Austagram Upazila Explained

Official Name:Austagram
Native Name:অষ্টগ্রাম
Settlement Type:Upazila
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.

Geography

Austagram is located at 24.2667°N 91.125°W. It has 31,129 households and a total area of 355.53 km.

Demographics

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]

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.[1]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Kishoreganj district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .

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