Rajarhat Upazila

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Coordinates: 25.8000° N 89.5500° E

Rajarhat Upazila
Rajarhat
Division_name  - District	Rajshahi Division  - Kurigram District
Coordinates	25.8000° N 89.5500° E
Area	166.23 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	158648  - 954/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Rajarhat

Rajarhat (Bengali: রাজারহাট) is an Upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Rajarhat is located at 25.8000° N 89.5500° E . It has 27357 units of house hold and total area 166.23 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Rajarhat has a population of 158648. Males constitute are 50.52% of the population, and females 49.48%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 72315. Rajarhat has an average literacy rate of 27.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Rajarhat has 7 Unions/Wards, 110 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 180 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.