Austagram Upazila

Austagram (Bengali: অষ্টগ্রাম) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Austagram অষ্টগ্রাম
Upazila
Coordinates: 24°16′N 91°7.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Kishoreganj
Area
• Total	355.53 km2 (137.27 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	151,238
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	2380[2]
Website	austagram.kishoreganj.gov.bd(in Bengali)

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Geography

Austagram is located at 24.2667°N 91.1250°E / 24.2667; 91.1250. It has 31,129 households and a total area of 355.53 km².

Demographics

Religions in Austagram Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			86.73%
Hinduism			13.26%
Other or not stated			0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Austagram Upazila had 31,129 households and a population of 152,523. 47,914 (31.41%) were under 10 years of age. Austagram had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 32.03%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1026 females per 1000 males. 17,400 (11.41%) lived in urban areas.^[5][6]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Austagram had a population of 132,303, of whom 59,377 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 51.41% of the population, and females 48.59%. Austagram had an average literacy rate of 18.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.^[7]

Administration

Austagram Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Deoghar Union, Kastul Union, Austagram Sadar Union, Bangalpara Union, Kalma Union, Adampur Union, Khayerpur-Abdullapur Union and Purba Austagram Union. The union parishads are subdivided into 59 mauzas and 72 villages.^[5]

Notable people

• Syed family of Austagram
  • Khan Bahadur Syed Muazzemuddin Hossain, aristocrat and education minister
  • Khan Bahadur Syed Misbahuddin Hussain, aristocrat and communications minister
• Mohammad Badruzzaman Bhuiyan, vice chancellor of Barisal University, was born at Austagram.^[8]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh