Monday, March 18, 2013

Rajshahi District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Rajshahi District (Rajshahi division) with an area of 2407.01 sq km, is bounded by naogaon district on the north, West Bengal of India, kushtia district and the ganges on the south, natore district on the east and nawabganj district on the west. The region consists of barind tract, Diara and Char lands. Main rivers are padma (Ganges), mahananda, baral and Barnai. Annual average temperature: maximum 37.8 oC, minimum 11.2 oC; annual rainfall 1862 mm.

Rajshahi At a Glance

Area: 2407.01 Km2
Upazila Road: 985.04 Km
Union Road: 872.72 Km
Village Road: 2495.04 Km VA
1630.01 Km VB
Population: 22,62,483
Density: 940 per Km2
Literacy: 47.54 %
Upazilas: 9
Union: 71
Pourashavas: 14
Primary Schools: 911
High Schools: 245
Colleges: 63

Upazilas

Bagha
Bagmara
Charghat
Durgapur
Godagari
Mohanpur
Paba
Puthia
Tanore