Dupchanchia Upazila
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Dupchanchia is an Upazila of Bogra District
Bogra District
Bogra is a northern district of Bangladesh, in the Rajshahi Division. It is called the gateway to the north Bengal. It is an industrial city where many small and mid sized industries are housed. Bogra district was a part of the ancient Pundravardhana territory and Bogra was the capital of...

 in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Dupchanchia is located at 24.8750°N 89.1694°E . It has 29153 units of house hold and a total area 162.45 km² (approximately). Dupchanchia (Town) has an area of 4.93 km² for the municipality.Dupchanchia pourashava mayor is md: jahangir alom. Hi is the political leader of B.N.P

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Dupchanchia has a population of 149112. Males constitute are 50.77% of the population, and females 49.23%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 76561. Dupchanchia has an average literacy rate of 29.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administrative

Dupchanchia is one of the biggest thana of Bogra
Bogra
Bogra is a town, and one of the oldest towns in northern Bangladesh. It is a centre of commerce and trade within the Bogra District and located under the Rajshahi Division. Bogra is sometimes described as the nerve centre of Northern Bangladesh. Amongst many notable activities, it has been hosting...

. Dupchanchia Municipality was established in 2000. It has 9 wards and 38 mahallas. Literacy rate among the town people is 43.3%.It has 6 Unions/Wards, 115 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 230 villages.
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