Pirgachha Upazila
| Pirgachha পীরগাছা | |
|---|---|
| Upazila | |
  Pirgachha Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 25°34.8′N 89°24′E / 25.5800°N 89.400°ECoordinates: 25°34.8′N 89°24′E / 25.5800°N 89.400°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| District | Rangpur District |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Late Abdul Gafur Mia |
| • Chairman | Mr. Rabu Sarder |
| Area | |
| • Total | 265.32 km2 (102.44 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 256,573 |
| • Density | 967/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Pirgachha |
Pirgachha (Bengali: পীরগাছা) is an Upazila of Rangpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Pirgachha is located at 25°34′50″N 89°24′00″E / 25.5806°N 89.4000°E . It has 52432 households and total area 265.32 km². Tambulpur is one of the famous Union which is situated on the Bank of river Burail. Pirgacha upazila is situated east-south corner of Rangpur town. Tambulpur is the largest Union of Pirgachha Upazila It is about 12 kilometers by East-West and about 6 Kilometers by North-South. And Rahmatchar is the Largest Village under this Union. It is situated at the very East side at River Tista which is the meeting points of Rangpur, Kurigram and Gaibandha Districts.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pirgachha has a population of 256573. Males constitute 50.59% of the population, and females 49.41%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 125484. Pirgachha has an average literacy rate of 21.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administrative
Pirgachha has 9 Unions/Wards, 171 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 189 villages. There are Two Colleges, Two or Three High Schools and four Dakhil Madrasha. Rahmatchar is one of the Fanous village of this Union. There are two Primary School, two Madrasha in Rahmatchar Dewanbari is the most famous in Rahmatchar even in the Union.
Personalities
The famous persons in the Tambulpur Union are- (1)Pandit Dewan Tozammal Hossain who was born in 1999 and died in 1992 and his brothers (2) Dewan Ismail Hossain (3) Dewan Ishaque were the students of Deoband Alia Madrasha of Koltata. Other person are (4) Khandoker Ansar Ali Fakir his brother Kazi Abdur Rahman, Mohammad Ali Mia their Cosin and Alim-A-Din Janab Nazzab Ali Mia and brother Abdul Hai Mia (5) Janab Azgar Ali Master (Father of Harun BS, (6) Janab Nawab Ali Master (7) Pandit Amir Hossain his brother (8) Janab Abul PP (9) Azhar Master (10) Dewan Abu Taleb (11) Mansur Master (12) Matiar Sarder (13) Rabu Sarder (14) Khaleq Sarder (15) Bachon Sir his father Bashanta Babu (16) Jadab Babu, Chairman Shaheb Uddin and etc.
See also
References
- ↑ Ahmad Hussain Chand (2012), "Pirgachha Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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