAMB Hospital, Bangladesh
References
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- ↑ Ansar Ali Sarker (2012), "Parbatipur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.