Parbatipur Upazila

Parbatipur (Bengali: পার্বতীপুর) is an upazila (subdistrict) of Dinajpur District in the Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.[1]

Parbatipur

পার্বতীপুর
Upazila
Parbatipur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25.6533°N 88.9155°E / 25.6533; 88.9155
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictDinajpur District
Area
 • Total395.1 km2 (152.5 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total270,904
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Parbatipur

Geography
The main gate Parbatipur Upazila Parishad

Parbatipur is located at 25.6533°N 88.9155°E / 25.6533; 88.9155. It has 53,146 households and a total area 395.1 km2.

Demographics
Khorkhoria River at Parbatipur Upazila.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Parbatipur has a population of 270,904. Males constitute 51.46% of the population, and females 48.54%. Upazila's population of people eighteen years old or older is 139,294. Parbatipur has an average literacy rate of 29.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.Its main attraction is its Cantonment. Bir Uttam Sahid Mahabub Shenanibash is located into Kholahati.[2]

Administration

Parbatipur Upazila is divided into Parbatipur Municipality and ten union parishads: Belaichandi, Chandipur, Habra, Hamidpur, Harirampur, Mominpur, Monmothopur, Mostofapur, Polashbari, and Rampur. The union parishads are subdivided into 157 mauzas and 230 villages.[3]

Parbatipur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 36 mahallas.[3]

Education

Parbatipur has many schools and colleges like,

  • Parbatipur Adarsha Degree College
  • Cantonment Public School & College BUSMS
  • Parbatipur Degree College
  • Kholahati Degree College
  • Cantonment Board High School, BUSMS
  • Parbatipur Agriculture College
  • Parbatipur Mohila Agriculture College
  • Manmathpur Ideal Degree College
  • Janankur Pilot High School.
  • PArbatipur Girls Pilot High School.
  • Parbatipur Govt. Technical School & College
  • Parbatipur Balika Biddapit School.
  • Ainul Huda Fazil Madrasah,Ainul Huda(5250),Parbatipur,Dinajpur.
  • Parbatipur Mohila Degree College
  • Ambari M. L High School
  • Barnamala Niketon High School & College, Parbatipur,Dinajpur.

See also

References
  1. Ansar Ali Sarker (2012), "Parbatipur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Dinajpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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