Porsha Upazila Explained

Official Name:Porsha
Native Name:পোরশা
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:25°N 88°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Rajshahi
Subdivision Name2:Naogaon
Area Total Km2:252.83
Population Total:147021
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6550[2]
Website:Map of Porsha
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Porsha (bn|পোরশা) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[3]

Geography

Porsha is located at 25.025°N 88.4833°W. It has 30,773 households, and total area 252.83 km2.

Porsha Upazila is bounded by Sapahar Upazila on the north, Patnitala and Mohadevpur Upazilas on the east, Gomostapur and Niamatpur Upazilas on the south, Habibpur and Barmangola CD Blocks in Malda district, West Bengal, India, on the west.[4] [5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Porsha Upazila had 30,773 households and a population of 132,095. 28,143 (21.31%) were under 10 years of age. Porsha had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.52%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 992 females per 1000 males. 12,418 (9.40%) lived in urban areas.[6] Ethnic population was 14,374 (10.88%), of which Oraon were 6,060, Santal 2,934 and Barman 1,945.[7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Porsha had a population of 97279. Males constituted 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 48932. Porsha had an average literacy rate of 26.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]

Administration

Porsha Thana was formed in 1933 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.

Porsha Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Chhaor, Ganguria, Ghatnagar, Masidpur, Nithpur, and Tentulia. The union parishads are subdivided into 155 mauzas and 246 villages.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 402.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 21 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: Porsha Upazila - Banglapedia . 2023-02-23 . en.banglapedia.org . en.
  4. Web site: Porsha Upazila . Banglapedia . 15 November 2018 .
  5. Web site: Tehsil Map of Maldah . CD Block/ Tehsil . Maps of India . 15 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Naogaon . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Naogaon district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  8. 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 .