Rajarhat রাজারহাট | |
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| Coordinates:25°48′N89°33′E / 25.800°N 89.550°E /25.800; 89.550 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur |
| District | Kurigram |
| Government | |
| • Upazila Parisad Chairman | Abul Hashem |
| • UNO | MD. Rafikul Islam |
| Area | |
• Total | 166.64 km2 (64.34 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 203,060 |
| • Density | 1,218.6/km2 (3,156.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5610[2] |
| Website | rajarhat |
Rajarhat (Bengali:রাজারহাট) is anupazila ofKurigram District in the Division ofRangpur,Bangladesh. Since 1981 it has been aThana and later on September 14, 1983, it was turned into anupazila by the government.[3]
Rajarhat is located at25°48′00″N89°33′00″E / 25.8000°N 89.5500°E /25.8000; 89.5500, which is about 10 kilometers west to the center of Kurigram district. It is surrounded byPhulbari andLalmonirhat Sadar upazilas on the north,Ulipur andPirgachha upazilas on the south,Kurigram sadar upazila on the east, and Lalmonirhat Sadar andKaunia upazilas on the west. It has 46,489 households and a total area of 166.64 km2. Two rivers,Teesta andDharla pass through this upazila.
| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Islam | 81.66% | |||
| Hinduism | 18.32% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.02% | |||
According to the2011 Census of Bangladesh, Rajarhat Upazila had 46,489 households and a population of 182,981. 39,385 (21.52%) were under 10 years of age. Rajarhat had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 52.03%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1060 females per 1000 males. 9,292 (5.08%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]
As of the1991 Census of Bangladesh, Rajarhat has a population of 158,648. Males constitute 50.52% of the population, and females 49.48%. Upazila's adult (over 18) population is 72,315. Rajarhat has an average literacy rate of 27.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literacy.[7]
Rajarhat Upazila is divided into sevenunion parishads: Biddanondo, Chakirpashar, Chinai, Gharialdanga, Nazimkhan, Rajarhat, and Umarmajid. The union parishads are subdivided into 110 mauzas and 180 villages.[5]
Similar to other upazilas in the country,Upazila Parisad headed by anUpazila Chairman who is elected in a direct vote of the people is the highest form of local government in Rajarhat upazila.
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