Pangsha Upazila

Pangsha
পাংশা
Upazila
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
 • Total250.31 km2 (96.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total274,110
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitepangsa.rajbari.gov.bd

Pangsha (Bengali: পাংশা) is an upazila of Rajbari District[2] 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 has 56,336 households and a total area of 250.31 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Pangsha Upazila (2022)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.15%
Hinduism
 
 6.85%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[4][5]

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%.[6] 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.[4]

Pangsha Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 21 mahallas.[4]

Notable people

  • Pangsha Govt. College Campus.
    Pangsha Govt. College Campus.
  • Pangsha Railway Station.
    Pangsha Railway Station.
  • Pangsha Upazila Complex building.
    Pangsha Upazila Complex building.
  • The 1971 war monument at Pangsha Upazila
    The 1971 war monument at Pangsha Upazila
  • Chandana River at Pangsha.
    Chandana River at Pangsha.

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. ^ 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
  3. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Rajbari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-243-6.
  4. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajbari" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ "Community Tables: Rajbari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
  6. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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