Pahartali Thana Explained

Official Name:Pahartali
Native Name:পাহাড়তলী
Settlement Type:Thana
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bangladesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Chittagong Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chittagong District
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Chittagong
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:1978
Population Total:198894
Population As Of:1991
Population Density Km2:4266
Area Total Km2:8.44
Leader Title:Officer In Charge
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:22°N 91°W

Pahartali (Bengali: পাহাড়তলী) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.

Geography

Pahartali is located at 22.3667°N 91.775°W. It has a total area 8.44 km².It is bounded by Sitakunda Upazila on the north, Halishahar and Double Mooring thanas on the south, Khulshi Thana on the east, and the Bay of Bengal on the west.

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pahartali had a population of 198,894, of whom 109,571 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 57.45% of the population, and females 42.55%. Pahartali had an average literacy rate of 54% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[1]

See also

References

  1. 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 . March 27, 2005 .