Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Dinajpur District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Dinajpur District (Rsngpur division) with an area of 3437.98 sq km, is bounded by thakurgaon and panchagarh districts on the north, gaibandha and joypurhat districts on the south, nilphamari and rangpur districts on the east, the Indian state of West Bengal on the south west. Annual average highest temperature 33.5oC and lowest 10.5oC; annual rainfall 2536 mm. Main rivers are dhepa, punarbhaba, Kanchan and atrai.

Dinajpur At a Glance

Area: 3437.98 Km2
Upazila Road: 1083.32 Km
Union Road: 1339.01 Km
Village Road: 2938.53 Km VA
2035.79 Km VB
Population: 27,47,500
Density: 800 per Km2
Literacy: 47 %
Upazilas: 13
Union: 101
Pourashavas: 8
Primary Schools: 1831
High Schools: 416
Colleges: 94

Upazilas

Birampur
Birganj
Birol
Bochaganj
Chirirbandar
Dinajpur Sadar
Fulbari
Ghoraghat
Hakimpur
Kaharol
Khanshama
Nawabganj
Parbatipur