Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila
Thakurgaon Sadar
ঠাকুরগাঁও সদর | |
|---|---|
  Thakurgaon Sadar Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 26°1.2′N 88°28′E / 26.0200°N 88.467°ECoordinates: 26°1.2′N 88°28′E / 26.0200°N 88.467°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| District | Thakurgaon District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 683.45 km2 (263.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 581,227[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5100 |
| Website | thakurgaonsadar |
Thakurgaon Sadar (Bengali: ঠাকুরগাঁও সদর) is an upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[2]
Geography
Thakurgaon Sadar is located at 26°01′15″N 88°28′00″E / 26.0208°N 88.4667°E. It has 79823 households and total area 683.46 km2.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Thakurgaon Sadar has a population of 422728. Males constitute 51.7% of the population, and females 48.3%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 214112. Thakurgaon Sadar has an average literacy rate of 30.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]
Administration
Thakurgaon Upazila is divided into Thakurgaon Municipality and 19 union parishads: Akhanagar, Akcha, Auliapur, Balia, Baragaon, Begunbari, Chilarang, Debipur, Gareya, Jagannathpur, Jamalpur, Mohammadpur, Nargun, Rahimanpur, Rajagaon, Ruhea, Roypur, Salandar, and Sukhanpukhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 194 mauzas and 198 villages.[4]
Gallery
The Monument of 1971 War beside Tangon River
Shuk River at Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila
Playground of Thakurgaon
Tangon River from Tangon Bridge
A science building of Thakurgaon Govt.College.
See also
References
- ^ "Thakurgaon (District (Zila), Bangladesh) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
- ^ Abu Md. Iqbal Rumi Shah (2012), "Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), 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.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Thakurgaon" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
| Upazila/Thana: |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Upazilas of the Rangpur Division | ||
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Capital: Rangpur | ||
| Dinajpur District |  | |
| Gaibandha District | ||
| Kurigram District | ||
| Lalmonirhat District | ||
| Nilphamari District | ||
| Panchagarh District | ||
| Rangpur District | ||
| Thakurgaon District | ||
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