Purbadhala Upazila

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Purbadhala Upazila
Purbadhala
Division_name - District	Dhaka Division - Netrokona District
Coordinates	24.9333° N 90.6028° E
Area	312.3 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991) - Density	235675 - 755/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Purbadhala

Purbadhala (Bengali: পূর্বধলা) is an Upazila of Netrokona District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Administrative
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Geography

Purbadhala is located at 24.9333° N 90.6028° E . It has 44799 units of house hold and total area 312.3 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Purbadhala has a population of 235675. Males constitute are 50.79% of the population, and females 49.21%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 114878. Purbadhala has an average literacy rate of 23% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Purbadhala has 12 Unions/Wards, 229 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 334 villages.
The Unions of purbdhala are following :
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10. Narandia Union
11. Gohalakanda Union
12. Bhairati Union