Akkelpur Upazila
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| Akkelpur আক্কেলপুর |
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 Akkelpur
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| Coordinates: 24°58.5′N 89°1.2′E / 24.975°N 89.02°ECoordinates: 24°58.5′N 89°1.2′E / 24.975°N 89.02°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| District | Joypurhat District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 139.47 km2 (53.85 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 126,046 |
| • Density | 904/km2 (2,340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Akkelpur |
Akkelpur (Bengali: আক্কেলপুর) is an Upazila of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
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[edit] Geography
Akkelpur is located at 24°58′30″N 89°01′15″E / 24.9750°N 89.0208°E . It has 31,084 [1] units of house hold as per 2001 Census and total area 139.47 km². Akkelpur is the smallest Upozila in Joypurhat Zila[2].
[edit] Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Akkelpur has a population of 126046. Males constitute are 52.9% of the population, and females 47.1%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 68033. Akkelpur has an average literacy rate of 34% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]
[edit] Administrative
Akkelpur has 5 Unions/Wards, 116 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 158 villages.
Union Council Parishads include Raikali, Tilakpur.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.bbs.gov.bd/others_div/joy_u_sum.pdf
- ^ http://www.bbs.gov.bd/others_div/joy_u_sum.pdf
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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