Rupganj Upazila

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Rupganj
রূপগঞ্জ
Murapara Rajbari at Rupganj, Bangladesh
Murapara Rajbari at Rupganj, Bangladesh
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictNarayanganj District
Area
 • Total247.97 km2 (95.74 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total375,935
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Rupganj

Rupganj (Bengali: রূপগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Narayanganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Rupganj is located at 23°47′35″N 90°31′00″E / 23.7931°N 90.5167°E / 23.7931; 90.5167 . It has 64902 households and total area 247.97 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rupganj has a population of 375935. Males constitute 53% of the population, and females 47%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 187590. Rupganj has an average literacy rate of 37.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, ed. (2012), "Rupganj Upazila", Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh {{citation}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.