Palash Upazila

Palash (Bengali: পলাশ) is an Upazila of Narsingdi District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Palash

পলাশ
Upazila
Palash
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°57′N 90°37.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictNarsingdi District
Area
 • Total94.43 km2 (36.46 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total174,040
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Palash

Geography

Palash is located at 23.9500°N 90.6250°E / 23.9500; 90.6250 . It has 31350 households and total area 94.43 km².

Demographics

According to the official 1991 census, Palash had a population of 174,040. Males constitute 53.4% of the population, and females 46.6%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 89627. Palash has an average literacy rate of 88.6% [2] By 2011 that population had grown to 212,612, consisting of 46,780 households.[3]

Administration

Palash is divided into: 5 Unions/Wards 64 Mauzas/Mahallas 98 villages. This Upazila has a great contribution to the economic and educational area of Bangladesh. Palash has 22 primary schools, 20 high school, 16 colleges, and 2 universities. It is one of the richest Upazila in Bangladesh. It has been called the industrial motherland for its strong industrial infrastructure. 28% of industrial product and its raw material of Bangladesh comes from Palash.

See also

References
  1. Md. Iftekhar Uddin Bhuiyan (2012), "Palash Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of BangladeshCS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "Census 2011" (PDF). Bangladesh. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.


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