Pirgacha Upazila

Pirgacha (Bengali: পীরগাছা) is an upazila (subdistrict) of Rangpur District in the division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.^[3]

Pirgacha Upazila পীরগাছা
Upazila
Pirgacha
Itakumari Zamidar Bari
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  (2022)[1]
• Total	326,622
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	5450[2]
Website	pirgacha.rangpur.gov.bd

Geography

Pirgacha is located at 25.5806°N 89.4000°E / 25.5806; 89.4000. 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

Religions in Pirgachha Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			91.37%
Hinduism			8.52%
Other or not stated			0.05%

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]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh