Patgram Upazila

Patgram
পাটগ্রাম
Upazila
Patgram

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 26°21′N 89°01′E / 26.350°N 89.017°E / 26.350; 89.017Coordinates: 26°21′N 89°01′E / 26.350°N 89.017°E / 26.350; 89.017
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Lalmonirhat District
Area
  Total 261.51 km2 (100.97 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 155,913
  Density 596/km2 (1,540/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website http://patgram.lalmonirhat.gov.bd/ Official website of Patgram

Patgram (Bengali: পাটগ্রাম) is an Upazila of Lalmonirhat District[1] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.it is a class upazilla in Bangladesh.[2]

Geography

Patgram is located at 26°21′N 89°01′E / 26.350°N 89.017°E / 26.350; 89.017. It has 30271 households and total area 261.51 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Patgram has a population of 155913. Males constitute 51.52% of the population, and females 48.48%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 75134. Patgram has an average literacy rate of 25.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Patgram has 7 Unions/Wards, 76 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 56 villages.union named are patgram,jagatber,kuchlibari,dhagram,jongra,baura,sreerampur.It has also ;and port named burimari port which is the route of going Siliguri,Darjeeling,Bhutan or Nepal

Hatbazar:patgram mainbazar,baura,dhagram,burimari,sarkarerhat,panbari,lalitarhat,kafirbazar,kamarerhat.aaulirhat,monsirhat,beltoli etc.

Transportation

Patgram is well connected with Capital city Dhaka by Road & Train. SR Travels, Shyamoli,Shah Ali, Manik paribahan etc are the bus operators.

See also

References

  1. Benu Begum Bijli (2012). "Patgram Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "asad bin azam (@asadbinazam5) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
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