Pangsha

About Pangsha

Pangsha (Bengali: পাংশা) is an upazila of Rajbari District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Pangsha is located at 23.7917°N 89.4167°E / 23.7917; 89.4167. It a total area of 250.31 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Pangsha Upazila had 69,643 households and a population of 274,110. 9.51% of the population were under 5 years of age. Pangsha had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 65.91%: 66.50% for males and 65.34% for females, and a sex ratio of 96.77 males for every 100 females. 41,627 (15.19%) lived in urban areas.

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Pangsha upazila had 56,336 households and a population of 207,086. 55,759 (26.93%) were under 10 years of age. Pangsha had an average literacy rate of 48.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 32,949 (13.54%) of the population lived in urban areas.

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pangsha had a population of 316,752, of whom 151,566 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.78% of the population, and females 48.22%. Pangsha had an average literacy rate of 23.1% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%. mashhpara 23.75/89.36. Bagduli High School. Pangsha Rajbari Maurat latitude 23.47 longitude89,25

Administration

Pangsha Upazila is divided into Pangsha Municipality and ten union parishads: Babupara, Bahadurpur, Habashpur, Jashai, Kalimahar, Kasbamajhail, Machhpara, Mourat, Patta, and Sarisha. The union parishads are subdivided into 162 mauzas and 192 villages.

Pangsha Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 21 mahallas.

Notable people

Mohammad Abu Hena, Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh

Kaushik Ali Chowdhury, Bengali essayist

Rowshan Ali Chowdhury, journalist

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