Palashbari Upazila

Palashbari (Bengali: পলাশবাড়ী) is an upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Palashbari
পলাশবাড়ী
Upazila
Palashbari is located in Bangladesh
Palashbari
Palashbari
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°17′N 89°21′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictGaibandha District
Area
 • Total190.67 km2 (73.62 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total210,806
 • Density1,106/km2 (2,860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Palashbari

Geography

Palashbari Upazila is located at 25.2833°N 89.3500°E / 25.2833; 89.3500. It has 41586 households and total area 190.67 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Palashbari Upazila has a population of 210806. Males constitute 50.54% of the population, and females 49.46%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 102892. Palashbari Upazila has an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Palashbari Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Barisal, Betkapa, Harinathpur, Hossainpur, Kishoregari, Mohdipur, Monohorpur, Palashbari, and Pobnapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 161 mauzas and 160 villages.[3]

Name of Upazila Chairman A K M Mokshed Chowdhury Biddut (2019).

Education
See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Palashbari S.M. Pilot High School, founded in 1911, is a notable secondary school.[4] Founded in 1964, Palashbari Government Collage is one of the first government co-education colleges of this region.

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Asma Parveen (2012), "Palashbari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), 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.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Gaibandha" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. Parveen, Asma (2012). "Palashbari Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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