Rajarhat is an Upazila of Kurigram District

Kurigram District

Kurigram is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is located in the Rangpur Division.-Geography:Kurigram District is located in the northern region of Bangladesh along the border of India. The area of this district is 2,296.10 km² and population is 1,782,277...

 in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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Geography

Rajarhat is located at 25.8000°N 89.5500°E . It has 27357 units of house hold and total area 166.23 km².

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...

, Rajarhat has a population of 158648. Males constitute 50.52% of the population, and females 49.48%. Upazila's adult (over 18) population is 72315. Rajarhat has an average literacy rate of 27.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literacy.

Administrative

Rajarhat has 7 Unions, 110 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 180 villages. The name of the unions are appended below:

1. Rajarhat
2. Chakirpasha
3. Nazimkhan
4. Biddanand
5. Umarmajid
6. Sinai
7. Ghorialdanga

The first Upazila Chairman of Rajarhat was Late Jahangir Hossain Chowdhury. He carriedout a significant development of Rajarhat Upazila.