Porsha Upazila

Porsha (Bengali: পোরশা) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Porsha

পোরশা
Upazila
Porsha
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°1.5′N 88°29′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictNaogaon District
Area
 • Total252.83 km2 (97.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total132,095
 • Density520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteMap of Porsha

Geography
Map of Naogaon District

Porsha is located at 25.0250°N 88.4833°E / 25.0250; 88.4833 . It has 18047 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 Bamangola CD Blocks in Malda district, West Bengal, India, on the west.[1][2]

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Porsha had a population of 132,095. Males constituted 50.19% of the population and females 49.81%. Muslims formed 86.35% of the population, Hindus 10.38%, Christians 1.36% and others 1.90%. Porsha had a literacy rate of 42.52% for the population 7 years and above.[3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Porsha has a population of 97279. Males constitute 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 48932. Porsha has an average literacy rate of 26.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Administration

Porsha has 6 Unions/Wards, 155 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 253 villages.[5]

UnionsWardsvillages
Chhaor
Ganguria
Ghatnagar
Masidpur
Nithpur
Tentulia

See also

References
  1. "Porsha Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. "Tehsil Map of Maldah". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Nagaon" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. Md Mukhlesur Rahman (2012). "Porsha Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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