Panchbibi ( bn, পাঁচবিবি) 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
Joypurhat District
Joypurhat ( bn, জয়পুরহাট জেলা, ''Joypurhat Jela'', also ''Joypurhat Zila'') is a district in the northern part of Bangladesh. It is one of the 8 districts of Rajshahi Division.
History
Ancient history
Joypurhat was ...
in the Division of
Rajshahi
Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi District ...
,
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 ...
.
It is bounded by Hakimpur and Ghoraghat upazilas and West Bengal of India on the north, Joypurhat Sadar upazila on the south, Gobindaganj and Kalai upazilas on the east, Joypurhat Sadar upazila and West Bengal of India on the west.
Geography
Panchbibi is located at . It has 38,555 household units and a total area of 278.53 km
2.
Panchbibi Upazila is bounded by
Hakimpur
Hakimpur is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Geography
Hakimpur Upazila is located at . It has 13,769 households and total area 99.92 km2.
Hakimpur Upazila is bounded by Nawabganj and Birampur Upaz ...
and
Ghoraghat
Ghoraghat ( bn, ঘোড়াঘাট) is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
History
Ghoraghat was established in the time of Bakhtlar Khilji (see Blochmanu's Contr., J.A.S,1873, p. 215, Tabaqat-i-Na ...
Upazilas in Dinajpur district, and
Hili CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the north,
Gobindaganj Upazila
Gobindaganj ( bn, গোবিন্দগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Gaibandha District and the Division of Rangpur. It is one of the largest upazila in Bangladesh including 17 union's and 1 municipality. Gobindaganj is also the home to the foun ...
in Gaibandha District and
Kalai Upazila
Kalai ( bn, কালাই) is an upazila of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Geography
Kalai is located at . It has 23504 households and total area 166.3 km2.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kalai ...
in Joypurhat District on the east,
Joypurhat Sadar Upazila
Joypurhat Sadar ( bn, জয়পুরহাট সদর) is an upazila of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Geography
Joypurhat Sadar is located at . It has 45484 households and total area 238.54 km2.
Joypurhat ...
on the south and Joypurhat Sadar Upazila and
Balurghat CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, 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 ...
, Panchbibi has a population of 193,365. Males constitute 51.06% of the population, and females 48.94%. This Upazila's population of people aged eighteen and higher is 99,108. Panchbibi has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Panchbibi Upazila is divided into Panchbibi Municipality and eight
union parishad
Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...
s: Aolai, Atapur, Aymarasulpur, Bagjana, Balighata, Dharanji, Kusumba, and Mohammadpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 222 mauzas and 247 villages.
Panchbibi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 14
mahalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.
History
Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...
s.
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 Joypurhat District
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