Pirgacha Upazila
Upazila in Rangpur, Bangladesh
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Pirgacha (Bengali: পীরগাছা) is an upazila (subdistrict) of Rangpur District in the division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[3]
Pirgacha Upazila
পীরগাছা | |
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| Pirgacha | |
Itakumari Zamidar Bari | |
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| Coordinates: 25°34.8′N 89°24′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur |
| District | Rangpur |
| Government | |
| • Current Chairman | Mahbubar Rahman |
| Area | |
• Total | 266.85 km2 (103.03 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 326,622 |
| • Density | 1,224.0/km2 (3,170.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5450[2] |
| Website | pirgacha |
Geography
Pirgacha is located at 25.5806°N 89.4000°E. It has 82,623 households and total area 266.85 km2. Tambulpur on the bank of River Burail. Pirgacha upazila is at the south-east corner of Rangpur town. Tambulpur is the largest union of Pirgacha Upazila. It is about 12 kilometers east to west and about 6 kilometers north to south.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Pirgachha Upazila had 91,311 households and a population of 326,622. 9.12% of the population were under 5 years of age. Pirgachha had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 65.60%: 69.42% for males and 62.07% for females, and a sex ratio of 93.62 males for every 100 females. 31,226 (9.56%) lived in urban areas.[4]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Pirgachha Upazila had 82,623 households and a population of 313,319. 68,918 (22.00%) were under 10 years of age. Pirgachha had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.61%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1041 females per 1000 males. 13,037 (4.16%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pirgachha has a population of 256,573. 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.[7]
Administration
Pirgacha Upazila is divided into nine union parishad: Anandanagar, Chhaola, Itakumari, Kaikuri, Kalyani, Kandi, Parul, Pirgacha, and Tambulpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 170 mauzas and 170 villages.[5]