Panchagarh Sadar Upazila

Upazila in Rangpur, Bangladesh

Panchagarh Sadar Upazila

পঞ্চগড় সদর উপজেলা

Upazila

Coordinates: 26°20.1′N 88°33.5′E﻿ / ﻿26.3350°N 88.5583°E﻿ / 26.3350; 88.5583
Country|  Bangladesh
Division| Rangpur
District| Panchagarh
Area

• Total

| 347.08 km2 (134.01 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[1]

• Total

| 335,366
• Density| 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code|

5000[2]

Area code| 0568[3]
Website| Official Map of Panchagarh Sadar

Panchagarh Sadar Upazila (Bengali: পঞ্চগড় সদর উপজেলা) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.[4]

## Geography

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Panchagarh Sadar is located at 26°20′05″N 88°33′30″E﻿ / ﻿26.3347°N 88.5583°E﻿ / 26.3347; 88.5583, north side of the district. It has 37232 households and total area 347.08 km2.

It is bounded by West Bengal state of India on the north and east, Boda and Debiganj upazilas on the south, Atwari and Tentulia upazilas and West Bengal state of India on the west. The upazila has two enclaves; the Indian enclaves in the upazila are Garati and Singimari.[4]

## Demographics

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Religions in Panchagarh Sadar Upazila (2022)[5]

Religion |  | Percent
Islam |

| 94.04%
Hinduism |

| 5.91%
Other or not stated |

| 0.05%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Panchagarh Sadar Upazila had 60,115 households and a population of 271,707. 65,736 (24.19%) were under 10 years of age. Panchagarh Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 53.19%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 985 females per 1000 males. 46,038 (16.94%) lived in urban areas.[6][7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Panchagarh Sadar has a population of 193,198. Males constitute 51.3% of the population, and females 48.7%. This upazila's eighteen-up population is 92,460. Panchagarh Sadar has an average literacy rate of 34.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]

## Administration

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UNO: Md. Jakir Hossen.[9]

Panchagarh thana was established under Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal during British rule. It was under the Thakurgaon sub-division of Dinajpur district at the time of the partition of 1947 and had been a thana under Panchagarh sub-division since 1980. Panchagarh Thana was formed in 1909 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984 due to Chief Martial Law Administrator, Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralization programme.

Panchagarh Sadar Upazila is divided into Panchagarh Municipality and ten union parishads: Amarkhana, Chaklahat, Dhakkamara, Garinabari, Hafizabad, Haribhasa, Kamat Kajal Dighi, Magura, Panchagarh, and Satmara. The union parishads are subdivided into 83 mauzas and 195 villages.[6]

Panchagarh Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 32 mahallas.[6]

## See also

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* Upazilas of Bangladesh
* Districts of Bangladesh
* Divisions of Bangladesh
* Administrative geography of Bangladesh

## References

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1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1\. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403\. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China. 18 October 2024.
4. ^ a b Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Panchagarh Sadar Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Panchagarh (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-252-8.
6. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Panchagarh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. ^ "Community Tables: Panchagarh district" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
9. ^ "Panchagarh Sadar UNO". Retrieved 27 August 2024.

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Panchagarh District

Upazilas/thanas|

* Atwari
* Boda
* Debiganj
* Panchagarh Sadar
* Tetulia

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Upazilas of the Rangpur Division

Capital: Rangpur

Dinajpur District|

* Birampur
* Birganj
* Biral
* Bochaganj
* Chirirbandar
* Phulbari
* Ghoraghat
* Hakimpur
* Kaharole
* Khansama
* Dinajpur
* Nawabganj
* Parbatipur

Gaibandha District|

* Phulchhari
* Gaibandha
* Gobindaganj
* Palashbari
* Sadullapaur
* Sughatta
* Sundarganj

Kurigram District|

* Bhurungamari
* Char Rajibpur
* Chilmari
* Phulbari
* Kurigram
* Nageshwari
* Rajarhat
* Raomari
* Ulipur

Lalmonirhat District|

* Aditmari
* Hatibandha
* Kaliganj
* Lalmonirhat
* Patgram

Nilphamari District|

* Dimla
* Domar
* Jaldhaka
* Kishoreganj
* Nilphamari
* Saidpur

Panchagarh District|

* Atwari
* Boda
* Debiganj
* Panchagarh
* Tetulia

Rangpur District|

* Badarganj
* Gangachara
* Kaunia
* Rangpur
* Mithapukur
* Pirgachha
* Pirganj
* Taraganj

Thakurgaon District|

* Baliadangi
* Haripur
* Pirganj
* Ranisankail
* Thakurgaon

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