Pirganj Upazila, Thakurgaon
Pirganj
পীরগঞ্জ | |
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UTC+6 (BST) | |
Postal code | 5110 |
Website | Official Map of Pirganj |
Pirganj (Bengali: পীরগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Pirganj Upazila, having an area of 353.99 sq km, is located in between 25°40' and 25°59' north latitudes and in between 88°15' and 88°22' east longitudes.[2]
The upazila is bounded by
Demographics
According to the
As of the
Administration
Pirganj was primarily formed as a Thana in 1870 and converted into an upazila on 7 November 1983.[8]
Pirganj Upazila is divided into Pirganj Municipality and ten
Education
Pirganj has a number of schools and colleges has quite popular around the whole district.
The education system is divided into five levels: primary (from grades 1 to 5), junior (from grades 6 to 8), secondary (from grades 9 to 10), higher secondary (from grades 11 to 12) and tertiary.
Rivers
There are 3 rivers in Pirganj upazila namely, Tangon River, Kahalai river and Lachchi river.
See also
References
- ^ Abu Md. Iqbal Rumi Shah (2012), "Pirganj Upazila (Thakurgaon District)", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b "Pirganj Upazila (Thkurgaon District)". Banglapedia. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Uttar Dinajpur, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Uttar Dinajpur district on the fifth page. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "District Human Development Report". Uttar Dinajpur. Page 14: Map showing locational setting of Uttar Dinajpur district (includes Dakshin Dinajpur district). Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Thakurgaon" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Thakurgaon district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Pirganj Upazila (Thakurgaon District) - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ ISBN 0-08-030853-8.