Rajapur Upazila

Rajapur (Bengali: রাজাপুর) is an Upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Rajapur রাজাপুর
Upazila
Rajapur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°34′N 90°8.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
District	Jhalakati District
Area
• Total	164.33 km^2 (63.45 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	143,659
• Density	870/km^2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of the Rajapur Upazila

Geography

Rajapur is located at 22.6667°N 90.1417°E. It has 28,131 households and a total area of 164.33 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rajapur had a population of 143,659. Males constituted 49.93% of the population, and females 50.07%. The population aged 18 or over was 72,392. Rajapur had an average literacy rate of 52.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Rajapur Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Baraia, Galua, Mathbari, Rajapur, Saturia, and Suktagarh. The union parishads are subdivided into 72 mauzas and 75 villages.[3]

See also

• Rajapur, Jhalokati
• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Muhammad Golam Mustafa Siddiqui (2012). "Rajapur 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: Jhalokati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.