Parbatipur Upazila

Parbatipur পার্বতীপুর
Upazila
Parbatipur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°39′12″N 88°54′56″E / 25.6533°N 88.9155°ECoordinates: 25°39′12″N 88°54′56″E / 25.6533°N 88.9155°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
District	Dinajpur District
Area
• Total	395.1 km^2 (152.5 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	270,904
• Density	686/km^2 (1,780/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Parbatipur

Parbatipur (Bengali: পার্বতীপুর ) is an upazila (subdistrict) of Dinajpur District in the Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.^[1]

Geography

The main gate Parbatipur Upazila Parishad

Parbatipur is located at 25°39′12″N 88°54′56″E / 25.6533°N 88.9155°E . It has 53,146 households and a total area 395.1 km².

Demographics

Khorkhoria River at Parbatipur Upazila.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Parbatipur has a population of 270,904. Males constitute 51.46% of the population, and females 48.54%. Upazila's population of people eighteen years old or older is 139,294. Parbatipur has an average literacy rate of 29.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.^[2]

Administrative

Parbatipur has 10 unions, 1 paurasava, 194 mauzas/mahallas, 230 villages and 1 cantonment situated in it.

Parbatipur has many School and college .

• Parbatipur Govt. Technical School & College
• Parbatipur Adarsho Degree College
• Parbatipur Degree College
• Kholahati Degree College
• Cant Public School & College
• Parbatipur Agriculture College
• Parbatipur Mohila Agriculture College
• MonmotPur Degree College

See also

• Parbatipur Junction
• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• LAMB Hospital, Bangladesh

References

1. Ansar Ali Sarker (2012), "Parbatipur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.