Astagram Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.2667° N 91.1250° E

Astagram Upazila
Astagram
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Kishoreganj District
Coordinates	24.2667° N 91.1250° E
Area	355.53 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	132303  - 372/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Astagram

Astagram (Bengali: অষ্টগ্রাম) is an Upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Astagram is located at 24.2667° N 91.1250° E . It has 21077 units of house hold and total area 355.53 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Astagram has a population of 132303. Males constitute are 51.41% of the population, and females 48.59%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 59377. Astagram has an average literacy rate of 38.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Astagram has 7 Unions/Wards, 59 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 73 villages.

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

1. ^ GR Error
2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.