Pangsha Upazila

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Pangsha
পাংশা
Upazila
Pangsha Upazila Complex
Pangsha Upazila Complex
Location of Pangsha
Coordinates: 23°47.5′N 89°25′E / 23.7917°N 89.417°E / 23.7917; 89.417
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictRajbari
HeadquartersPangsha
Area
 • Total
250.31 km2 (96.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
274,110
 • Density1,095.1/km2 (2,836.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
7720[2]
Area code06424[3]
Websitepangsa.rajbari.gov.bd
Pangsha Upazila mauza geocode map

Pangsha (Bengali: পাংশা) is an upazila of Rajbari District[4] in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Pangsha is located at 23°47′30″N 89°25′00″E / 23.7917°N 89.4167°E / 23.7917; 89.4167. It a total area of 250.31 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Pangsha Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.15%
Hinduism
 
 6.85%

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Pangsha Upazila had 69,643 households and a population of 274,110. 9.51% of the population were under 5 years of age. Pangsha had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 65.91%: 66.50% for males and 65.34% for females, and a sex ratio of 96.77 males for every 100 females. 41,627 (15.19%) lived in urban areas.[5]

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Pangsha upazila had 56,336 households and a population of 207,086. 55,759 (26.93%) were under 10 years of age. Pangsha had an average literacy rate of 48.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 32,949 (13.54%) of the population lived in urban areas.[6][7]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pangsha had a population of 316,752, of whom 151,566 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.78% of the population, and females 48.22%. Pangsha had an average literacy rate of 23.1% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[8] mashhpara 23.75/89.36. Bagduli High School. Pangsha Rajbari Maurat latitude 23.47 longitude89,25

Administration

Pangsha Upazila is divided into Pangsha Municipality and ten union parishads: Babupara, Bahadurpur, Habashpur, Jashai, Kalimahar, Kasbamajhail, Machhpara, Mourat, Patta, and Sarisha. The union parishads are subdivided into 162 mauzas and 192 villages.[6]

Pangsha Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 21 mahallas.[6]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. Md. Tawhid Mia (2012), "Pangsha Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Rajbari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-243-6.
  6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajbari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. "Community Tables: Rajbari district" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
  8. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.