Haripur ( bn, হরিপুর) is an
upazila
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
of
Thakurgaon District
Thakurgaon ( bn, ঠাকুরগাঁও জেলা, ''Thakurgaon Jela'' also ''Thakurgaon Zila'') is a district in the north-western side of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division and borders India to the west. It was established ...
in the Division of
Rangpur,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
.
Geography
Haripur is located at . It has 19559 households and total area 201.06 km
2.
Haripur upazila is bounded by
Ranisankail Upazila
Ranisankail ( bn, রাণীশংকৈল) is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Geography
Ranisankail is one of the ancient areas of Bengal. It lies in the North-east corner of Bangladesh and has a tota ...
on north and on the east,
Hemtabad
Hemtabad is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Raiganj subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
Historically the western frontier of ancient Pundravardhana kingdom, bor ...
and
Raiganj
Raiganj () is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Uttar Dinajpur district. The police station was set up 125 years ago and railway connectivity reached the place 115 years ago. The city h ...
CD blocks in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the south and
Karandighi
Karandighi is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Dalkhola, Uttar Dinajpur was established in 200 ...
and
Goalpokhar I
Goalpokhar I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
Historically the western frontier of ancient Pundravardhana kingdom ...
CD blocks in Uttar Dinajpur district on the west.
Demographics
As of the
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...
, Haripur has a population of 101658. Males constitute 50.93% of the population, and females 49.07%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 49922. Haripur has an average literacy rate of 19.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Haripur Upazila is divided into six
union parishads: Amgaon, Bakua, Bhaturia, Dangipara, Gedura, and Haripur. The union parishads are subdivided into 75 mauzas and 70 villages.
Gallery
Image:Amai Pond.JPG, Amai Pond at Haripur Upazila parishad
Image:Haripur Rajbari 3.JPG, Haripur King's palace
Image:Haripur Pilot High School.JPG, Haripur Pilot High School
Image:Haripur Girls School.JPG, Haripur Girls high school
Image:Nagor River.JPG, Nagor River at Indo-Bangladesh Border
File:Haripur Upazilla Parishad.jpg, Haripur Upazila Parishad entrance
See also
*
Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
*
Districts of Bangladesh
*
Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Upazilas of Thakurgaon District
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