Pangsha (Bengali: পাংশা) is an upazila of Rajbari District[4] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Pangsha
পাংশা | |
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| Coordinates: 23°47.5′N 89°25′E / 23.7917°N 89.417°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Rajbari |
| Headquarters | Pangsha |
| Area | |
• Total | 250.31 km2 (96.65 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 274,110 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7720[2] |
| Area code | 06424[3] |
| Website | pangsa |
Geography
editPangsha is located at 23°47′30″N 89°25′00″E / 23.7917°N 89.4167°E. It has 56,336 households and a total area of 250.31 km2.
Demographics
editAs 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
editPangsha 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
edit- Mohammad Abu Hena, Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
- Shaheed Ruhul Islam Sadi, defected from Pakistan Air Force to join the War of Liberation in 1971
- Kaushik Ali Chowdhury, Bengali essayist
- Rowshan Ali Chowdhury, journalist
Gallery
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Pangsha Govt. College Campus. -
Pangsha Railway Station. -
Pangsha Upazila Complex building. -
The 1971 war monument at Pangsha Upazila -
Chandana River at Pangsha.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ 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
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Rajbari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-243-6.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajbari" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Rajbari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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