Pirgacha ( bn, পীরগাছা) 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
Rangpur District
Rangpur ( bn, রংপুর) is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division.
Geography
Under the Rangpur Division (one of eight divisions) composed of eight districts of northern Bangladesh, the District of Rangpur ...
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
Pirgacha is located at . It has 52,432 households and total area 265.32 km
2.
Tambulpur is one of the famous unions which is situated on the bank of River Burail.
Pirgacha upazila is situated at the south-east corner of Rangpur town.
Tambulpur is the largest union of Pirgacha Upazila. It is about 12 kilometers east–west and about 6 kilometers north–south. And Rahmatchar is the largest village under this union. It is situated at the very east side at River Tista which is the meeting points of Rangpur, Kurigram and Gaibandha Districts.
Demographics
As of the
2011 Bangladesh census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...
, Pirgacha has a population of 329,573. Males constitute 50.59% of the population, and females 49.41%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 125484. Pirgacha has an average literacy rate of 21.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Pirgacha Upazila is divided into nine
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 ...
: Anandanagar, Chhaola, Itakumari, Kaikuri, Kalyani, Kandi, Parul, Pirgacha, and Tambulpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 170 mauzas and 170 villages.
Colleges
Pirgachha Govt. College(Pirgacha)
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Itakumari Shibchandra Roy College (Pirgacha)
* Pirgachha Women's College (Pirgacha)
* Rahim Uddin Bharsa Women's College (Pirgacha)
* Karim Uddin Bharsa Women's College (Pirgacha)
* Devi Chowdhurani Degree College (Chowdhurani, Pirgacha)
* Tambulpur College ( Tambulpur, Pirgacha )
* Paotanahat College (Paotanahat, Pirgacha)
* Satdargah College (Satdargah, Pirgacha)
* Annadanagar College (Annandanagar, Pirgacha)
* Deuty High School & College
Two or three high schools and four Dakhil madrasha. Rahmatchar is one of the famous villages of this union. There are two primary schools and two madrasha in Rahmatchar. Dewanbari is the most famous in Rahmatchar even in the union.
See also
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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 ...
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
References
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Upazilas of Rangpur District