Sunday, March 3, 2013

Thakurgaon District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Thakurgaon District (Rangpur division) with an area of 1809.52 sq km, is bounded by panchagarh district on the north, west bengal of India on the west and south, Panchagarh and dinajpur districts on the east. Annual average temperature: maximum 33.5 oC, minimum 10.5 oC; annual rainfall 2536 mm. Main rivers are tangon, punarbhaba, nagar, Pathari, Talma, Kulic, dhepa.

Thakurgaon At a Glance

Area: 1809.52 Km2
Upazila Road: 492.54 Km
Union Road: 776.92 Km
Village Road: 1697.06 Km VA
1705.83 Km VB
Population: 12,95,522 (2001)
Density: 751 per Km2
Literacy: 65 %
Upazilas: 5
Union: 51
Pourashavas: 3
Primary Schools: 954
High Schools: 279
Colleges: 45

Upazilas

Baliadangi
Haripur
Pirganj
Ranisankail
Thakurgaon Sadar