Official Name: | Austagram |
Native Name: | অষ্টগ্রাম |
Settlement Type: | Upazila৮ |
Coordinates: | 24°N 91°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
Subdivision Name2: | Kishoreganj |
Leader Title: | উপজেলা |
Leader Name: | চেয়ারম্যান = চেয়ারম্যান = জনাব শহিদুল ইসলাম জেমস্ নবনির্বাচিত = জনাব এ এফ মাশুক নাজিম ভাইস চেয়ারম্যান = চেয়ারম্যান = জনাব মানিক কুমার দেব নবনির্বাচিত = জনাব আল আমিন সরকার মহিলা ভাইস চেয়ারম্যান = চেয়ারম্যান =জনাবা লতিফা হক রত্না নবনির্বাচিত চেয়ারম্যান = জনাবা শেলী আক্তার |
Area Total Km2: | 355.53 |
Population Total: | 152523 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code: | 2380 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Austagram (Bengali: অষ্টগ্রাম) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Austagram is located at 24.2667°N 91.125°W. It has 31,129 households and a total area of 355.53 km.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[1] [2]
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%.[3]
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.[1]