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Upazila in Barisal Division, Bangladesh
Patharghata Upazila পাথরঘাটা উপজেলা
Upazila
Skyline of Patharghata, Bangladesh
Location of Patharghata Upazila
Coordinates: 22°2.7′N 89°58.1′E / 22.0450°N 89.9683°E / 22.0450; 89.9683
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictBarguna District
Area
 • Total387.36 km (149.56 sq mi)
Population
 • Total163,927
 • Density420/km (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of the Patharghata Upazila

Patharghata (Template:Lang-bn) is an Upazila of Barguna District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Patharghata Upazila
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
    6     23 15     27     25 17     36     30 21     68     28 23     424     28 23     541     26 24     559     26 19     461     25 25     448     27 25     282     25 24     18     27 21     4     23 17
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
Source:
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND
    0.2     73 59     1.1     77 63     1.4     86 70     2.7     82 73     17     82 73     21     79 75     22     79 66     18     77 77     18     81 77     11     77 75     0.7     81 70     0.2     73 63
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

Geography

Patharghata is located at 22°02′45″N 89°58′08″E / 22.0458°N 89.9689°E / 22.0458; 89.9689. It has 25,610 households and a total area of 387.36 km.

Demographics

Religions in Patharghata upazila (2011)
Religion Percent
Islam 89.59%
Hinduism 10.40%
Other or not stated 0.01%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Patharghata Upazila had a population of 163,927 living in 43,085 households. 35,397 (21.59%) were under 10 years of age. Patharghata has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 60.5%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1038 females per 1000 males. 28,521 (17.40%) lived in urban areas.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Patharghata has a population of 134635. Males constitute 50.56% of the population, and females 49.44%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 68751. Patharghata has an average literacy rate of 66.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Patharghata Upazila is divided into Patharghata Municipality and seven union parishads: Char Duani, Kakchira, Kalmegha, Kathaltali, Nachnapara, Patharghata, and Raihanpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 42 mauzas and 66 villages.

Patharghata Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.

Union Parishad List of Patharghata Upazila.
No. Name of the Union
1 Charduani
2 Kakchira
3 Kalmegha
4 Kanthaltali
5 Nachna Para
6 Patharghata
7 Raihanpur

See also

References

  1. Safiuddin Ahmed (2012). "Patharghata Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. Cite error: The named reference census2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. "Community Report: Barguna" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. "Bangladesh Population & Housing Census-2011, Zila Report: Barguna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 18.
  7. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  8. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Barguna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  9. "Union Parishad List of Patharghata Upazila". Local Government Engineering Department (LGED). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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