Phulpur Upazila

Phulpur
ফুলপুর
Upazila
Phulpur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°57′N 90°21′E / 24.950°N 90.350°E / 24.950; 90.350Coordinates: 24°57′N 90°21′E / 24.950°N 90.350°E / 24.950; 90.350
Country  Bangladesh
Division Mymensingh Division
District Mymensingh District
Area
 • Total 580.21 km2 (224.02 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 459,046
 • Density 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Website Official Map of Phulpur

Phulpur (Bengali: ফুলপুর) is an Upazila of Mymensingh District[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Geography

Phulpur is located at 24°57′00″N 90°21′00″E / 24.9500°N 90.3500°E / 24.9500; 90.3500 . It has 88708 households and total area 580.21 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Phulpur has a population of 459046. Males constitute 50.98% of the population, and females 49.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 221110. Phulpur has an average literacy rate of 72% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Phulpur has 10 Unions/Wards, 378 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 411 village.There are a lot of highly qualified school in phulpur. The unions of phulpur are: 1.Chondhora 2.Ramvodropur 3.Vaitkandi 4.Singheswar 5.Phulpur 6.Poyari 7.Rohimgong 8.Rupsi 9.Baliah 10.Bowla

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nurul Amin (2012), "Phulpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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