Rangpur Sadar Upazila Explained

Official Name:Rangpur Sadar
Native Name:রংপুর সদর
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:25°N 89°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Seat Type:Headquarters
Subdivision Name1:Rangpur
Subdivision Name2:Rangpur
Seat:Rangpur
Area Total Km2:359.48
Population Total:718203
Population As Of:2011
Population Demonym:Rangpuri, Rongpuri
Population Density Km2:auto
Website:Official Map of Rangpur Sadar
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Rangpur Sadar (Bengali: রংপুর সদর) is an Upazila of Rangpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Its headquarters are in Rangpur.

Geography

Rangpur Sadar Upazila is located at 25.7583°N 89.2333°W. It has 165,017 households and total area 359.48 km2.

The padas of Rangpur Sadar are Dhaap, Kamal Kasna, Robertsonganj, Mondolpara, Kuthirpara, Bahar Kasna, Munshipara, Mulatole Pada, Keranipara, Gomostapara, New Engineer Pada, Kotkipara, Deudoba Dangirpara, Palapara (also named Pakpara), Lalbagh. Mominpur is one of the unions in Rangpur Sadar upazila.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Rangpur Sadar Upazila had 165,017 households and a population of 718,203. 146,409 (20.39%) were under 10 years of age. Rangpur Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 60.99%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 958 females per 1000 males. 300,659 (41.86%) lived in urban areas.[1] [2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rangpur Sadar has a population of 494,317. Males constitute 52.44% of the population, and females 47.56%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 251530. Rangpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 37.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Rangpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Rangpur Municipality and 12 union parishads: Chandanpat, Darshana, Haridebpur, Mominpur, Pashuram, Rajendrapur, Sabyapushkarni, Satgra, Tamphat, Tapodhan, Uttam, and Rangpur Cantonment. The union parishads are subdivided into 151 mauzas and 308 villages.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rangpur . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Rangpur 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 .